Álvaro Vázquez

Álvaro Vázquez García (born 27 April 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Primera Federación club Ponferradina.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vázquez and the second or maternal family name is García.

Álvaro Vázquez
Vázquez playing for Catalonia in 2013
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Vázquez García[1]
Date of birth (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991[1]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Ponferradina
Youth career
1997–2000 Trajana
2000–2005 Damm
2005–2009 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Espanyol B 22 (11)
2010–2012 Espanyol 60 (10)
2012–2016 Getafe 86 (16)
2013–2014 → Swansea City (loan) 12 (0)
2016–2019 Espanyol 10 (0)
2018 → Gimnàstic (loan) 18 (6)
2018–2019 → Zaragoza (loan) 32 (10)
2019–2021 Sporting Gijón 53 (6)
2021 → Sabadell (loan) 9 (0)
2021–2022 Kerala Blasters 23 (8)
2022–2023 Goa 17 (1)
2023– Ponferradina 2 (0)
International career
2011 Spain U20 7 (5)
2011–2013 Spain U21 14 (7)
2012 Spain U23 3 (2)
2010–2016 Catalonia 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:18, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Spain and Swansea City

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Vázquez spent most of his life in Badalona.[2] He joined RCD Espanyol's youth system in 2005 at the age of 14, and four years later he made his senior debut, appearing with the reserves in the Segunda División B and suffering relegation.

Vázquez made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 21 September 2010, coming on as a substitute for Sergio García midway through the second half of a 3–0 away loss to Real Madrid.[3] Only five days later, he scored the game's only goal in a home fixture against CA Osasuna,[4] and remained with the main squad for the rest of the season, mainly acting as backup to Dani Osvaldo.[5]

After Osvaldo departed for AS Roma in summer 2011, Vázquez was made starter by manager Mauricio Pochettino.[6] In January 2012, over only four days, he scored four goals in two games: first, he equalised through a header in the last minutes of the local derby against FC Barcelona (1–1 home draw),[7] then added a hat-trick to help defeat Córdoba CF in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey (4–2 home win, 5–4 on aggregate).[8]

After spending the 2012–13 campaign with fellow league side Getafe CF,[9] Vázquez became coach Michael Laudrup's eighth Spanish signing for his Swansea City team on 2 September 2013, with the loan move being subject to international clearance.[10][11] He made his Premier League debut on the 22nd in a 2–0 away victory over Crystal Palace, setting up Nathan Dyer for the second goal.[12]

Vázquez returned to his first club Espanyol on 31 August 2016 after agreeing to a four-year contract.[13] On 11 January 2018, after being rarely used, he was loaned to Gimnàstic de Tarragona of Segunda División for six months.[14]

On 23 August 2018, Vázquez joined fellow second-division team Real Zaragoza on a one-year loan.[15] Upon returning, he terminated his contract with Espanyol on 18 June 2019[16] and signed a three-year deal with Sporting de Gijón on 10 July.[17]

Vázquez moved to second-tier CE Sabadell FC on 12 January 2021, on loan for the remainder of the season.[18]

Kerala Blasters

On 30 August 2021, Vázquez signed a one-year contract with Kerala Blasters FC.[19][20] He made his debut in the Indian Super League on 19 November, losing 4–2 at ATK Mohun Bagan FC.[21][22][23] He scored his first goal for the club on 5 December in the 2–1 home defeat of Odisha FC,[24][25] repeating the feat the following week against SC East Bengal (1–1) and also having a goal disallowed early on.[26][27] He scored for the third consecutive match on 19 December, doubling the lead against defending champions Mumbai City FC in an eventual 3–0 win;[28] he was voted player of the match for his performance in the latter.[29]

On 4 February 2022, Vázquez netted from behind the half-line (59 meters) against NorthEast United FC,[30] which proved crucial to a 2–1 victory.[31] His side reached the season's final, losing to Hyderabad FC on penalties.[32]

Vázquez left the Blasters in May 2022.[33]

Goa

In April 2022, it was reportedly agreed that Vázquez would join FC Goa as a free agent.[34] On 24 June, the player agreed to a two-year deal.[35]

International career

Vázquez represented Spain at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He finished the competition with five goals (tied with Henrique of eventual champions Brazil), as the nation reached the quarter-finals.[36]

Also in 2011, Vázquez made his debut for the under-21 team. He helped them win the 2013 UEFA European Championship by scoring in his only appearance, the 3–0 group stage win against the Netherlands.[37]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 April 2023[38][39][40]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Espanyol 2010–11 La Liga 30442—346
2011–12 La Liga 28555—3310
2012–13 La Liga 2100—21
Total 601097—6917
Getafe 2012–13 La Liga 29420—314
2013–14 La Liga 1000—10
2014–15 La Liga 21752—269
2015–16 La Liga 34511—356
2016–17 Segunda División 1000—10
Total 861683—9419
Swansea City (loan) 2013–14 Premier League 120404[lower-alpha 1]0200
Espanyol 2016–17 La Liga 10000—100
2017–18 La Liga 0020—20
Total 10020—120
Gimnàstic (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 18600—186
Zaragoza (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 321010—3310
Sporting Gijón 2019–20 Segunda División 37510—385
2020–21 Segunda División 16110—171
Total 53620—556
Sabadell (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 9000—90
Kerala Blasters 2021–22 Indian Super League 238——238
Goa 2022–23 Indian Super League 1711[lower-alpha 2]0—181
Career total 3205727104035167
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in Super Cup

Honours

Spain U21

Individual

References
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