Álvaro Negredo

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Negredo and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Álvaro Negredo

Negredo playing for Manchester City in 2013
Personal information
Full nameÁlvaro Negredo Sánchez[1]
Date of birth20 August 1985
Place of birthMadrid, Spain
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Valencia
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number7
Youth career
1997–2001Escuela Fútbol A.F.E
2001–2004Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2005Rayo Vallecano B40(28)
2004–2005Rayo Vallecano12(1)
2005–2007Real Madrid B65(22)
2007–2009Almería70(32)
2009Real Madrid0(0)
2009–2013Sevilla139(70)
2013–Manchester City32(9)
2014–→ Valencia (loan)25(5)
National team‡
2006Spain U211(0)
2009–Spain21(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:21, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

Álvaro Negredo Sánchez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo neˈɣɾeðo ˈsant͡ʃeθ]; born 20 August 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF on loan from Manchester City as a striker.

Nicknamed La fiera de Vallecas (The beast of Vallecas),[2][3] his early career was associated with Real Madrid, although he could never become a part of its first-team setup, going on to represent other clubs in his country, with his longest spell being at Sevilla. Over the course of seven seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 228 games and 105 goals.

A Spanish international since 2009, Negredo was part of the team that won Euro 2012.

Club career

Real Madrid

Born in Madrid, Negredo started his career at local Rayo Vallecano, making his professional debuts in early 2005 with the club in Segunda División B. He switched during that summer to another side in the country's capital, ending his formation in Real Madrid affiliate Real Madrid Castilla.

In his last season Negredo developed as a striker, scoring 18 league goals although he could not prevent Castilla's drop from Segunda División. He did manage to impress first-team coach Fabio Capello and was called for a few games in the Copa del Rey, but remained an unused substitute; finally, he made his debut for the main squad in a friendly against Atlético Madrid.

Almería

In July 2007 Negredo was sold to La Liga newcomers UD Almería, with Real Madrid having an option to rebuy. He made his top flight debut on 26 August in a 3–0 shock win at Deportivo de La Coruña; on 2 February 2008 he scored from the penalty spot in a 2–0 home win against his former team[4] and, on 19 April, he added two – after having missed a penalty kick – in a 4–1 away success against UEFA Cup and Spanish Cup holders Sevilla FC.[5]

Negredo finished the campaign as Almería's topscorer with 13 goals, as the side from Andalusia finished eighth. In 2008–09 he netted five in the team's first six matches, including a 95th-minute winner against neighbours Recreativo de Huelva (1–0) on 28 September 2008; in February of the following year he scored a brace against Valencia CF, which took his league tally to ten, albeit in a 2–3 away loss,[6] and finished with 19 successful strikes, with the club producing a slightly less successful season.

Return to Real Madrid

Real Madrid exercised their buyback option of a reported €5 million on Negredo during the summer of 2009,[7] and the player returned to training with the club on 10 July.[8] In the pre-season he scored the fourth goal against LDU Quito, in a 4–2 win for the Peace Cup.[9]

Negredo had been tipped to join Real Zaragoza or Hull City, but finally decided to sign a reported five-year deal with Sevilla for €15 million, with Real Madrid having an option to rebuy the player in the first two years.[10][11] New club manager Manuel Pellegrini could not guarantee him first-team football with the likes of Karim Benzema, Gonzalo Higuaín, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Cristiano Ronaldo in the squad, and subsequently advised him to leave and join Sevilla in order to fulfill his potential; Negredo later revealed his admiration for Pellegrini's honesty.[12]

Sevilla

Negredo made his debut for Sevilla on 31 August 2009 against Valencia, coming as a substitute in the 37th minute on a 0–2 away loss. Two weeks later he scored his first goal, against CA Osasuna in a 2–0 away success.[13]

A starter throughout most of the 2009–10 season, with Luís Fabiano and Frédéric Kanouté fighting for the other striker berth, Negredo's first year was highly irregular. He suffered a scoring drought that lasted (in the league alone) 12 games, only ending on 2 May 2010 in a 3–1 home win against Atlético Madrid, his two goals coming from penalties (he had already lost his starting position at the time, but the Malian was suspended for that game); he added another brace the following match, a 5–1 away routing of Racing de Santander for a total of 11 in the league, grabbing another in the UEFA Champions League; he was also sent off three times in the season, the last of which almost prevented his participation in the domestic cup final against Atlético Madrid after insulting the assistant referee in Sevilla's 3–2 win at former club Almería (the ban was later lifted and he was allowed to play – Fabiano was unavailable for the match through injury – in the 2–0 final win).[14]

Negredo in action for Sevilla in 2012

Negredo was an undisputed first-choice for Sevilla in the 2010–11 campaign – Fabiano also returned to São Paulo FC in March 2011 – scoring 27 official goals, 20 in the league. Highlights included braces against Villarreal CF (3–3 away draw in the cup, with his team eventually reaching the semifinals), Deportivo (3–3 away draw[15]), Real Madrid (2–6 home loss,[16]) Osasuna (2–3 loss, away[17]) and RCD Espanyol (3–2 away win[18]).

