Javier Puado Díaz (born 25 May 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Espanyol. Mainly a right winger, he can also be deployed as a forward.
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Full name | Javier Puado Díaz[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 25 May 1998||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Espanyol | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Cornellà | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Espanyol | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Espanyol B | 37 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
2018– | Espanyol | 160 | (43) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 21 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | Spain U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Spain U21 | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Spain U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Spain | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2019– | Catalonia | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:08, 7 August 2021 (UTC) |
Club career
editBorn in Barcelona, Catalonia, Puado joined RCD Espanyol's youth academy in 2014, from UE Cornellà.[3] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 20 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against UE Llagostera.[4]
On 28 August 2016, in a 0–1 home loss against Valencia CF Mestalla, Puado suffered a knee injury which kept him sidelined for eight months.[5][6] He returned to action the following 14 May, playing the last 24 minutes and scoring his team's first goal in a 3–2 defeat to CE Sabadell FC, with his side already relegated.[7]
Puado renewed his contract on 21 June 2017, until 2022.[8] The following 28 May, after scoring 12 times and being a key unit in the B side's return to the third tier, he was promoted to the main squad in La Liga.[9]
On 18 August 2018, Puado made his first-team debut by replacing Pablo Piatti in a 1–1 draw at RC Celta de Vigo.[10] He scored his first professional goal on 1 November, the equaliser in a 2–1 away loss against Cádiz CF in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[11]
Puado was loaned to Segunda División club Real Zaragoza on 16 November 2019, as a cover for the injured Raphael Dwamena.[12][13] Having returned to the RCDE Stadium, he scored 12 goals during the 2020–21 campaign – second best in the squad, only behind Raúl de Tomás' 23 – as Espanyol returned to the top flight after one year out, as champions.[14][15]
On 23 June 2024, Puado scored a brace in a 2–0 win over Real Oviedo in the second leg of the promotion play-offs finals, securing return to the main division 2–1 on aggregate.[16]
International career
editOn 6 September 2019, Puado earned his first cap for the Spain under-21 team, featuring the first half of a 1–0 victory in Kazakhstan for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[17] Selected by Luis de la Fuente for the finals, he opened a 3–0 win over Slovenia in the group phase,[18] then added a brace in the 2–1 extra time quarter-final defeat of Croatia.[19]
Puado made his debut for the non-FIFA Catalonia national team on 25 March 2019, against Venezuela at the Estadi Montilivi in Girona; he came on as a substitute and scored a late winner in a 2–1 win.[20] He played his first match with the Spanish senior side on 8 June 2021, scoring in a 4–0 friendly victory over Lithuania in Leganés in which ten of the starters were making their first appearance.[21]
Personal life
editPuado's father, Francisco, was also a footballer and a forward. He spent the vast majority of his career in the Spanish lower leagues, having a brief spell in the main division with CA Osasuna.[22][3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played on 23 June 2024[23]
Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Espanyol B | 2016–17 | Segunda División B | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | Tercera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
Espanyol | 2018–19 | La Liga | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 20 | 1 | |
2019–20 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Segunda División | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 39 | 13 | ||
2021–22 | La Liga | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 33 | 5 | ||
2022–23 | La Liga | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 41 | 9 | ||
2023–24 | Segunda División | 34 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4[c] | 3 | 36 | 14 | |
Total | 153 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 176 | 45 | ||
Zaragoza (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 5 | |
Career totals | 177 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 203 | 52 |
- ^ Appearances in Tercera División play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Segunda División play-offs
International
edit- As of match played 8 June 2021[24]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Spain | 2021 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 1 |
- As of match played 8 June 2021
- Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Puado goal.[24]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 June 2021 | Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Leganés, Spain | Lithuania | 4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editEspanyol
Spain U23
- Summer Olympics silver medal: 2020[25]
Individual
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2021[26]
References
edit- ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Javi Puado". Diario AS. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ a b Martínez, Alberto (26 July 2017). "Puado, un "currante" de 19 años con sangre de futbolista" [Puado, a 19-year-old "eager beaver" with football in his veins]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "L'Espanyol B esgarrapa un punt contra el Llagostera (1–1)" [Espanyol B rescue a point against Llagostera (1–1)] (in Catalan). Betevé. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Javi Puado, lesionado de gravedad" [Javi Puado, seriously injured] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Puado, la perla que vuelve a brillar con fuerza" [Puado, the gem who shines strongly again] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 25 October 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Tres debuts y un regreso con gol en la despedida del filial, que perdió en Sabadell (3–2)" [Three debuts and one return with goal in the farewell of the reserves, which lost in Sabadell (3–2)] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Javi Puado y Víctor Gómez, renovados" [Javi Puado and Víctor Gómez, renewed] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ Navarro, Cristina (28 May 2018). "Álex López, Pipa y Puado, jugadores de Primera" [Álex López, Pipa and Puado, Primera players]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ Melero, Delfín (18 August 2018). "Tablas para ir calentando" [Draw to start preparing]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Torres, Mari Carmen (1 November 2018). "Los suplentes del Cádiz sonrojan al Espanyol" [The reserves of Cádiz embarrass Espanyol]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Javi Puado, cedido al R. Zaragoza" [Javi Puado, loaned to R. Zaragoza] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ Molero, Iván (6 May 2021). "El ascenso que Puado guarda en una taquilla de La Romareda" [The promotion Puado keeps in a La Romareda locker]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ a b "El Espanyol cae como campeón ante un Alcorcón salvado" [Espanyol fall as champions against saved Alcorcón]. Sport (in Spanish). 30 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Raúl de Tomás llega lanzado a LaLiga Santander como máximo goleador" [Raúl de Tomás arrives like a rocket at LaLiga Santander as top scorer] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Espanyol earn LaLiga promotion with playoff win over Oviedo". ESPN. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ Egea, Pablo (6 September 2019). "Dani Olmo tira de galones en una nueva sub 21" [Dani Olmo pulls rank in new under 21s]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Andrés, José Manuel (24 March 2021). "La sub-21 golea a Eslovenia y se acerca a la fase final del Europeo" [Under-21s rout Slovenia and near Euro final stages]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Villaescusa, Luis (31 May 2021). "España sufre para superar a Croacia y se mete en las semifinales de la Eurocopa sub-21" [Spain suffer to best Croatia and reach semi-finals of under-21 European Championships]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Rogé, Albert (25 March 2019). "Catalonia 2–1 Venezuela: Bojan and Puado help Gerard Lopez's side triumph at Montilivi". Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Hurtado, José Luis (8 June 2021). "Zubimendi llama a Luis Enrique" [Zubimendi calls Luis Enrique]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Valero, S. (2 December 2019). "De Puado a Puado" [From Puado to Puado]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Javi Puado at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Javier Puado". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics 2021 medal count updates: who has won more? Tally by country, today, 7 August". Diario AS. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Under-21 EURO Squad of the Tournament". UEFA. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
External links
edit- Javi Puado at BDFutbol
- Javi Puado at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Javi Puado at National-Football-Teams.com