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.

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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.