| Álvaro Vázquez | |
| Fullname: | Álvaro Vázquez García[1] |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Badalona |
| Youthyears1: | 1997–2000 |
| Youthclubs1: | Trajana |
| Youthyears2: | 2000–2005 |
| Youthclubs2: | Damm |
| Youthyears3: | 2005–2009 |
| Youthclubs3: | Espanyol |
| Years1: | 2009–2010 |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 2010–2012 |
| Caps2: | 60 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 2012–2016 |
| Caps3: | 86 |
| Goals3: | 16 |
| Years4: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs4: | → Swansea City (loan) |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016–2019 |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Gimnàstic (loan) |
| Caps6: | 18 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | → Zaragoza (loan) |
| Caps7: | 32 |
| Goals7: | 10 |
| Years8: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps8: | 53 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Years9: | 2021 |
| Clubs9: | → Sabadell (loan) |
| Caps9: | 9 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps10: | 23 |
| Goals10: | 8 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps11: | 17 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Years12: | 2023 |
| Caps12: | 7 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2024 |
| Caps13: | 16 |
| Goals13: | 4 |
| Years14: | 2024– |
| Caps14: | 8 |
| Goals14: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 5 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011–2013 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 7 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2010–2016 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22:35, 26 November 2024 (UTC) |
Álvaro Vázquez García (born 27 April 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Badalona.
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Vázquez spent most of his life in Badalona.[2] He joined RCD Espanyol's youth system in 2005 at the age of 14, and four years later he made his senior debut, appearing with the reserves in the Segunda División B and suffering relegation.
Vázquez made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 21 September 2010, coming on as a substitute for Sergio García midway through the second half of a 3–0 away loss to Real Madrid.[3] Only five days later, he scored the game's only goal in a home fixture against CA Osasuna,[4] and remained with the main squad for the rest of the season, mainly acting as backup to Dani Osvaldo.[5]
After Osvaldo departed for AS Roma in summer 2011, Vázquez was made starter by manager Mauricio Pochettino.[6] In January 2012, over only four days, he scored four goals in two games: first, he equalised through a header in the last minutes of the local derby against FC Barcelona (1–1 home draw),[7] then added a hat-trick to help defeat Córdoba CF in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey (4–2 home win, 5–4 on aggregate).[8]
After spending the 2012–13 campaign with fellow league side Getafe CF,[9] Vázquez became coach Michael Laudrup's eighth Spanish signing for his Swansea City team on 2 September 2013, with the loan move being subject to international clearance.[10] [11] He made his Premier League debut on the 22nd in a 2–0 away victory over Crystal Palace, setting up Nathan Dyer for the second goal.[12]
Vázquez returned to his first club Espanyol on 31 August 2016 after agreeing to a four-year contract.[13] On 11 January 2018, after being rarely used, he was loaned to Gimnàstic de Tarragona of Segunda División for six months.[14]
On 23 August 2018, Vázquez joined fellow second-division team Real Zaragoza on a one-year loan.[15] Upon returning, he terminated his contract with Espanyol on 18 June 2019[16] and signed a three-year deal with Sporting de Gijón on 10 July.[17]
Vázquez moved to second-tier CE Sabadell FC on 12 January 2021, on loan for the remainder of the season.[18]
On 30 August 2021, Vázquez signed a one-year contract with Kerala Blasters FC.[19] [20] He made his debut in the Indian Super League on 19 November, losing 4–2 at ATK Mohun Bagan FC.[21] [22] [23] He scored his first goal for the club on 5 December in the 2–1 home defeat of Odisha FC,[24] [25] repeating the feat the following week against East Bengal FC (1–1) and also having a goal disallowed early on.[26] [27] He scored for the third consecutive match on 19 December, doubling the lead against defending champions Mumbai City FC in an eventual 3–0 win;[28] he was voted player of the match for his performance in the latter.[29]
On 4 February 2022, Vázquez netted from behind the half-line (59 meters) against NorthEast United FC,[30] which proved crucial to a 2–1 victory.[31] His side reached the season's final, losing to Hyderabad FC on penalties.[32]
Vázquez left the Blasters in May 2022.[33]
In April 2022, it was reportedly agreed that Vázquez would join FC Goa as a free agent;[34] on 24 June, the player agreed to a two-year deal.[35] He scored his only goal on 10 December, as the hosts defeated Odisha 3–0.[36]
Vázquez resumed his career in the Spanish Primera Federación, where he represented SD Ponferradina[37] and Linares Deportivo.[38] On 25 July 2024, the 33-year-old moved down to Tercera Federación with CF Badalona.[39] [40]
Vázquez represented Spain at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He finished the competition with five goals (tied with Henrique of eventual champions Brazil), as the nation reached the quarter-finals.[41]
Also in 2011, Vázquez made his debut for the under-21 team. He helped them win the 2013 UEFA European Championship by scoring in his only appearance, the 3–0 group stage win against the Netherlands.[42]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Espanyol | La Liga | 30 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2011–12 | La Liga | 28 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 33 | 10 | |||
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 60 | 10 | 9 | 7 | — | 69 | 17 | ||||
| Getafe | 2012–13 | La Liga | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | La Liga | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | 26 | 9 | |||
| 2015–16 | La Liga | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 35 | 6 | |||
| 2016–17 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 86 | 16 | 8 | 3 | — | 94 | 19 | ||||
| Swansea City (loan) | 2013–14 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Espanyol | 2016–17 | La Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Gimnàstic (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 6 | ||
| Zaragoza (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 10 | ||
| Sporting Gijón | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 53 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 55 | 6 | ||||
| Sabadell (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Kerala Blasters | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 23 | 8 | — | — | 23 | 8 | |||
| Goa | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 320 | 57 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 351 | 67 | |||
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