Álvaro Vázquez

Álvaro Vázquez García (born 27 April 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vázquez and the second or maternal family name is García.

Álvaro Vázquez
Vázquez in action for Catalonia in 2013
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Vázquez García
Date of birth (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 99
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 (15)
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– Kerala Blasters 5 (2)
National team‡
2011 Spain U20 7 (5)
2011–2013 Spain U21 14 (7)
2012 Spain U23 3 (2)
2010– Catalonia 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 December 2016

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Vázquez spent most of his life in Badalona.[2] He joined Espanyol's youth system in 2005 at the age of 14, and four years later he made his senior debut, appearing with the reserves in Segunda División B and suffering relegation.

Vázquez 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 3–0 away loss to Real Madrid.[3] Only five days later, he scored the game's only goal in a home fixture against Osasuna,[4] and remained with the main squad for the rest of the season, mainly acting as backup to Dani Osvaldo.

After Osvaldo departed for Roma in summer 2011, Vázquez was made starter by manager Mauricio Pochettino.[5] 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 the local derby against Barcelona (1–1 home draw),[6] then added a hat-trick to help defeat Córdoba in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey (4–2 home win, 5–4 on aggregate).[7]

After spending the 2012–13 campaign with fellow league side Getafe,[8] 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.[9][10] He made his Premier League debut on the 22nd in a 2–0 away victory over Crystal Palace, setting up Nathan Dyer for the second goal.[11]

Vázquez returned to his first club Espanyol on 31 August 2016 after agreeing to a four-year contract.[12] On 11 January 2018, after being rarely used, he was loaned to Gimnàstic de Tarragona of Segunda División for six months.[13]

On 23 August 2018, Vázquez joined fellow second-level team Real Zaragoza on a one-year loan.[14] Upon returning, he terminated his contract with Espanyol on 18 June 2019[15] and signed a three-year deal with Sporting Gijón on 10 July.[16]

Vázquez moved to second-tier Sabadell on 12 January 2021, on loan for the remainder of the season.[17]

Kerala Blasters FC

On 30 August 2021, he joined Indian Super League side Kerala Blasters FC on a one-year contract.[18] He made his debut for the club on 19 November 2021 in the 2021–22 Indian Super League season opener against ATK Mohun Bagan FC, which they lost 4–2 at full-time.[19][20][21] He scored his debut goal for the club on 5 December 2021 in the match against Odisha FC, which they won 2–1 after Vázquez netted the opening goal of the game.[22][23] He scored again in the next match against SC East Bengal on 12 December, where he netted the ball after he was denied with a goal in the early moments of the match, that ended in a 1–1 draw.[24][25]

International career

Vázquez represented Spain at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia. He finished the competition with five goals (tied with Henrique of eventual champions Brazil), as the nation reached the quarter-finals.[26]

Also in 2011, Vázquez 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.[27]

Career statistics
As of matches played till 12 December 2021[28][29]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Espanyol 2010–11 La Liga 30442—346
2011–12 La Liga 28555—3310
2012–13 La Liga 2100—21
Total 601097—6917
Getafe 2012–13 La Liga 29420—314
2013–14 La Liga 1000—10
2014–15 La Liga 21752—269
2015–16 La Liga 34511—356
2016–17 Segunda División 1000—10
Total 861683—9419
Swansea City (loan) 2013–14 Premier League 120404[lower-alpha 1]0200
Espanyol 2016–17 La Liga 10000—100
2017–18 La Liga 0020—20
Total 10020—120
Gimnàstic (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 18600—186
Zaragoza (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 321010—3310
Sporting Gijón 2019–20 Segunda División 37510—385
2020–21 Segunda División 16110—171
Total 53620—556
Sabadell (loan) 2021 Segunda División 9000—90
Kerala Blasters 2021–22 Indian Super League 52————52
Career total 2604925104028959
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Spain U21

Individual

References
  1. "KERALA BLASTERS ANNOUNCED TWENTY EIGHT MEMBER SQUAD FOR ISL". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. El test de Irene: Bartra-Álvaro Vázquez (Irene's test: Bartra-Álvaro Vázquez); YouTube, 15 November 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. Madrid cruise to win; ESPN Soccernet, 21 September 2010
  4. Espanyol enjoy home comforts; ESPN Soccernet, 26 September 2010
  5. "Álvaro no quiere bajarse de la nube" [Álvaro would like to remain up in a cloud] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  6. Barcelona pegged back by rivals; ESPN Soccernet, 8 January 2012
  7. Álvaro se toma la Copa del Califa (Álvaro drinks Califh's Cup); Marca, 11 January 2012 (in Spanish)
  8. Álvaro Vázquez refuerza la delantera del Getafe (Álvaro Vázquez bolsters Getafe offence); Sport, 31 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  9. Swansea City sign Alvaro Vazquez subject to clearance; BBC Sport, 2 September 2013
  10. Michael Laudrup believes Alvaro Vazquez completes Swans' squad; BBC Sport, 4 September 2013
  11. Crystal Palace 0–2 Swansea City: No Euro hangover as early Michu strike sets up Swans stroll; Daily Mirror, 22 September 2013
  12. Álvaro Vázquez torna a l'Espanyol (Álvaro Vázquez returns to Espanyol); RCD Espanyol, 31 August 2016 (in Catalan)
  13. "Álvaro Vázquez, arriba cedit del RCD Espanyol" [Álvaro Vázquez, arrives on loan from RCD Espanyol] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  14. "Álvaro Vázquez, nuevo jugador del Real Zaragoza" [Álvaro Vázquez, new player of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  15. "Rescissió de contracte d'Álvaro Vázquez" [Álvaro Vázquez's contract rescision] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  16. "El delantero Álvaro Vázquez, nueva incorporación rojiblanca" [Forward Álvaro Vázquez, new red-and-white addition] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  17. "Álvaro Vázquez cedido al CE Sabadell" [Álvaro Vázquez loaned to CE Sabadell] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  18. "Kerala Blasters FC welcomes Alvaro Vázquez". Kerala Blasters FC. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  19. Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2021-22 Highlights ATK Mohun Bagan vs Kerala Blasters: ATKMB opens campaign with 4-2 win; Boumous scores brace on debut". Sportstar. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  20. "ATK Mohun Bagan trounce Kerala Blasters in ISL 8 opener | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  21. "ISL 2021-22, ATK Mohun Bagan vs Kerala Blasters Highlights: Hugo Boumous Stars as ATKMB Beat KBFC 4-2". News18. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  22. "ISL 2021-22: Kerala Blasters Beat Odisha FC 2-1 To Record First victory In 11 Months". Outlook. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  23. "ISL 2021-22 Highlights, Kerala Blasters vs Odisha FC: Kerala Get 1st Win of Season". News18. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  24. Bureau, Sports (12 December 2021). "ISL 2021 | East Bengal forces Blasters to a draw". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  25. "SC East Bengal share spoils with KBFC". The Indian Express. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  26. Álvaro Vázquez, 'Bota de plata' del mundial Sub-20 (Álvaro Vázquez, Under-20 World Cup 'Silver boot'); Marca, 21 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  27. Spain beat Netherlands to top Group B; UEFA, 12 June 2013
  28. "Álvaro » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  29. "Álvaro Vázquez". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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