David Álvarez (footballer, born 1994)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = David Álvarez

| image = Deportivo da Coruña - CD Castellón, ida da final da Primeira RFEF 2023-24 - 46.jpg

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| caption = Álvarez playing for Deportivo La Coruña in 2024

| full_name = Antonio David Álvarez Rey

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|12|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Luarca, Spain

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Murcia
(on loan from Deportivo La Coruña)

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Luarca

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Avilés

| youthyears3 = 2012–2013 | youthclubs3 = Oviedo

| years1 = 2012 | clubs1 = Avilés B | caps1 = 3 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2013 | clubs2 = Oviedo B | caps2 = 4 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2013–2014 | clubs3 = Langreo | caps3 = 19 | goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = Caudal | caps4 = 36 | goals4 = 9

| years5 = 2015–2016 | clubs5 = Zamora | caps5 = 37 | goals5 = 13

| years6 = 2016–2017 | clubs6 = Oviedo B | caps6 = 37 | goals6 = 16

| years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = Rápido Bouzas | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = Cerceda | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2018–2019 | clubs9 = Zamora | caps9 = 35 | goals9 = 20

| years10 = 2019–2020 | clubs10 = Langreo | caps10 = 27 | goals10 = 13

| years11 = 2020–2022 | clubs11 = Ibiza | caps11 = 60 | goals11 = 12

| years12 = 2022–2023 | clubs12 = Wisła Płock | caps12 = 18 | goals12 = 9

| years13 = 2023–2024 | clubs13 = Eupen | caps13 = 7 | goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2023–2024 | clubs14 = → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | caps14 = 37 | goals14 = 8

| years15 = 2024– | clubs15 = Deportivo La Coruña | caps15 = 9 | goals15 = 0

| years16 = 2025– | clubs16 = → Murcia (loan) | caps16 = 0 | goals16 = 0

| club-update = 2 February 2025

| nationalteam-update =

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Antonio David Álvarez Rey (born 18 December 1994), sometimes known as Davo, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Murcia CF, on loan from Deportivo de La Coruña. Mainly a right winger, he can also play as a forward.{{Soccerway|antonio-david-alvarez-rey/493898|David Álvarez}}

Club career

Born in Luarca, Asturias, Álvarez represented Luarca CF and Real Avilés CF as a youth.{{cite web|url=https://www.luarcacf.com/david-alvarez-el-gol-en-segunda-b-tiene-acento-luarques/|title=David Álvarez el Gol en Segunda b tiene acento Luarqués|trans-title=David Álvarez the goal in Segunda B has an Luarqués accent|publisher=Luarca CF|language=es|date=31 January 2021|accessdate=10 August 2021}} He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 26 February 2012, starting in a 0–2 Regional Preferente home loss against Valdesoto CF, and scored his first goal on 22 April in a 4–1 away routing of AD Universidad de Oviedo B.

In the 2012 summer, Álvarez moved to Real Oviedo and returned to the youth setup. He then featured rarely with the B-team in Tercera División before signing for fellow league team UP Langreo on 8 October 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.elcomercio.es/v/20131008/deportes/aviles/langreo-ficha-delantero-david-20131008.html|title=El Langreo ficha al delantero David Álvarez|trans-title=Langreo sign the forward David Álvarez|publisher=El Comercio|language=es|date=8 October 2013|accessdate=10 August 2021}}

Álvarez subsequently represented fourth division sides Caudal Deportivo,{{cite web|url=https://www.lne.es/deportes/2014/07/05/david-alvarez-deja-langreo-caudal-20002954.html|title=David Álvarez deja el Langreo y se va al Caudal|trans-title=David Álvarez leaves Langreo and moves to Caudal|publisher=La Nueva España|language=es|date=5 July 2014|accessdate=10 August 2021}} Zamora CF{{cite web|url=https://www.lne.es/deportes/2015/06/27/david-alvarez-deja-caudal-zamora-19775694.html|title=David Álvarez deja el Caudal por el Zamora|trans-title=David Álvarez leaves Caudal for Zamora|publisher=La Nueva España|language=es|date=27 June 2015|accessdate=10 August 2021}} and Oviedo B{{cite web|url=https://www.realoviedo.es/noticia/el-vetusta-se-pone-en-marcha|title=El Vetusta se pone en marcha|trans-title=Vetusta is up and running|publisher=Real Oviedo|language=es|date=13 July 2016|accessdate=10 August 2021}} before joining Segunda División B side Rápido de Bouzas in July 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.farodevigo.es/deportes/2017/07/18/rapido-echa-correr-puesto-16253839.html|title=El Rápido echa a correr con lo puesto|trans-title=Rápido is up and running with nothing but the clothes on their backs|publisher=Faro de Vigo|language=es|date=18 July 2017|accessdate=10 August 2021}} He moved to fellow third division side CCD Cerceda the following January,{{cite web|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/carballo/cerceda/2018/02/07/nuevas-caras-cerceda/0003_201802C7C8996.htm|title=Así son las nuevas caras del Cerceda|trans-title=These are the new facecs of Cerceda|publisher=La Voz de Galicia|language=es|date=7 February 2018|accessdate=10 August 2021}} but returned to Zamora in July 2018 after suffering relegation.{{cite web|url=https://www.zamoracf.es/el-delantero-david-alvarez-ficha-por-el-zamora-cf/?v=19d3326f3137|title=El delantero David Álvarez ficha por el Zamora CF|trans-title=Forward David Álvarez signs for Zamora CF|publisher=Zamora CF|language=es|date=7 July 2018|accessdate=10 August 2021}}

