Alfonso Espino
Luis Alfonso Espino García (born 5 January 1992), commonly known as Pacha Espino, is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a left back for Spanish club Cádiz CF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Alfonso Espino García | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | San Jacinto, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cádiz | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huracán Buceo | |||
| Miramar Misiones | |||
| Nacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Nacional | 132 | (4) |
| 2019– | Cádiz | 54 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2020 | |||
Club career
Born in San Jacinto, Espino joined Nacional's youth setup in 2012, from Miramar Misiones.[1] He made his senior debut on 1 February 2014, starting in a 2–0 away win against Racing Montevideo for the Uruguayan Primera División championship.
Espino scored his first senior goal on 24 April 2016, netting the game's only in a home defeat of Fénix. A regular starter, he lifted the 2014–15 and 2016 league titles with the club.
On 28 January 2019, Espino moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract with Segunda División side Cádiz CF.[2]
References
- "Alfonso Espino, la ruta del campeón: desde San Jacinto en ómnibus a Los Céspedes" [Alfonso Espino, the rout of the champion: since San Jacinto on the bus to Los Céspedes] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- "'Pacha' Espino se convierte en el primer fichaje invernal" ['Pacha' Espino becomes the first winter signing] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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