Álvaro Peña Herrero

Álvaro Peña
Personal information
Full nameÁlvaro Peña Herrero
Date of birth24 October 1991
Place of birthBilbao, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Lugo
Number21
Youth career
2006–2010Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2011Baskonia52(5)
2011–2013Bilbao Athletic63(2)
2012Athletic Bilbao0(0)
2013–Lugo54(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 February 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Peña and the second or maternal family name is Herrero.

Álvaro Peña Herrero (born 24 October 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for CD Lugo mainly as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Bilbao, Biscay, Peña joined local Athletic Bilbao's youth system in 2006, aged 15. After appearing for farm team CD Baskonia, he went on to spend two full seasons with the B-side in Segunda División B.

On 28 November 2012 Peña made his debut with the main squad, starting in a 0–2 away win against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C. for the campaign's UEFA Europa League.[1] He scored two goals in 34 games for the reserves in his last year, playoffs included.

On 3 July 2013 Peña signed a two-year deal with CD Lugo, in Segunda División.[2] He made his league debut on 17 August, playing 65 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against CD Numancia,[3] and scored his first goal as a professional on 19 October by netting his team's second in a 3–3 draw at Recreativo de Huelva.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Athletic post comfortable Kiryat Shmona win; UEFA.com, 28 November 2012
  2. ↑ Lugo: Álvaro Peña, dos años con los gallegos (Lugo: Álvaro Peña, two years with the Galicians); Todo Mercado Web, 3 July 2013 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Lugo y Numancia firman un pacto de no agresión (Lugo and Numancia sign pact of no aggression); Marca, 17 August 2013 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Decano salvó un punto tras remontar tres goles 'in extremis' (The Dean rescued point after coming back from three-goal deficit 'in the nick of time'); Marca, 19 October 2013 (Spanish)

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