Alfonso Pastor Explained

Alfonso Pastor
Full Name:Alfonso Pastor Vacas
Birth Date:4 October 2000
Birth Place:Bujalance, Spain
Height:1.89 m[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Levante
Youthclubs1:Bujalance
Youthclubs2:Séneca
Youthyears3:2013–2019
Youthclubs3:Sevilla
Years1:2019–2022
Caps1:48
Goals1:0
Years2:2020–2024
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2022–2023
Clubs3:Castellón (loan)
Caps3:34
Goals3:0
Years4:2024–
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2017
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:30 June 2023

Alfonso Pastor Vacas (born 4 October 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Levante UD.

Club career

Born in Bujalance, Seville, Andalusia, Pastor joined Sevilla FC's youth setup in 2013,[2] after representing Séneca CF and AD FB de Bujalance.[3] On 1 September 2018, while still a youth, he renewed his contract until 2021.[4]

Pastor made his senior debut with the reserves on 30 March 2019, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B home win against UD Almería B.[5] Definitely promoted to the B-side for the 2019–20 campaign, he was mainly a first-choice[6] as the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 3 December 2020, as starter Bono tested positive to COVID-19 and immediate backup Tomáš Vaclík suffered an injury in the warm-up, Pastor made his first team debut by playing the full 90 minutes of a 4–0 home loss against Chelsea.[7] He subsequently lost his starting spot to Javi Díaz at the B-side, before being loaned out to Primera Federación side CD Castellón on 16 August 2022,[8]

On 17 January 2024, after spending the first half of the campaign unregistered, Pastor joined Levante UD on a short-term deal;[9] despite being announced at the reserves, he never featured for the side, being only a third-choice behind Joan Femenías and Andrés Fernández with the main squad. On 4 July, he renewed his contract until 2026.[10]

International career

Pastor represented Spain at under-17 level in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, acting as a backup to Álvaro Fernández as his side finished second in the tournament.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alfonso Pastor . Sevilla FC . 16 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716165134/https://sevillafc.es/equipos/sevilla-atletico/alfonso-p . 16 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Alfonso Pastor, la única nota positiva de una aciaga noche de Champions. Alfonso Pastor, the only positive note of a ominous Champions night. ABC. es. 3 December 2020. 16 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Alfonso Pastor, un cordobés en la Champions. Alfonso Pastor, a cordobés in the Champions. Diario de Córdoba. es. 3 December 2020. 16 December 2020.
  4. Web site: El guardameta canterano Alfonso Pastor renueva hasta 2021. Youth squad goalkeeper Alfonso Pastor renews until 2021. Sevilla FC. es. 1 September 2018. 16 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Alfonso Pastor, el portero canterano que aprieta. Alfonso Pastor, the youth squad goalkeeper who pushes for it. El Desmarque. es. 30 March 2019. 16 December 2020.
  6. Web site: Alfonso Pastor, un cordobés cerca de las estrellas. Alfonso Pastor, a cordobés close to the stars. El Día de Córdoba. es. 27 September 2019. 16 December 2020.
  7. Web site: Alfonso Pastor debuta en la portería del Sevilla ante el Chelsea, por la baja de Vaclik. Alfonso Pastor debuts on the goal of Sevilla after the injury of Vaclik. Diario AS. es. 3 December 2020. 16 December 2020.
  8. Web site: Alfonso Pastor, nuevo jugador del CD Castellón. Alfonso Pastor, new player of CD Castellón. CD Castellón. es. 16 August 2022. 22 July 2024.
  9. Web site: Alfonso Pastor refuerza la portería del Atlético Levante UD. Alfonso Pastor bolsters the goal of Atlético Levante UD. Levante UD. es. 17 January 2024. 22 July 2024.
  10. Web site: Alfonso Pastor renueva su vinculación con el Levante UD. Alfonso Pastor renews his link with Levante UD. Levante UD. es. 4 July 2024. 22 July 2024.
  11. Web site: Lara y Alfonso, subcampeones del mundo sub 17. Lara and Alfonso, second place in the U-17 World Cup. El Desmarque. es. 28 October 2017. 16 December 2020.