| Álvaro Aguado | |
| Fullname: | Álvaro Aguado Méndez |
| Birth Date: | 1 May 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Jaén, Spain |
| Height: | 1.75 m[1] |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Espanyol |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthclubs1: | Maristas de Jaén |
| Youthclubs2: | Jaén |
| Youthyears3: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs3: | Villarreal |
| Youthyears4: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs4: | Levante |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Ontinyent |
| Caps1: | 15 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Jaén |
| Caps2: | 19 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Córdoba B |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Córdoba |
| Caps4: | 33 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Valladolid |
| Caps5: | 75 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Córdoba (loan) |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020 |
| Clubs7: | → Numancia (loan) |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs8: | → Fuenlabrada (loan) |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2023– |
| Clubs9: | Espanyol |
| Caps9: | 32 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 6 June 2024 |
Álvaro Aguado Méndez (born 1 May 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
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]
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]
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]
On 11 September 2023, free agent Aguado signed a two-year contract with Espanyol in the second division.[13]