Álvaro Peña Herrero
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Peña Herrero | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Bilbao, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Racing Santander | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Basconia | 52 | (5) |
| 2011–2013 | Bilbao Athletic | 63 | (2) |
| 2012 | Athletic Bilbao | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Lugo | 65 | (4) |
| 2015– | Racing Santander | 11 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2015. | |||
Álvaro Peña Herrero (born 24 October 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Racing de Santander 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 Basconia, 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
- ↑ Athletic post comfortable Kiryat Shmona win; UEFA.com, 28 November 2012
- ↑ Lugo: Álvaro Peña, dos años con los gallegos (Lugo: Álvaro Peña, two years with the Galicians); Todo Mercado Web, 3 July 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Lugo y Numancia firman un pacto de no agresión (Lugo and Numancia sign pact of no aggression); Marca, 17 August 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ 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)
External links
- Athletic Bilbao profile
- Álvaro Peña profile at BDFutbol
- Álvaro Peña profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Álvaro Peña – UEFA competition record
- Álvaro Peña profile at Soccerway
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