Alberto Vaquero Aguilar (born 12 November 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportivo Aragón.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Vaquero Aguilar | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zaragoza B | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oliver | |||
| 2015–2016 | Villarreal | ||
| 2016–2017 | Oliver | ||
| 2017–2020 | El Olivar | ||
| 2020–2021 | Zaragoza | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Zaragoza B | 55 | (5) |
| 2023– | Zaragoza | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 | |||
Career edit
Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Vaquero began his career with hometown side CD Oliver before joining Villarreal CF's youth categories at the age of 12.[3] He left the club after one year, subsequently returning to Oliver and representing EM El Olivar before joining Real Zaragoza's youth sides in 2020.[4]
Vaquero made his senior debut with the reserves on 12 September 2021, starting in a 1–0 Tercera División RFEF away loss to CF Épila. He scored his first senior goal on 28 November, netting the B's third in a 3–1 home win over Utebo FC, and scored a further four times during the campaign as the side achieved promotion to Segunda Federación.
Vaquero made his first team debut on 30 October 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for Víctor Mollejo in a 1–1 Segunda División away draw with Burgos CF.[5][6]
Personal life edit
Vaquero's grandfather Fernando was also a footballer and a midfielder.[7] He appeared in six matches in the second division with Sporting de Gijón in the 1961–62 season.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Vaquero" (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Vaquero y Luna, dos canteranos que se estrenan en esta pretemporada de 2022" [Vaquero and Luna, two youth players who debut in this 2022 pre-season] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Un día en la Ciudad Deportiva con…" [A day at the Ciudad Deportiva with...] (in Spanish). El Periódico Mediterráneo. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "El rodeo de Vaquero" [Vaquero's rodeo] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Matos salva un punto sobre la bocina ante un sólido Zaragoza" [Matos saves a point at the buzzer against a solid Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Vaquero, Francés y Azón, de debutantes a centenarios en el Real Zaragoza" [Vaquero, Francés and Azón, from debutants to centenarians at Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Aragón Digital. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Novatos con antepasados en el Real Zaragoza" [Newbies with a past at Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Vaquero: Fernando Vaquero Marco at BDFutbol. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
External links edit
- Alberto Vaquero at BDFutbol
- Alberto Vaquero at Soccerway