Álvaro Rey
{{short description|Spanish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{family name hatnote|Rey|Vázquez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Álvaro Rey
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Álvaro Rey Vázquez{{cite news|url=https://resultados.as.com/resultados/ficha/deportista/alvaro_rey/19450/|title=Álvaro Rey|newspaper=Diario AS|language=es|access-date=16 June 2022}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|7|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Seville, Spain
| position = Winger
| currentclub = St Joseph's
| clubnumber = 10
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = AD Nervión
| years1 = 2007–2008 | clubs1 = Cerro Águila | caps1 = 35 | goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2008–2010 | clubs2 = Betis C | caps2 = 50 | goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2010 | clubs3 = Betis B | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2010 | clubs4 = Pobla Mafumet | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2010–2012 | clubs5 = Gimnàstic | caps5 = 54 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2012–2013 | clubs6 = Xerez | caps6 = 28 | goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2013–2014 | clubs7 = Toronto FC | caps7 = 20 | goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2014 | clubs8 = Columbus Crew | caps8 = 2 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2014–2017 | clubs9 = Alcorcón | caps9 = 44 | goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2015 | clubs10 = → Murcia (loan) | caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2017 | clubs11 = Panetolikos | caps11 = 9 | goals11 = 2
| years12 = 2017 | clubs12 = Arka Gdynia | caps12 = 1 | goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2017–2018 | clubs13 = Racing Ferrol | caps13 = 13 | goals13 = 4
| years14 = 2018–2020 | clubs14 = Mirandés | caps14 = 71 | goals14 = 9
| years15 = 2020–2021 | clubs15 = Bolívar | caps15 = 12 | goals15 = 2
| years16 = 2022 | clubs16 = Deportivo La Coruña | caps16 = 11 | goals16 = 1
| years17 = 2022–2023 | clubs17 = Xerez | caps17 = 25 | goals17 = 8
| years18 = 2023– | clubs18 = St Joseph's | caps18 = 40 | goals18 = 11
| totalcaps = | totalgoals =
| club-update = 09:40, 26 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Álvaro Rey Vázquez (born 11 July 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Gibraltarian club St Joseph's.
Club career
Rey was born in Seville, Andalusia. In the summer of 2010, after playing with both Real Betis' reserve teams, he signed for Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Segunda División. He made his official debut on 31 October, featuring five minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Córdoba CF,{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2010/11/01/pagina-21/6074844/pdf.html#|title=El Nàstic no logra salir del pozo|trans-title=Nàstic do not emerge from pit|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=José|last=Alvarado|language=es|date=1 November 2010|access-date=30 November 2017}} and spent the vast majority of his first professional season switching between Gimnàstic and its farm team, CF Pobla de Mafumet.
On 4 December 2010, Rey started for Nàstic for the first time, in a 1–2 home defeat to Villarreal CF B.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/2010/12/05/pagina-40/6135057/pdf.html#|title=El Villarreal B hace al Nàstic farolillo rojo|trans-title=Villarreal B make Nàstic dead last|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|first=José|last=Alvarado|language=es|date=5 December 2010|access-date=30 November 2017}} He scored his first goal for the Catalans on 21 January 2012, the only in the home match against Elche CF,{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/2012/01/21/futbol/2adivision/1327175951.html|title=El Elche sucumbe ante el colista|trans-title=Elche succumb to bottom-placed|newspaper=Marca|language=es|date=21 January 2012|access-date=30 November 2017}} but they eventually suffered relegation.
