Alfonso Pastor

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| name = Alfonso Pastor

| image =

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| full_name = Alfonso Pastor Vacas

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|10|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bujalance, Spain

| height = 1.89 m{{cite web |url=https://sevillafc.es/equipos/sevilla-atletico/alfonso-p |title=Alfonso Pastor |publisher=Sevilla FC |access-date=16 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716165134/https://sevillafc.es/equipos/sevilla-atletico/alfonso-p |archive-date=16 July 2022}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Levante

| clubnumber = 13

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Bujalance

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Séneca

| youthyears3 = 2013–2019 | youthclubs3 = Sevilla

| years1 = 2019–2022 | clubs1 = Sevilla B | caps1 = 48 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2020–2024 | clubs2 = Sevilla | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022–2023 | clubs3 = → Castellón (loan) | caps3 = 34 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2024– | clubs4 = Levante | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2017 | nationalteam1 = Spain U17 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 1 June 2025

| nationalteam-update =

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Alfonso Pastor Vacas (born 4 October 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Levante UD.

Club career

Born in Bujalance, Seville, Andalusia, Pastor joined Sevilla FC's youth setup in 2013,{{cite web|url=https://sevilla.abc.es/orgullodenervion/noticias-sevilla-fc/sevi-sevilla-alfonso-pastor-unica-nota-positiva-aciaga-noche-champions-202012031006_noticia.html|title=Alfonso Pastor, la única nota positiva de una aciaga noche de Champions|trans-title=Alfonso Pastor, the only positive note of a ominous Champions night|work=ABC|language=es|date=3 December 2020|accessdate=16 December 2020}} after representing Séneca CF and AD FB de Bujalance.{{cite web|url=https://www.diariocordoba.com/noticias/deportes/alfonso-pastor-cordobes-champions_1400257.html|title=Alfonso Pastor, un cordobés en la Champions|trans-title=Alfonso Pastor, a cordobés in the Champions|work=Diario de Córdoba|language=es|date=3 December 2020|accessdate=16 December 2020}} On 1 September 2018, while still a youth, he renewed his contract until 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.sevillafc.es/actualidad/noticias/alfonso-pastor-renueva-2021|title=El guardameta canterano Alfonso Pastor renueva hasta 2021|trans-title=Youth squad goalkeeper Alfonso Pastor renews until 2021|publisher=Sevilla FC|language=es|date=1 September 2018|accessdate=16 December 2020}}

Pastor made his senior debut with the reserves on 30 March 2019, starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B home win against UD Almería B.{{cite web|url=https://eldesmarque.com/sevilla/sevilla-futbol-club/1148225-alfonso-pastor-el-portero-canterano-que-aprieta|title=Alfonso Pastor, el portero canterano que aprieta|trans-title=Alfonso Pastor, the youth squad goalkeeper who pushes for it|work=El Desmarque|language=es|date=30 March 2019|accessdate=16 December 2020}} Definitely promoted to the B-side for the 2019–20 campaign, he was mainly a first-choice{{cite web|url=https://www.eldiadecordoba.es/cordobacf/cordoba-cf-alfonso-pastor-sevilla-atletico_0_1395160823.html|title=Alfonso Pastor, un cordobés cerca de las estrellas|trans-title=Alfonso Pastor, a cordobés close to the stars|work=El Día de Córdoba|language=es|date=27 September 2019|accessdate=16 December 2020}} as the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 3 December 2020, as starter Bono tested positive to COVID-19 and immediate backup Tomáš Vaclík suffered an injury in the warm-up, Pastor made his first team debut by playing the full 90 minutes of a 4–0 home loss against Chelsea.{{cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2020/12/02/primera/1606940488_910701.html|title=Alfonso Pastor debuta en la portería del Sevilla ante el Chelsea, por la baja de Vaclik|trans-title=Alfonso Pastor debuts on the goal of Sevilla after the injury of Vaclik|work=Diario AS|language=es|date=3 December 2020|accessdate=16 December 2020}} He subsequently lost his starting spot to Javi Díaz at the B-side, before being loaned out to Primera Federación side CD Castellón on 16 August 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.cdcastellon.com/comunicado-oficial-alfonso-pastor/|title=Alfonso Pastor, nuevo jugador del CD Castellón|trans-title=Alfonso Pastor, new player of CD Castellón|publisher=CD Castellón|language=es|date=16 August 2022|accessdate=22 July 2024}}

On 17 January 2024, after spending the first half of the campaign unregistered, Pastor joined Levante UD on a short-term deal;{{cite web|url=https://www.levanteud.com/noticias/alfonso-pastor-refuerza-la-porteria-del-atletico-levante-ud|title=Alfonso Pastor refuerza la portería del Atlético Levante UD|trans-title=Alfonso Pastor bolsters the goal of Atlético Levante UD|publisher=Levante UD|language=es|date=17 January 2024|accessdate=22 July 2024}} despite being announced at the reserves, he never featured for the side, being only a third-choice behind Joan Femenías and Andrés Fernández with the main squad. On 4 July, he renewed his contract until 2026.{{cite web|url=https://www.levanteud.com/noticias/alfonso-pastor-renueva-su-vinculacion-con-el-levante-ud|title=Alfonso Pastor renueva su vinculación con el Levante UD|trans-title=Alfonso Pastor renews his link with Levante UD|publisher=Levante UD|language=es|date=4 July 2024|accessdate=22 July 2024}}

International career

Pastor represented Spain at under-17 level in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, acting as a backup to Álvaro Fernández as his side finished second in the tournament.{{cite web|url=https://eldesmarque.com/sevilla/sevilla-futbol-club/97875-lara-y-alfonso-subcampeones-del-mundo-sub-17|title=Lara y Alfonso, subcampeones del mundo sub 17|trans-title=Lara and Alfonso, second place in the U-17 World Cup|work=El Desmarque|language=es|date=28 October 2017|accessdate=16 December 2020}}