| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Aguado Méndez | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Jaén, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Maristas de Jaén | |||
| Jaén | |||
| 2012–2014 | Villarreal | ||
| 2014–2015 | Levante | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Ontinyent | 15 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Jaén | 19 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Córdoba B | 19 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Córdoba | 33 | (2) |
| 2019–2023 | Valladolid | 75 | (5) |
| 2019 | → Córdoba (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Numancia (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Fuenlabrada (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | Espanyol | 43 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2025 | |||
Álvaro Aguado Méndez (born 1 May 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Espanyol.
Born in Jaén, Andalusia, Aguado mainly represented Villarreal CF and Levante UD as a youth. On 27 August 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Tercera División side Ontinyent CF. [2]
Aguado made his senior debut on 15 November 2015, starting in a 4–1 home routing of CF Borriol. The following 26 July he moved to Segunda División B side Real Jaén, club he already represented as a youth. [3]
On 15 July 2017, after suffering relegation, Aguado signed for Córdoba CF and was immediately assigned to the reserves also in the third division. [4] He made his first team debut on 20 December, coming on as a second-half substitute for Carlos Caballero in a 5–0 home thrashing of CF Reus Deportiu in the Segunda División. [5]
Aguado scored his first professional goal on 2 June 2018, netting the last in a 3–0 home defeat of Sporting de Gijón. [6] On 2 October, he extended his contract until 2022. [7]
On 25 January 2019, Aguado signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with La Liga side Real Valladolid, being immediately loaned back to Córdoba until the end of the season. [8] Returning to the Blanquivioletas for the 2019–20 campaign, he made his debut for the club on 18 December by starting and scoring a brace in a 3–0 Copa del Rey away defeat of Tolosa CF. [9]
On 22 January 2020, after making no league appearances for Valladolid, Aguado was loaned to second division side CD Numancia until June. [10] On 1 October, he moved to fellow league team CF Fuenlabrada also in a temporary deal. [11]
Aguado featured rarely at Fuenla before returning to Valladolid in July 2021, where he became a regular starter under manager Pacheta as the club achieved promotion to the top tier. He made his debut in the division on 13 August 2022, starting in a 3–0 home loss to Villarreal CF.
Aguado scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 5 March 2023, netting his team's second in a 2–1 home win over RCD Espanyol. He also featured regularly as Pucela suffered immediate relegation, and left the club in June 2023. [12]
On 11 September 2023, free agent Aguado signed a two-year contract with Espanyol in the second division. [13]