Antonio David Álvarez Rey (born 18 December 1994), sometimes known as Davo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Murcia CF, on loan from Deportivo de La Coruña. Mainly a right winger, he can also play as a forward.[1]
Club career
Born in Luarca, Asturias, Álvarez represented Luarca CF and Real Avilés CF as a youth.[2] 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.[3]
Álvarez subsequently represented fourth division sides Caudal Deportivo,[4] Zamora CF[5] and Oviedo B[6] before joining Segunda División B side Rápido de Bouzas in July 2017.[7] He moved to fellow third division side CCD Cerceda the following January,[8] but returned to Zamora in July 2018 after suffering relegation.[9]
On 3 July 2019, after scoring a career-best 20 goals, Álvarez returned to Langreo, with the club now in division three.[10] On 13 May 2020, he agreed to a deal with UD Ibiza in the same category,[11] 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.[12] On 3 June 2022, he signed a two-year contract with an extension option for Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Płock.[13]
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.[14] On 18 July, however, he returned to Spain after being loaned to Primera Federación side Deportivo de La Coruña for one year.[15]
Regularly used as Dépor achieved promotion to the second division, Álvarez signed a permanent two-year contract with the club on 19 June 2024.[16] On 3 February of the following year, he moved to Real Murcia CF on loan.[17]
References
- ^ David Álvarez at Soccerway
- ^ "David Álvarez el Gol en Segunda b tiene acento Luarqués" [David Álvarez the goal in Segunda B has an Luarqués accent] (in Spanish). Luarca CF. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "El Langreo ficha al delantero David Álvarez" [Langreo sign the forward David Álvarez] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "David Álvarez deja el Langreo y se va al Caudal" [David Álvarez leaves Langreo and moves to Caudal] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "David Álvarez deja el Caudal por el Zamora" [David Álvarez leaves Caudal for Zamora] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "El Vetusta se pone en marcha" [Vetusta is up and running] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "El Rápido echa a correr con lo puesto" [Rápido is up and running with nothing but the clothes on their backs] (in Spanish). Faro de Vigo. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Así son las nuevas caras del Cerceda" [These are the new facecs of Cerceda] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "El delantero David Álvarez ficha por el Zamora CF" [Forward David Álvarez signs for Zamora CF] (in Spanish). Zamora CF. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "El gijonés David Álvarez regresa al Langreo" [The gijonés David Álvarez returns to Langreo] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Davo, nuevo jugador del Ibiza para la próxima temporada" [Davo, new player of Ibiza for the following season] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 13 May 2020. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "El Zaragoza decepciona y empata ante un valiente Ibiza" [Zaragoza disappoint and draw against a valiant Ibiza] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Nowy Hiszpan w Ekstraklasie. Strzelał gole w Pucharze Króla". 3 June 2022.
- ^ "KAS Eupen verpflichtet spanischen Angreifer Davo" (in German). K.A.S. Eupen. 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Antonio David Álvarez 'Davo', nuevo jugador del Dépor 2023–24" [Antonio David Álvarez 'Davo', new player of Dépor 2023–24] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Davo se incorpora definitivamente al Dépor hasta junio de 2026" [Davo joins Dépor permanently until June 2026] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Davo, polivalencia, experiencia y gol para el ataque" (in Spanish). Real Murcia CF. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
External links
- David Álvarez at BDFutbol
- David Álvarez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)