Yayo (footballer)

Pelayo González Rey (born 30 July 2004), commonly known as Yayo, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Oviedo Vetusta.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Rey.
Yayo
Personal information
Full name Pelayo González Rey
Date of birth (2004-07-30) 30 July 2004
Place of birth Oviedo, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Oviedo B
Number 6
Youth career
2012–2021 Oviedo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Oviedo B 61 (0)
2021– Oviedo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023

Club career

Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Yayo joined Real Oviedo's youth setup at the age of eight. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 5 September 2021, starting in a 5–0 Tercera División RFEF home routing of CD Roces.

Yayo made his first team debut on 1 December 2021, starting and providing an assist to Erik Jirka's goal in a 2–1 away loss against CE Andratx, for the season's Copa del Rey.[1][2] On 23 February 2023, after establishing himself as a regular starter for the B-team, he renewed his contract with the Carbayones until 2026.[3]

Yayo made his professional debut on 7 May 2023, coming on as a late substitute for Víctor Camarasa in a 2–1 Segunda División home win over Real Zaragoza.[4][5]

References
  1. "El Andratx le pone más ilusión" [Andratx put their hopes up] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. "Yayo, el primero de la "generación Ipad": así es el canterano de 17 años del Oviedo" [Yayo, the first from the "Ipad generation": this is the 17-year-old youth player from Oviedo] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  3. "Yayo extends his ties to Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  4. "La quinta sobre la bocina" [The fifth charm at the buzzer] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. "El debut de Yayo en Segunda: un año ya de aquellas lágrimas" [The debut of Yayo in Segunda: one year from those tears already] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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