Erik Expósito

Erik Alexander Expósito Hernández (born 23 June 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Polish club Śląsk Wrocław as a forward.

Erik Expósito
Personal information
Full name Erik Alexander Expósito Hernández
Date of birth (1996-06-23) 23 June 1996
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Śląsk Wrocław
Number 9
Youth career
Unión La Paz
Verdellada
Paracuellos
Barranco Hondo
Lorquí
2015 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Málaga B 1 (0)
2016 → Rayo Cantabria (loan) 18 (6)
2016–2019 Las Palmas B 54 (29)
2017–2019 Las Palmas 12 (1)
2018–2019 → Córdoba (loan) 7 (0)
2019– Śląsk Wrocław 45 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:49, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Expósito and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Expósito joined Málaga CF's youth setup in January 2015, after stints at AJ Unión La Paz, CD Verdellada, CD Paracuellos, Atlético Barranco Hondo and ADM Lorquí.[1][2] He made his debut with the reserves on 27 September of that year, coming on as a substitute for goalscorer Kuki Zalazar in a 5–0 Tercera División home routing of Atarfe Industrial CF.[3]

On 2 January 2016 he was loaned to fellow fourth tier club Deportivo Rayo Cantabria, until June.[4] After appearing regularly he moved to another reserve team, UD Las Palmas Atlético in the same division on 18 July.[5]

On 26 April 2017 Expósito made his first team – and La Liga – debut, starting in a 0–3 away loss against CD Leganés.[6] On 16 June, he was promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017–18 campaign.[7]

Expósito scored his first professional goal on 5 March 2018, netting the opener in a 1–2 loss at Celta de Vigo. He contributed with ten first-team appearances during the campaign, as his side suffered relegation.

On 31 August 2018, Expósito was loaned to Segunda División side Córdoba CF, for one year.[8] The following 25 January, after being rarely used, his loan was cut short.[9]

Expósito moved abroad on 27 June 2019, signing a three-year deal with Polish Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław after his Las Palmas contract expired.[10] On 21 September, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–4 home draw against local rivals Zagłębie Lubin.[11]

References
  1. "Entrevista. Erik Expósito: "Cada vez estamos mejor y con más confianza"" [Interview. Erik Expósito: "We are better each time and with more confidence"] (in Spanish). Vavel. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. "El Málaga pierde a Pepín, pero se refuerza para ser campeón" [Málaga lose Pepín, but bolster to become champion] (in Spanish). Cuenta con la Cantera. 21 February 2015. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. "El Malagueño golea 5–0 a un Atarfe con nueve" [Malagueño thrash by 5–0 a nine-man Atarfe] (in Spanish). Diario Sur. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. "Erik Expósito y Jerin Ramos, nuevos jugadores del Rayo Cantabria" [Erik Expósito and Jerin Ramos, new players of Rayo Cantabria] (in Spanish). 2 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  5. "El filial echó a rodar con el fichaje del delantero Erik Expósito" [The reserves start up with the signing of forward Erik Expósito] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  6. "Las Palmas le hace un favor al Leganés" [Las Palmas do a favour to Leganés] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  7. "La UD Las Palmas presenta a sus tres nuevos valores de la cantera" [UD Las Palmas present their three new prospects of the youth squad] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  8. "Erik Expósito, cedido al Córdoba CF" [Erik Expósito, loaned to Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  9. "Acuerdo para la rescisión de Aythami Artiles y Erik Expósito" [Agreement for the rescision of Aythami Artiles and Erik Expósito] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  10. "Erik Expósito se marcha al Slask Wroclaw de Polonia" [Erik Expósito goes to Śląsk Wrocław of Poland]. La Provincia (in Spanish). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  11. Pietrasik, Maciej (21 September 2019). "PKO Ekstraklasa. Hat-trick Exposito, szalone derby we Wrocławiu! Dzięki Hiszpanowi Śląsk wciąż niepokonany!" [PLO Ekstraklasa. Expósito hat-trick, crazy derby in Wrocław! Thanks to the Spaniard Śląsk remain unbeaten!] (in Polish). Gol 24. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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