Negredo took his 2012–13 league total to 13 on 4 March 2013, after netting a hat-trick in a 4–1 home success over Celta de Vigo.[19] He scored all of his team's goals on the last day of the season, a 4–3 home win against Valencia CF, clinching the Zarra Trophy in the process.[20]

Manchester City

Negredo (right) with Pablo Zabaleta after winning the 2014 League Cup

On 19 July 2013, Manchester City announced the signing of Negredo.[21] The fee was reported as £16.4 million plus add-ons,[22] and he signed a four-year deal.[23] He moved to the Premier League club shortly after teammate Jesús Navas.

Negredo made his league debut on 19 August 2013, coming on as a substitute for countryman David Silva in a 4–0 home win against Newcastle United. He scored his first goal for the club the following match on 25 August, netting from a header in a 2–3 defeat at newly promoted Cardiff City,[24] He scored his first goal at the City of Manchester Stadium in the next round, a 2–0 home success over Hull City.[25]

On 5 November 2013 Negredo scored his first hat-trick for City, contributing to a 5–2 group stage home win against PFC CSKA Moscow which qualified the former to the round-of-16.[26] This was the first-ever time a Manchester City player had scored three goals in the same match in the Champions League.[27] He repeated the feat on 8 January of the following year, contributing decisively to a 6–0 home routing of West Ham United in the first leg of the Football League Cup semi-final;[28] despite not scoring for City since January 2014, Negredo finished the season with 23 goals in all competitions comprised in 48 appearances.[29]

Loan to Valencia

On 1 September 2014 Negredo signed a loan deal with an obligatory purchase clause with Valencia, which required the club to purchase his rights at the end of the campaign, for an amount believed to be around €27 million.[30][31]

International career

Negredo on the substitutes' bench for Spain in 2013

On 6 October 2009 Negredo received his first call to the Spanish senior team, for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Armenia on the 10th, following the injuries of David Villa and Daniel Güiza. He made his debut replacing Fernando Torres early in the second half of an eventual 2–1 away win.

Four days later Negredo started and scored twice – also providing two assists – in another away fixture, against Bosnia and Herzegovina (5–2 triumph), as Spain eventually won all ten group matches.[32] He was, however, overlooked for the final stages in South Africa, with the national team winning the tournament.

Negredo was chosen by manager Vicente del Bosque for his UEFA Euro 2012 squad. He played twice in the tournament in Poland and Ukraine, including one start against Portugal in the semifinals (4–2 penalty shootout win, 0–0 after 120 minutes).[33]

Negredo was one of seven players cut from Spain's final squad for the 2014 World Cup, alongside City teammate Navas.[34]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 October 2009 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–3 2–5 2010 World Cup qualification
2. 14 October 2009 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–4 2–5 2010 World Cup qualification
3. 4 June 2011 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States  United States 0–2 0–4 Friendly
4. 6 September 2011 Las Gaunas, Logroño, Spain  Liechtenstein 1–0 6–0 Euro 2012 qualifying
5. 6 September 2011 Las Gaunas, Logroño, Spain  Liechtenstein 2–0 6–0 Euro 2012 qualifying
6. 30 May 2012 Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland  South Korea 4–1 4–1 Friendly
7. 14 August 2013 Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador  Ecuador 0–1 0–2 Friendly
8. 6 September 2013 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Finland 0–2 0–2 2014 World Cup qualification
9. 11 October 2013 Iberostar Stadium, Palma, Spain  Belarus 2–0 2–1 2014 World Cup qualification
10. 15 October 2013 Carlos Belmonte, Albacete, Spain  Georgia 1–0 2–0 2014 World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Sevilla
Manchester City

Country

Individual

Statistics

Club

As of 13 April 2015
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rayo Vallecano B 2003–04[35] Tercera División 1514————1514
2004–05[35] Tercera División 2514————2514
Total 4028————4028
Rayo Vallecano 2004–05[36] Segunda División B 12100——1[lower-alpha 1]0131
Real Madrid B 2005–06[37] Segunda División 254————254
2006–07[38] Segunda División 4018————4018
Total 6522————6522
Almería 2007–08[39] La Liga 361320———3813
2008–09[40] La Liga 341910———3519
Total 703230———7332
Sevilla 2009–10[41] La Liga 351172—7[lower-alpha 2]1—4914
2010–11[42] La Liga 382075—8[lower-alpha 3]12[lower-alpha 4]05526
2011–12[43] La Liga 301440—2[lower-alpha 5]0—3614
2012–13[44] La Liga 362566———4231
Total 139702413—1722018285
Manchester City 2013–14[45] Premier League 32943567[lower-alpha 2]5—4823
Valencia 2014–15[46] La Liga 24441———285
Career total 38116635175624730448194
  1. ↑ Appearance in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in Supercopa de España
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 19 November 2013.[47]
International statistics
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2009 4 2
2010 0 0
2011 3 3
2012 5 1
2013 9 4
Total 21 10