On 3 July 2019, after scoring a career-best 20 goals, Álvarez returned to Langreo, with the club now in division three.{{cite web|url=https://www.lne.es/deportes/2019/07/03/gijones-david-alvarez-regresa-langreo-21355031.html|title=El gijonés David Álvarez regresa al Langreo|trans-title=The gijonés David Álvarez returns to Langreo|publisher=La Nueva España|language=es|date=3 July 2019|accessdate=10 August 2021}} On 13 May 2020, he agreed to a deal with UD Ibiza in the same category,{{cite web|url=https://www.ibizaud.com/davo-nuevo-jugador-del-ibiza-para-la-proxima-temporada/|title=Davo, nuevo jugador del Ibiza para la próxima temporada|trans-title=Davo, new player of Ibiza for the following season|publisher=UD Ibiza|language=es|date=13 May 2020|accessdate=10 August 2021|archive-date=8 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008102447/https://www.ibizaud.com/davo-nuevo-jugador-del-ibiza-para-la-proxima-temporada/|url-status=dead}} and was the club's top goalscorer with ten goals during the campaign, as they achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División.

Álvarez made his professional debut at the age of 26 on 13 August 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ekain Zenitagoia in a 0–0 away draw against Real Zaragoza.{{cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/futbol/segunda-division/zaragoza-vs-ibiza/cronica/2021/08/14/6116d20e268e3e4d628b45ff.html|title=El Zaragoza decepciona y empata ante un valiente Ibiza|trans-title=Zaragoza disappoint and draw against a valiant Ibiza|publisher=Marca|language=es|date=13 August 2021|accessdate=13 August 2021}} On 3 June 2022, he signed a two-year contract with an extension option for Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Płock.{{cite web | url=https://sport.tvp.pl/60555608/pko-bp-ekstraklasa-wisla-plock-zakontraktowala-davo-alvareza-wczesniej-gral-w-hiszpanii | title=Nowy Hiszpan w Ekstraklasie. Strzelał gole w Pucharze Króla | date=3 June 2022 }}

After a successful stint in Poland, with nine goals and three assists in 18 league appearances, Álvarez was transferred to Belgian side KAS Eupen on 31 January 2023.{{cite web |title=KAS Eupen verpflichtet spanischen Angreifer Davo |url=https://www.as-eupen.be/kas-eupen-verpflichtet-spanischen-angreifer-davo/ |publisher=K.A.S. Eupen |language=de |date=31 January 2023}} On 18 July, however, he returned to Spain after being loaned to Primera Federación side Deportivo de La Coruña for one year.{{cite web|url=https://www.rcdeportivo.es/noticias/antonio-david-alvarez-davo-nuevo-jugador-del-depor-2023-24|title=Antonio David Álvarez 'Davo', nuevo jugador del Dépor 2023–24|trans-title=Antonio David Álvarez 'Davo', new player of Dépor 2023–24|publisher=Deportivo La Coruña|language=es|date=18 July 2023|accessdate=18 July 2024}}

Regularly used as Dépor achieved promotion to the second division, Álvarez signed a permanent two-year contract with the club on 19 June 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.rcdeportivo.es/noticias/davo-se-incorpora-definitivamente-al-depor-hasta-junio-de-2026|title=Davo se incorpora definitivamente al Dépor hasta junio de 2026|trans-title=Davo joins Dépor permanently until June 2026|publisher=Deportivo La Coruña|language=es|date=19 June 2024|accessdate=18 July 2024}} On 3 February of the following year, he moved to Real Murcia CF on loan.{{cite web|publisher=Real Murcia CF|url=https://www.realmurcia.es/davo-polivalencia-experiencia-y-gol-para-el-ataque-del-real-murcia/|title=Davo, polivalencia, experiencia y gol para el ataque|date=3 February 2025|access-date=3 February 2025|language=es}}