Kily Álvarez

Kily
Personal information
Full nameDavid Álvarez Aguirre
Date of birth5 February 1984
Place of birthAvilés, Spain
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionRight back
Club information
Current team
L'Entregu
Youth career
1995–2003Oviedo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2004Oviedo26(1)
2004–2006Langreo64(4)
2006–2008Atlético Madrid B44(0)
2008–2009Orihuela12(1)
2009–2010Novelda29(3)
2010Marino6(0)
2010–2013Langreo80(4)
2013Noja10(0)
2014Cudillero19(1)
2015–L'Entregu0(0)
National team‡
2007–Equatorial Guinea20(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Aguirre.

David Álvarez Aguirre (born 5 February 1984), commonly known as Kily, is an Equatoguinean footballer who plays for L'Entregu CF mainly as a right back.

Early life

Kily was born in Avilés, Asturias, Spain to a Spanish mother and an Equatoguinean father, never knowing the latter.[1]

Club career

After finishing his formation with the club, Kily started playing with Real Oviedo, having the honour of scoring its first-ever goal in Tercera División.[1] He spent his entire career in the Spanish lower leagues, also representing UP Langreo (two spells),[2][3][4] Atlético Madrid B,[5] Orihuela CF, Novelda CF, Marino de Luanco,[6] SD Noja and CD Cudillero.

International career

Kily made his debut for Equatorial Guinea in 2007.[7] He was selected to the squad that appeared at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations on home soil,[8] where on 25 January he scored arguably the country's most important goal, netting in the 90th minute for a 2–1 group stage win against Senegal, which meant the hosts qualified to the quarterfinals at the expense of precisely their opponents.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 La hazaña de Kily (Kily's exploit); La Nueva España, 27 January 2012 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Kily vuelve al Langreo en la visita del Uni (Kily returns for Langreo in Uni visit); La Nueva España, 12 February 2012 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Kily jugador del U.P. Langreo nuevamente convocado por la selección de Guinea Ecuatorial (Kily U.P. Langreo again calledup by Equatorial Guinea national team); Asturias Deportiva, 18 May 2012 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Kily: «Quiero subir por fin en una promoción» (Kily: «I want to promote in playoffs already»); La Nueva España, 25 April 2013 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Agüero deja muestra de su clase con un golazo ante el Atlético B (Agüero showcases class with superb goal against Atlético B); Marca, 22 July 2006 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Kily: «Tenía ganas de volver y el Marino es la mejor opción» (Kily: «I was looking forward to returning and Marino is the best option»); La Nueva España, 25 June 2010 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Atlético: Kili y Bertin, convocados por Guinea y Haití (Atlético: Kili and Bertin, selected by Guinea and Haiti); Noticias, 24 May 2007 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Kily empieza su aventura con Guinea (Kily starts adventure with Guinea); El Comercio, 10 January 2012 (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Unfancied co-hosts Equatorial Guinea sparkle in the rain; The Guardian, 26 January 2012
  10. ↑ Kily, el delantero de Tercera que se ha erigido en el héroe de Guinea (Kily, forward in Tercera who has risen to hero in Guinea); Marca, 26 January 2012 (Spanish)

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