 Vázquez playing forCatalonia in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Vázquez García[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-04-27)27 April 1991 (age 34)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arenas Getxo | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Trajana | ||
| 2000–2005 | Damm | ||
| 2005–2009 | Espanyol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Espanyol B | 22 | (11) |
| 2010–2012 | Espanyol | 60 | (10) |
| 2012–2016 | Getafe | 86 | (16) |
| 2013–2014 | →Swansea City (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Espanyol | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | →Gimnàstic (loan) | 18 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | →Zaragoza (loan) | 32 | (10) |
| 2019–2021 | Sporting Gijón | 53 | (6) |
| 2021 | →Sabadell (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Kerala Blasters | 23 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Goa | 17 | (1) |
| 2023 | Ponferradina | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | Linares Deportivo | 16 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Badalona | 19 | (4) |
| 2025– | Arenas Getxo | 11 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Spain U20 | 7 | (5) |
| 2011–2013 | Spain U21 | 14 | (7) |
| 2012 | Spain U23 | 3 | (2) |
| 2010–2016 | Catalonia | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:58, 13 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Álvaro Vázquez García (born 27 April 1991) is a Spanish professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forPrimera Federación clubArenas de Getxo.
Born inBarcelona,Catalonia, Vázquez spent most of his life inBadalona.[2] He joinedRCD Espanyol's youth system in 2005 at the age of 14, and four years later he made his senior debut, appearing with thereserves in theSegunda División B andsuffering relegation.
Vázquez made his first-team – andLa Liga – debut on 21 September 2010, coming on as asubstitute forSergio García midway through the second half of a 3–0 away loss toReal Madrid.[3] Only five days later, he scored the game's only goal in a home fixture againstCA Osasuna,[4] and remained with the main squad for the rest ofthe season, mainly acting as backup toDani Osvaldo.[5]
After Osvaldo departed forAS Roma in summer 2011, Vázquez was made starter by managerMauricio 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 thelocal derby againstFC Barcelona (1–1 home draw),[7] then added ahat-trick to help defeatCórdoba CF in theround of 16 of theCopa del Rey (4–2 home win, 5–4 on aggregate).[8]
After spending the2012–13 campaign with fellow league sideGetafe CF,[9] Vázquez became coachMichael Laudrup's eighth Spanish signing for hisSwansea City team on 2 September 2013, with the loan move being subject to international clearance.[10][11] He made hisPremier League debut on the 22nd in a 2–0 away victory overCrystal Palace,setting upNathan 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 toGimnàstic de Tarragona ofSegunda División for six months.[14]
On 23 August 2018, Vázquez joined fellow second-division teamReal 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 withSporting de Gijón on 10 July.[17]
Vázquez moved to second-tierCE Sabadell FC on 12 January 2021, on loan for the remainder ofthe season.[18]
On 30 August 2021, Vázquez signed a one-year contract withKerala Blasters FC.[19][20] He made his debut in theIndian Super League on 19 November, losing 4–2 atATK Mohun Bagan FC.[21][22][23] He scored his first goal for the club on 5 December in the 2–1 home defeat ofOdisha FC,[24][25] repeating the feat the following week againstEast 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 championsMumbai City FC in an eventual 3–0 win;[28] he was votedplayer of the match for his performance in the latter.[29]
On 4 February 2022, Vázquez netted from behind the half-line (59 meters) againstNorthEast United FC,[30] which proved crucial to a 2–1 victory.[31] His side reachedthe season'sfinal, losing toHyderabad FC onpenalties.[32]
Vázquez left the Blasters in May 2022.[33]
In April 2022, it was reportedly agreed that Vázquez would joinFC Goa as afree 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 SpanishPrimera Federación, where he representedSD Ponferradina[37] andLinares Deportivo.[38] On 25 July 2024, the 33-year-old moved down toTercera Federación withCF Badalona.[39][40]
Vázquez representedSpain at the2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He finished the competition with five goals (tied withHenrique of eventual championsBrazil), as the nation reached the quarter-finals.[41]
Also in 2011, Vázquez made his debut for theunder-21 team. He helped them win the2013 UEFA European Championship by scoring in his only appearance, the 3–0 group stage win against theNetherlands.[42]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espanyol | 2010–11 | 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[a] | 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[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| Career total | 320 | 57 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 351 | 67 | ||
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