After two seasons with Gimnàstic, Rey was released.{{cite web|url=http://www.gimnasticdetarragona.com/cat2/act-noticia.php?id=4850¬icia|title=Llista de baixes|trans-title=List of released players|publisher=Gimnàstic Tarragona|language=ca|date=3 July 2012|access-date=8 July 2012}} On 17 July 2012, he joined Xerez CD on a two-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.xerezcd.com/noticias.php?id=8258|title=Comunicado oficial|trans-title=Official announcement|publisher=Xerez CD|language=es|date=17 July 2012|access-date=22 July 2012}}
The club dropped two levels at the end of the 2012–13 campaign due to financial irregularities, and subsequently Rey went on trial with Toronto FC of the Major League Soccer, appearing in a reserve team match and agreeing to a deal on 25 July 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2013/07/reds-sign-spanish-winger|title=Reds sign Spanish winger|publisher=Toronto FC|date=25 July 2013|access-date=25 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728091721/http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2013/07/reds-sign-spanish-winger|archive-date=28 July 2013}} He scored his first goal for his new club on 28 September, in a 4–1 win over D.C. United.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/toronto-fc-4-dc-united-1-mls-match-recap|title=Toronto FC 4, DC United 1 {{!}} MLS Match Recap|publisher=Major League Soccer|first=Steve|last=Bottjer|date=28 September 2013|access-date=16 June 2022}}
On 6 June 2014, Rey was traded to Columbus Crew for Dominic Oduro.{{cite web|url=https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-acquires-midfielder-alvaro-rey-toronto-fc|title=Crew acquires midfielder Alvaro Rey from Toronto FC|publisher=Columbus Crew|date=6 June 2014|access-date=16 June 2022}} His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 15 July, after alleging personal reasons,{{cite web|url=https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/crew-mutually-agrees-part-ways-midfielder-alvaro-rey|title=Crew mutually agrees to part ways with midfielder Alvaro Rey|publisher=Columbus Crew|date=15 July 2014|access-date=16 June 2022}} and he signed with AD Alcorcón later the same day.{{cite web|url=https://www.adalcorcon.com/noticia/alvaro-rey-septimo-refuerzo-de-la-a-d-alcorcon|title=Álvaro Rey, séptimo refuerzo de la A.D. Alcorcón|trans-title=Álvaro Rey, A.D. Alcorcón's seventh signing|publisher=AD Alcorcón|language=es|date=15 July 2014|access-date=16 June 2022}}
On 14 February 2017, Rey agreed to a six-month contract at Super League Greece side Panetolikos FC. On 16 July, he moved to the Polish Ekstraklasa with Arka Gdynia.{{cite web|url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/279/news2790877-Alvaro-Rey-pilkarzem-Arki.html|title=Álvaro Rey piłkarzem Arki|trans-title=Álvaro Rey an Arka player|publisher=90 Minut|language=pl|date=13 July 2017|access-date=16 July 2017}}
After spells with clubs in Bolivia and the Spanish lower leagues – the exception to this was in the 2019–20 season, when he scored five second-tier goals for CD Mirandés{{cite web|url=https://www.cdmirandes.com/noticias/150-partidos-de-alvaro-rey-en-segunda-division|title=150 partidos de Álvaro Rey en Segunda División|trans-title=150 matches for Álvaro Rey in Segunda División|publisher=CD Mirandés|language=es|date=2 March 2020|access-date=7 September 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cdmirandes.com/noticias/martin-merquelanz-sexto-goleador-de-la-liga-smartbank|title=Martín Merquelanz, sexto goleador de la Liga Smartbank|trans-title=Martín Merquelanz, sixth top scorer in Smartbank League|publisher=CD Mirandés|language=es|date=10 March 2020|access-date=7 September 2023}}{{cite news|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/cronica/2020/06/18/5eeb84b8e2704e3e508b4605.html|title=El Mirandés asalta El Alcoraz y se mete en zona de 'playoffs'|trans-title=Mirandés take El Alcoraz and reach playoff zone|newspaper=Marca|first=Cristian|last=Serrano|language=es|date=18 June 2020|access-date=7 September 2023}}– Rey joined St Joseph's F.C. of the Gibraltar Football League in July 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.stjosephsfcgib.co.uk/news/breaking--saints-make-exciting-signing-as-rey-arrives|title=Breaking: Saints make exciting signing as Rey arrives|publisher=St Joseph's F.C.|date=3 July 2023|access-date=4 July 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 14 June 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Gimnàstic
|29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12
|Segunda División |25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1 | |
| Xerez
|Segunda División |28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 3 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Toronto
|2013{{Soccerway|alvaro-rey-vazquez/60044}} |13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2014
|Major League Soccer |7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| Columbus Crew
|2014 |Major League Soccer |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Alcorcón
|Segunda División |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16
|Segunda División |25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|Segunda División |6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!44 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |
| Murcia (loan)
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=PPO|Appearances in promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Panetolikos
|9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Arka Gdynia
|1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||
| Racing Ferrol
|Segunda División B |13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 4 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Mirandés
|Segunda División B |37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|name=PPO}} | 2 | 43 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20
|Segunda División |34 | 5 | 7 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!71 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 84 | 14 | |
| rowspan="3"|Bolívar
|2020 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2021
|Bolivian Primera División |12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | |
| Deportivo
|11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=PPO}} | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!269 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 313 | 29 |
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References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|400376}}
- [http://beticopedia.blogspot.com/2011/12/alvaro-rey.html Beticopedia profile] {{in lang|es}}
- {{MLS player|alvaro-rey}}
- {{90minut|33496}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rey, Alvaro}}
Category:21st-century Spanish sportsmen
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Seville
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:Primera Federación players
Category:Tercera Federación players
Category:Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers
Category:CF Pobla de Mafumet footballers
Category:Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
Category:AD Alcorcón footballers
Category:Real Murcia CF players
Category:Racing de Ferrol footballers
Category:CD Mirandés footballers
Category:Deportivo de La Coruña players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Columbus Crew players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:Panetolikos F.C. players
Category:Bolivian Primera División players
Category:Gibraltar National League players
Category:St Joseph's F.C. players
Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Gibraltar
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