Sergio Aguza

Sergio Aguza

Personal information
Full name	Sergio Aguza Santiago
Date of birth	(1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lugo
Number	8
Youth career
1997–2002	Gavà
2002–2008	Cornellà
2008–2013	Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Real Madrid C	57	(8)
2013–2015	Real Madrid B	44	(6)
2015–2016	Milton Keynes Dons	3	(0)
2016	Ponferradina	13	(3)
2016–2017	Alcorcón	15	(0)
2017–2018	Córdoba	48	(3)
2018–2021	Almería	40	(4)
2020–2021	→ Cartagena (loan)	13	(0)
2021–2022	Sabadell	30	(2)
2022–2023	Murcia	22	(1)
2023–	Lugo	27	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguzaand the second or maternal family name is Santiago.

Sergio Aguza Santiago (born 2 September 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for CD Lugo.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, after playing youth football with CF Gavà's youth setup EF Gavà and UD Cornellà, Aguza joined Real Madrid's youth facilities in 2008, aged 16. In 2011–12 season Aguza made his senior debut, playing for the C-team in the Tercera División.

In July 2013, he was promoted to the reserves in the Segunda División. ^[1]

On 8 September Aguza made his professional debut, starting in a 0–1 home loss against CD Mirandés. ^[2] He scored his first goal on 15 February of the following year, netting his side's second in a 3–1 home success against FC Barcelona B. ^[3]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 31 July 2015, Aguza signed for English Football League Championship side Milton Keynes Dons on a two-year deal. ^[4] Aguza made his debut for the club on 11 August 2015 in the 2–1 Football League Cup win over Leyton Orient. ^[5]

On 16 January 2016, following limited appearances for the club, Milton Keynes Dons announced that Aguza had left the club via mutual consent. ^[6]

Ponferradina

On 18 January 2016, Aguza signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with SD Ponferradina, returning to Spain and its second level. ^[7] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 March, in a 2–1 home win against SD Huesca, and added two more match-winners against CD Lugo and Albacete Balompié; at the end of the campaign, he suffered team relegation.

Alcorcón / Córdoba

On 7 July 2016, Aguza signed a one-year deal with AD Alcorcón also in the second level. ^[8] The following 31 January he rescinded his contract, ^[9] and signed a six-month deal with fellow league team Córdoba CF just hours later. ^[10]

Almería

On 13 July 2018, Aguza signed a two-year contract with UD Almería, still in the second division. ^[11] On 11 March 2020, he renewed his contract until 2023. ^[12]

On 5 October 2020, Aguza joined FC Cartagena, newly-promoted to division two, on a one-year loan deal. ^[13] The following 13 January, however, his loan was cut short, ^[14] and he moved to fellow league team Ponferradina also in a temporary deal nine days later. ^[15]

References

1. El Castilla, como un equipo de fútbol sala (Castilla, like an indoor football team); Marca, 11 July 2013 (in Spanish)
2. El Mirandés se pone líder a costa de un filial que sigue sin puntuar (Mirándes becomes leader at the expense of a reserve team which remains without points); Marca, 8 September 2013 (in Spanish)
3. La intensidad del Castilla desmonta el orden del Barça B (Castilla's intensity dismounts Barça B's order); Marca, 15 February 2014 (in Spanish)
4. Sergio Aguza: MK Dons sign Real Madrid Castilla captain; BBC Sport, 31 July 2015
5. MK Dons 2–1 Leyton Orient; BBC Sport, 11 August 2015
6. Aguza departs; MK Dons, 16 January 2016
7. Sergio Aguza, nuevo jugador de la SD Ponferradina (Sergio Aguza, new player of SD Ponferradina) Archived 2016-02-07 at the Wayback Machine ; SD Ponferradina, 18 January 2016 (in Spanish)
8. "Sergio Aguza, fichado" [Sergio Aguza, signed] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
9. "Sergio Aguza rescinde su contrato con la A.D. Alcorcón" [Sergio Aguza rescinds his contract with A.D. Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
10. "Aguza nuevo jugador del Córdoba C.F." [Aguza new player of Córdoba C.F.] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
11. "Sergio Aguza, un centrocampista de calidad y ofensivo para el Almería" [Sergio Aguza, a quality and offensive central midfielder for Almería] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
12. "Sergio Aguza is to continue wearing the red and white shirt until June 2023". UD Almería. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
13. "Sergio Aguza to play on loan this season for FC Cartagena". UD Almería. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
14. "Sergio Aguza se desvincula del FC Cartagena" [Sergio Aguza leaves FC Cartagena] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
15. "Sergio Aguza jugará lo que resta de Liga en la Ponferradina" [Sergio Aguza will play the remainder of the League at Ponferradina] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

External links

• Sergio Aguza at BDFutbol
• Sergio Aguza at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Sergio Aguza at Soccerway