| Javi Puado | |
| Full Name: | Javier Puado Díaz[1] |
| Birth Date: | 25 May 1998[2] |
| Birth Place: | Barcelona, Spain |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Espanyol |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Barcelona |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Cornellà |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | Espanyol |
| Years1: | 2016–2018 |
| Caps1: | 37 |
| Goals1: | 13 |
| Years2: | 2018– |
| Caps2: | 153 |
| Goals2: | 36 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Zaragoza (loan) |
| Caps3: | 21 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2021 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2019– |
| Nationalcaps5: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 6 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:08, 7 August 2021 (UTC) |
Javier Puado Díaz (born 25 May 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Espanyol. Mainly a right winger, he can also be deployed as a forward.
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Puado joined RCD Espanyol's youth academy in 2014, from UE Cornellà.[3] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 20 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against UE Llagostera.[4]
On 28 August 2016, in a 0–1 home loss against Valencia CF Mestalla, Puado suffered a knee injury which kept him sidelined for eight months.[5] [6] He returned to action the following 14 May, playing the last 24 minutes and scoring his team's first goal in a 3–2 defeat to CE Sabadell FC, with his side already relegated.[7]
Puado renewed his contract on 21 June 2017, until 2022.[8] The following 28 May, after scoring 12 times and being a key unit in the B side's return to the third tier, he was promoted to the main squad in La Liga.[9]
On 18 August 2018, Puado made his first-team debut by replacing Pablo Piatti in a 1–1 draw at RC Celta de Vigo.[10] He scored his first professional goal on 1 November, the equaliser in a 2–1 away loss against Cádiz CF in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[11]
Puado was loaned to Segunda División club Real Zaragoza on 16 November 2019, as a cover for the injured Raphael Dwamena.[12] [13] Having returned to the RCDE Stadium, he scored 12 goals during the 2020–21 campaign – second best in the squad, only behind Raúl de Tomás' 23 – as Espanyol returned to the top flight after one year out, as champions.[14] [15]
On 23 June 2024, Puado scored a brace in a 2–0 win over Real Oviedo in the second leg of the promotion play-offs finals, securing return to the main division 2–1 on aggregate.[16]
On 6 September 2019, Puado earned his first cap for the Spain under-21 team, featuring the first half of a 1–0 victory in Kazakhstan for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[17] Selected by Luis de la Fuente for the finals, he opened a 3–0 win over Slovenia in the group phase,[18] then added a brace in the 2–1 extra time quarter-final defeat of Croatia.[19]
Puado made his debut for the non-FIFA Catalonia national team on 25 March 2019, against Venezuela at the Estadi Montilivi in Girona; he came on as a substitute and scored a late winner in a 2–1 win.[20] He played his first match with the Spanish senior side on 8 June 2021, scoring in a 4–0 friendly victory over Lithuania in Leganés in which ten of the starters were making their first appearance.[21]
Puado's father, Francisco, was also a footballer and a forward. He spent the vast majority of his career in the Spanish lower leagues, having a brief spell in the main division with CA Osasuna.[22] [3]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Espanyol B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Tercera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Espanyol | 2018–19 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 39 | 13 | |||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 41 | 9 | |||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 34 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 14 | ||
| Total | 153 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 176 | 45 | |||
| Zaragoza (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| Career totals | 177 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 203 | 52 | |||
Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Puado goal.[23]
Espanyol
Spain U23
Individual