Full name Alvaro Vazquez Garcia 2005–2009 Espanyol Weight 76 kg Number 9 Height 1.82 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Barcelona, Spain Name Alvaro Vazquez Career start 2009 | |
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Date of birth (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 (age 24) Current teams Catalonia national football team, Getafe CF (#9 / Forward) Similar People Pablo Sarabia, Angel Lafita, Lucas Vazquez Profiles | ||
Álvaro Vázquez García (born 27 April 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol as a striker.
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Club career
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Vázquez spent most of his life in Badalona. He joined RCD Espanyol's youth system in 2005 at the age of 14, and four years later he made his senior debuts, appearing with the reserves in Segunda División B and suffering team relegation.
Álvaro made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 21 September 2010, coming on as a substitute for Sergio García midway through the second half of a 0–3 away loss against Real Madrid. Only five days later, he scored the game's only goal in a home fixture against CA Osasuna, and remained with the main squad for the rest of the season, mainly acting as backup to Dani Osvaldo.
After Osvaldo departed for A.S. Roma in the summer of 2011, Vázquez was made starter by manager Mauricio Pochettino. In January 2012, over only four days, he scored four goals in two games: first, he equalized through a header in the last minutes of the local derby against FC Barcelona (1–1 home draw), then added a hat-trick against Córdoba CF for the campaign's Copa del Rey (4–2 home win, 5–4 on aggregate).
After spending 2012–13 with fellow league side Getafe CF, Vázquez became coach Michael Laudrup's eighth Spanish signing for his Swansea City team on 2 September 2013, with the loan move being subject to international clearance. He made his Premier League debut on the 22nd in a 2–0 victory at Crystal Palace, setting up Nathan Dyer for the second goal.
On 31 August 2016, Vázquez returned to his first club Espanyol after agreeing to a four-year contract.
International career
Vázquez represented Spain at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He finished the competition with five goals (second-best, but with as many goals as the winner, Brazil's Henrique), as the nation reached the quarter-finals.
Also in 2011, Álvaro made his debut for the under-21 team. He helped them win the 2013 UEFA European Championship by scoring in his only appearance, the 3–0 group stage win against the Netherlands.