Álvaro Aguado Méndez (born 1 May 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

Álvaro Aguado
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Aguado Méndez
Date of birth (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Jaén, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Espanyol
Number 18
Youth career
Maristas de Jaén
Jaén
2012–2014 Villarreal
2014–2015 Levante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Ontinyent 15 (0)
2016–2017 Jaén 19 (1)
2017–2018 Córdoba B 19 (3)
2017–2019 Córdoba 33 (2)
2019–2023 Valladolid 75 (5)
2019Córdoba (loan) 8 (0)
2020Numancia (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2021Fuenlabrada (loan) 12 (0)
2023– Espanyol 32 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024

Career

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Early career

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Born in Jaén, Andalusia, Aguado mainly represented Villarreal CF and Levante UD as a youth. On 27 August 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Tercera División side Ontinyent CF.[2]

Aguado made his senior debut on 15 November 2015, starting in a 4–1 home routing of CF Borriol. The following 26 July he moved to Segunda División B side Real Jaén, club he already represented as a youth.[3]

Córdoba

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On 15 July 2017, after suffering relegation, Aguado signed for Córdoba CF and was immediately assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[4] He made his first team debut on 20 December, coming on as a second-half substitute for Carlos Caballero in a 5–0 home thrashing of CF Reus Deportiu in the Segunda División.[5]

Aguado scored his first professional goal on 2 June 2018, netting the last in a 3–0 home defeat of Sporting de Gijón.[6] On 2 October, he extended his contract until 2022.[7]

Valladolid

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On 25 January 2019, Aguado signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga side Real Valladolid, being immediately loaned back to Córdoba until the end of the season.[8] Returning to the Blanquivioletas for the 2019–20 campaign, he made his debut for the club on 18 December by starting and scoring a brace in a 3–0 Copa del Rey away defeat of Tolosa CF.[9]

On 22 January 2020, after making no league appearances for Valladolid, Aguado was loaned to second division side CD Numancia until June.[10] On 1 October, he moved to fellow league team CF Fuenlabrada also in a temporary deal.[11]

Aguado featured rarely at Fuenla before returning to Valladolid in July 2021, where he became a regular starter under manager Pacheta as the club achieved promotion to the top tier. He made his debut in the division on 13 August 2022, starting in a 3–0 home loss to Villarreal CF.

Aguado scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 5 March 2023, netting his team's second in a 2–1 home win over RCD Espanyol. He also featured regularly as Pucela suffered immediate relegation, and left the club in June 2023.[12]

Espanyol

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On 11 September 2023, free agent Aguado signed a two-year contract with Espanyol in the second division.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Álvaro Aguado". Real Valladolid.
  2. ^ "Álvaro Aguado ya es nuevo centrocampista del Ontinyent CF" [Álvaro Aguado already is the new central midfielder of Ontinyent CF] (in Spanish). Yo Soy Noticia. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Álvaro Aguado regresa al Real Jaén para formar parte del primer equipo" [Álvaro Aguado returns to Real Jaén to be a part of the first team] (in Spanish). iJaén. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Álvaro Aguado, nuevo refuerzo blanquiverde" [Álvaro Aguado, new white-and-green addition] (in Spanish). Cordópolis. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Guardiola y Aguza insuflan aire a un Córdoba desmelenado" [Guardiola and Aguza breathe air into a dishevelled Córdoba] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Apoteosis en El Arcángel" [Apotheosis at the El Arcángel] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Álvaro Aguado amplía su contrato hasta 2022" [Álvaro Aguado extends his contract until 2022] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Álvaro Aguado, también blanquivioleta hasta 2023" [Álvaro Aguado, also white-and-violet until 2023] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  9. ^ "El Valladolid no da ninguna opción al Tolosa" [Valladolid give no option to Tolosa] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Aguado, cedido al Numancia" [Aguado, loaned to Numancia] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Aguado sale cedido" [Aguado leaves on loan] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  12. ^ "Aguado se despide de Valladolid: "Me duele"" [Aguado bids farewell from Valladolid: "It hurts me"] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Aguado, nou jugador del RCD Espanyol" [Aguado, new player of RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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