Víctor Laguardia

Víctor Laguardia Cisneros (born 5 November 1989) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Laguardia and the second or maternal family name is Cisneros.
Víctor Laguardia
Personal information
Full name Víctor Laguardia Cisneros[1]
Date of birth (1989-11-05) 5 November 1989[1]
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Oliver
Stadium Casablanca
Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Zaragoza B 36 (0)
2009–2014 Zaragoza 31 (0)
2011–2012 → Las Palmas (loan) 25 (1)
2012–2013 → Alcorcón (loan) 26 (3)
2014–2022 Alavés 250 (11)
2022–2023 Alavés 14 (0)
Total 382 (15)
International career
2009 Spain U20 9 (1)
2009 Spain U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Zaragoza

Laguardia was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. After emerging through hometown Real Zaragoza's youth system he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 29 August 2009 in a 1–0 home win against CD Tenerife,[2] but spent the vast majority of his first three seasons as a senior, however, registered with the B side in the Tercera División.

In the summer of 2011, Laguardia was loaned to UD Las Palmas of the Segunda División, in a season-long move.[3] More of the same befell in the following campaign, with AD Alcorcón.[4]

Alavés

Laguardia continued competing in division two the following years, with Zaragoza[5] and Deportivo Alavés.[6] He achieved promotion to the top flight with the latter in 2016, appearing in 39 matches and scoring once.[7]

Laguardia scored his first goal in the Spanish top tier on 1 October 2016, but in a 2–1 away loss to Sevilla FC.[8] During that season he appeared in 31 competitive games for a side that finish ninth and also reached the final of the Copa del Rey for the first time ever, but also suffered a severe knee injury that sidelined him for eight months.[9][10]

Laguardia left Alavés after his contract expired in July 2022, but returned to the club on 4 October after agreeing to a two-year-deal.[11] On 16 July 2023, after being a backup option as the club returned to the top tier, he announced his retirement at the age of 33.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 27 February 2021[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Zaragoza 2008–09 Segunda División 0000—00
2009–10 La Liga 3020—50
2010–11 0000—00
2013–14 Segunda División 28010—290
Total 3103000340
Las Palmas (loan) 2011–12 Segunda División 25110—261
Alcorcón (loan) 2012–13 Segunda División 263200 0283
Alavés 2014–15 Segunda División 35130—381
2015–16 39121—412
2016–17 La Liga 26250—312
2017–18 17220—192
2018–19 36100—361
2019–20 31110—321
2020–21 21020—230
Total 2058151002209
Career total 287122110030813

Honours

Alavés

Spain U20

References
  1. "Laguardia". Diario AS. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. Pardo Latre, Clara (29 August 2009). "El Zaragoza regresa a Primera con Victoria" [Zaragoza return to Primera with win]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  3. "Las Palmas obtiene la cesión del central Víctor Laguardia" [Las Palmas obtain the loan of stopper Víctor Laguardia]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 August 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. "Laguardia se marcha cedido al Alcorcón" [Laguardia goes out on loan at Alcorcón]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 1 September 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. Hungría, Natalia (20 August 2013). "Real Zaragoza 2013/2014: Víctor Laguardia" (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  6. "El Alavés refuerza la defensa con el fichaje de Laguardia" [Alavés strengthen defence by signing Laguardia] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  7. "El Alavés se pone líder tras superar a la Ponferradina" [Alavés reach first place after besting Ponferradina]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 22 May 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  8. Campos, Tomás (1 October 2016). "El '9' es Ben Yedder" [The '9' is Ben Yedder]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  9. "Laguardia envía un mensaje de "energía y fuerza" a la plantilla" [Laguardia sends message of "energy and strength" to squad]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 24 May 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  10. Pancorbo, R.O. (24 June 2017). "El Alavés pierde a uno de sus clásicos hasta Navidades" [Alavés lose one of their classic men until Christmas]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  11. "El Deportivo Alavés y Víctor Laguardia, juntos hasta 2024" [Deportivo Alavés and Víctor Laguardia, together until 2024] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  12. "Víctor Laguardia se retira del fútbol" [Víctor Laguardia retires from football] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  13. Víctor Laguardia at BDFutbol
  14. Víctor Laguardia at Soccerway
  15. Rodrigálvarez, Eduardo (29 May 2016). "El Alavés vuelve a Primera" [Alavés return to Primera]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  16. "ITA – ESP 1:2 (0:0)" (PDF). Pescara 2009. 4 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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