David Álvarez (footballer, born 1994)

Antonio David Álvarez Rey (born 18 December 1994), sometimes known as Davo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña, on loan from Eupen. Mainly a right winger, he can also play as a forward.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Rey.
David Álvarez
Personal information
Full name Antonio David Álvarez Rey
Date of birth (1994-12-18) 18 December 1994
Place of birth Luarca, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Deportivo de La Coruña (loan)
Number 11
Youth career
Luarca
Avilés
2012–2013 Oviedo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Avilés B 3 (1)
2013 Oviedo B 4 (0)
2013–2014 Langreo 19 (5)
2014–2015 Caudal 36 (9)
2015–2016 Zamora 37 (13)
2016–2017 Oviedo B 37 (16)
2017–2018 Rápido Bouzas 13 (1)
2018 Cerceda 15 (0)
2018–2019 Zamora 35 (20)
2019–2020 Langreo 27 (13)
2020–2022 Ibiza 60 (12)
2022–2023 Wisła Płock 18 (9)
2023– Eupen 7 (0)
2023– → Deportivo de La Coruña (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2023

Club career

Born in Luarca, Asturias, Álvarez represented Luarca CF and Real Avilés CF as a youth.[2] He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 26 February 2012, starting in a 0–2 Regional Preferente home loss against Valdesoto CF, and scored his first goal on 22 April in a 4–1 away routing of AD Universidad de Oviedo B.

In the 2012 summer, Álvarez moved to Real Oviedo and returned to the youth setup. He then featured rarely with the B-team in Tercera División before signing for fellow league team UP Langreo on 8 October 2013.[3]

Álvarez subsequently represented fourth division sides Caudal Deportivo,[4] Zamora CF[5] and Oviedo B[6] before joining Segunda División B side Rápido de Bouzas in July 2017.[7] He moved to fellow third division side CCD Cerceda the following January,[8] but returned to Zamora in July 2018 after suffering relegation.[9]

On 3 July 2019, after scoring a career-best 20 goals, Álvarez returned to Langreo, with the club now in division three.[10] On 13 May 2020, he agreed to a deal with UD Ibiza in the same category,[11] and was the club's top goalscorer with ten goals during the campaign, as they achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División.

Álvarez made his professional debut at the age of 26 on 13 August 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ekain Zenitagoia in a 0–0 away draw against Real Zaragoza.[12]

On 3 June 2022, he signed a two-year contract with an extension option for Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Płock.[13]

After a successful stint in Poland, with nine goals and three assists in 18 league appearances, Álvarez was transferred to Belgian side Eupen on 31 January 2023.[14]

References
  1. David Álvarez at Soccerway
  2. "David Álvarez el Gol en Segunda b tiene acento Luarqués" [David Álvarez the goal in Segunda B has an Luarqués accent] (in Spanish). Luarca CF. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. "El Langreo ficha al delantero David Álvarez" [Langreo sign the forward David Álvarez] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  4. "David Álvarez deja el Langreo y se va al Caudal" [David Álvarez leaves Langreo and moves to Caudal] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. "David Álvarez deja el Caudal por el Zamora" [David Álvarez leaves Caudal for Zamora] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. "El Vetusta se pone en marcha" [Vetusta is up and running] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  7. "El Rápido echa a correr con lo puesto" [Rápido is up and running with nothing but the clothes on their backs] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  8. "Así son las nuevas caras del Cerceda" [These are the new facecs of Cerceda] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  9. "El delantero David Álvarez ficha por el Zamora CF" [Forward David Álvarez signs for Zamora CF] (in Spanish). Zamora CF. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  10. "El gijonés David Álvarez regresa al Langreo" [The gijonés David Álvarez returns to Langreo] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  11. "Davo, nuevo jugador del Ibiza para la próxima temporada" [Davo, new player of Ibiza for the following season] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  12. "El Zaragoza decepciona y empata ante un valiente Ibiza" [Zaragoza disappoint and draw against a valiant Ibiza] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  13. "Nowy Hiszpan w Ekstraklasie. Strzelał gole w Pucharze Króla". 3 June 2022.
  14. "KAS Eupen verpflichtet spanischen Angreifer Davo" (in German). K.A.S. Eupen. 31 January 2023.
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