David Álvarez (footballer, born 1994) explained

David Álvarez
Full Name:Antonio David Álvarez Rey
Birth Date:18 December 1994
Birth Place:Luarca, Spain
Height:1.78 m
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Deportivo La Coruña
Clubnumber:11
Youthclubs1:Luarca
Youthclubs2:Avilés
Youthyears3:2012–2013
Youthclubs3:Oviedo
Years1:2012
Caps1:3
Goals1:1
Years2:2013
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Years3:2013–2014
Caps3:19
Goals3:5
Years4:2014–2015
Caps4:36
Goals4:9
Years5:2015–2016
Caps5:37
Goals5:13
Years6:2016–2017
Caps6:37
Goals6:16
Years7:2017–2018
Caps7:13
Goals7:1
Years8:2018
Caps8:15
Goals8:0
Years9:2018–2019
Caps9:35
Goals9:20
Years10:2019–2020
Caps10:27
Goals10:13
Years11:2020–2022
Caps11:60
Goals11:12
Years12:2022–2023
Caps12:18
Goals12:9
Years13:2023–2024
Caps13:7
Goals13:0
Years14:2023–2024
Clubs14:Deportivo La Coruña (loan)
Caps14:37
Goals14:8
Years15:2024–
Caps15:0
Goals15:0
Club-Update:5 April 2024

Antonio David Álvarez Rey (born 18 December 1994), sometimes known as Davo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña. Mainly a right winger, he can also play as a forward.

Club career

Born in Luarca, Asturias, Álvarez represented Luarca CF and Real Avilés CF as a youth.[1] He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 26 February 2012, starting in a 0–2 Regional Preferente home loss against Valdesoto CF, and scored his first goal on 22 April in a 4–1 away routing of AD Universidad de Oviedo B.

In the 2012 summer, Álvarez moved to Real Oviedo and returned to the youth setup. He then featured rarely with the B-team in Tercera División before signing for fellow league team UP Langreo on 8 October 2013.[2]

Álvarez subsequently represented fourth division sides Caudal Deportivo,[3] Zamora CF[4] and Oviedo B[5] before joining Segunda División B side Rápido de Bouzas in July 2017.[6] He moved to fellow third division side CCD Cerceda the following January,[7] but returned to Zamora in July 2018 after suffering relegation.[8]

On 3 July 2019, after scoring a career-best 20 goals, Álvarez returned to Langreo, with the club now in division three.[9] On 13 May 2020, he agreed to a deal with UD Ibiza in the same category,[10] and was the club's top goalscorer with ten goals during the campaign, as they achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División.

Álvarez made his professional debut at the age of 26 on 13 August 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ekain Zenitagoia in a 0–0 away draw against Real Zaragoza.[11] On 3 June 2022, he signed a two-year contract with an extension option for Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Płock.[12]

After a successful stint in Poland, with nine goals and three assists in 18 league appearances, Álvarez was transferred to Belgian side KAS Eupen on 31 January 2023.[13] On 18 July, however, he returned to Spain after being loaned to Primera Federación side Deportivo de La Coruña for one year.[14]

Regularly used as Dépor achieved promotion to the second division, Álvarez signed a permanent two-year contract with the club on 19 June 2024.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Álvarez el Gol en Segunda b tiene acento Luarqués. David Álvarez the goal in Segunda B has an Luarqués accent. Luarca CF. es. 31 January 2021. 10 August 2021.
  2. Web site: El Langreo ficha al delantero David Álvarez. Langreo sign the forward David Álvarez. El Comercio. es. 8 October 2013. 10 August 2021.
  3. Web site: David Álvarez deja el Langreo y se va al Caudal. David Álvarez leaves Langreo and moves to Caudal. La Nueva España. es. 5 July 2014. 10 August 2021.
  4. Web site: David Álvarez deja el Caudal por el Zamora. David Álvarez leaves Caudal for Zamora. La Nueva España. es. 27 June 2015. 10 August 2021.
  5. Web site: El Vetusta se pone en marcha. Vetusta is up and running. Real Oviedo. es. 13 July 2016. 10 August 2021.
  6. Web site: El Rápido echa a correr con lo puesto. Rápido is up and running with nothing but the clothes on their backs. Faro de Vigo. es. 18 July 2017. 10 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Así son las nuevas caras del Cerceda. These are the new facecs of Cerceda. La Voz de Galicia. es. 7 February 2018. 10 August 2021.
  8. Web site: El delantero David Álvarez ficha por el Zamora CF. Forward David Álvarez signs for Zamora CF. Zamora CF. es. 7 July 2018. 10 August 2021.
  9. Web site: El gijonés David Álvarez regresa al Langreo. The gijonés David Álvarez returns to Langreo. La Nueva España. es. 3 July 2019. 10 August 2021.
  10. Web site: Davo, nuevo jugador del Ibiza para la próxima temporada. Davo, new player of Ibiza for the following season. UD Ibiza. es. 13 May 2020. 10 August 2021. 8 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211008102447/https://www.ibizaud.com/davo-nuevo-jugador-del-ibiza-para-la-proxima-temporada/. dead.
  11. Web site: El Zaragoza decepciona y empata ante un valiente Ibiza. Zaragoza disappoint and draw against a valiant Ibiza. Marca. es. 13 August 2021. 13 August 2021.
  12. Web site: Nowy Hiszpan w Ekstraklasie. Strzelał gole w Pucharze Króla . 3 June 2022 .
  13. Web site: KAS Eupen verpflichtet spanischen Angreifer Davo . . de . 31 January 2023.
  14. Web site: Antonio David Álvarez 'Davo', nuevo jugador del Dépor 2023–24. Antonio David Álvarez 'Davo', new player of Dépor 2023–24. Deportivo La Coruña. es. 18 July 2023. 18 July 2024.
  15. Web site: Davo se incorpora definitivamente al Dépor hasta junio de 2026. Davo joins Dépor permanently until June 2026. Deportivo La Coruña. es. 19 June 2024. 18 July 2024.