Personal life

Negredo's older brothers, César and Rubén, are also footballers, the former a defender, the latter a forward. Both played their entire careers in division three or lower.[48][49][50]

References

  1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League squad numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Negredo carga contra el trabajo de cantera en el Real Madrid" [Negredo blasts youth system approach in Real Madrid]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 December 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Negredo: "Ramón Martínez fue quien me cazó"" [Negredo: "Ramón Martínez was the one who spotted me"] (in Spanish). Jugadores de Fútbol. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Almería take pride after Madrid fall; UEFA.com
  5. ↑ "Sevilla FC 1–4 Almeria". ESPN Soccernet. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Valencia 3–2 Almeria". ESPN Soccernet. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  7. ↑ El Madrid recupera a Negredo por 5 millones (Madrid recovers Negredo for 5 millions); Diario AS, 8 June 2009 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Comienza el trabajo (Work starts); Real Madrid C.F. 10 July 2009 (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Real Madrid 4–2 LDU Quito; Goal.com, 28 July 2009
  10. ↑ Real Madrid's Álvaro Negredo to join Sevilla; Goal.com, 20 August 2009
  11. ↑ Negredo transferred to Sevilla FC; Real Madrid C.F. 20 August 2009
  12. ↑ "Forget burly physique, beard and tattoos... I'm a big softie at heart, says The Beast". Daily Mail. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Sevilla canter to victory". ESPN Soccernet. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  14. ↑ "Negredo podrá jugar la final de la Copa del Rey" [Negredo will be able to play Copa del Rey final]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 May 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2010.
  15. ↑ "Laure strike earns point". ESPN Soccernet. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  16. ↑ "Ronaldo bags four in Real rout". ESPN Soccernet. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  17. ↑ "Osasuna hit back for stunning win". ESPN Soccernet. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  18. ↑ "Sevilla seal top-five finish". ESPN Soccernet. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  19. ↑ "Navas crea y Negredo ejecuta" [Navas creates and Negredo executes]. Marca (in Spanish). 4 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  20. ↑ "Negredo buries Valencia UCL hopes". ESPN FC. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  21. ↑ "Alvaro Negredo signs for City". Manchester City F.C. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  22. ↑ "Manchester City complete Alvaro Negredo signing". The Daily Telegraph. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  23. ↑ "Manchester City player contract dates". Manchester Evening News. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  24. ↑ "Cardiff 3–2 Man City". BBC Sport. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  25. ↑ "Man City 2–0 Hull City". BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  26. ↑ "Negredo leads way as City secure progress". UEFA.com. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  27. ↑ "Negredo delight as Agüero partnership thrives". UEFA.com. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  28. ↑ "City 6–0 West Ham". Manchester City F.C. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  29. ↑ "They've notched up 115 goals already this season and even their defenders are scoring... but can City hit the 200 mark?". Daily Mail. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  30. ↑ Official VCF announcement – Álvaro Negredo; Valencia's official website, 2 September 2014
  31. ↑ "Manchester City ready to let Alvaro Negredo move to Valencia while Micah Richards joins Fiorentina". The Daily Telegraph. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  32. ↑ "Una España de diez, una España plena" [10-grade Spain, full-on Spain]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 October 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  33. ↑ "Spain survive test of nerve to reach final". UEFA.com. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  34. ↑ "World Cup 2014: Spain drop Alvaro Negredo and Jesus Navas". BBC Sport. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 Malheiro, Rui (2 September 2009). "Álvaro Negredo" (in Spanish). Futebol Mundial. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  36. ↑ "Negredo: Álvaro Negredo Sánchez: 2004–05". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  37. ↑ "Negredo: Álvaro Negredo Sánchez: 2005–06". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  38. ↑ "Negredo: Álvaro Negredo Sánchez: 2006–07". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  39. ↑ "Negredo: Álvaro Negredo Sánchez: 2007–08". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  40. ↑ "Negredo: Álvaro Negredo Sánchez: 2008–09". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  41. ↑ "Negredo: Álvaro Negredo Sánchez: 2009–10". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  42. ↑ "Negredo: Álvaro Negredo Sánchez: 2010–11". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  43. ↑ "Negredo: Álvaro Negredo Sánchez: 2011–12". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  44. ↑ "Negredo: Álvaro Negredo Sánchez: 2012–13". BDFutbol. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  45. ↑ "Games played by Alvaro Negredo in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  46. ↑ "Negredo". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  47. ↑ Álvaro Negredo at National-Football-Teams.com
  48. ↑ César Negredo at BDFutbol
  49. ↑ Rubén Negredo at BDFutbol
  50. ↑ Palabra de los Negredo (Word of Negredo); Deia, 28 February 2010 (Spanish)

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