Álvaro Cejudo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Álvaro Cejudo Carmona | ||
Date of birth | 29 January 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Puente Genil, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1998–2003 | Betis | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2007 | Betis B | 81 | (16) |
2004 | → Coria (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Ceuta | 74 | (13) |
2009–2011 | Las Palmas | 50 | (12) |
2011–2014 | Osasuna | 109 | (10) |
2014–2017 | Betis | 77 | (3) |
2017–2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 20 | (2) |
2018–2021 | Racing Santander | 71 | (15) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09 February 2021 |
Álvaro Cejudo Carmona (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalβaɾo θeˈxuðo]; born 29 January 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Racing de Santander mainly as a right winger.
Formed at Betis, he amassed La Liga totals of 156 matches and 12 goals over six seasons, with that club and Osasuna.
Club career[]
Early years and Las Palmas[]
Born in Puente Genil, Córdoba, Cejudo played youth football with Real Betis but only appeared officially with the B side, competing with them in both Segunda División B and Tercera División. Leaving in the summer of 2007, he joined AD Ceuta in the latter level, where he spent two seasons.[1]
In July 2009, Cejudo signed with UD Las Palmas from Segunda División.[2] He played his first game as a professional on 29 August and scored in a 1–1 home draw with Real Sociedad,[3] finishing his first year with 34 matches and six goals to help the Canary Islands team narrowly avoid relegation.
Osasuna[]
Cejudo moved to La Liga with CA Osasuna in the 2011 January transfer window, agreeing to a €320,000 deal in order to replace Atlético Madrid-bound Juanfran.[4] He netted his first goal in the competition on 21 May, the game's only at home against Villarreal CF.[5]
Betis[]
On 11 August 2014, Cejudo returned to Betis after agreeing to a three-year deal.[6] He contributed with 30 games and one goal[7] in his first season, helping the club return to the top division after a one-year absence.[8]
Cejudo appeared in the same number of matches in the following campaign,[9] scoring in a 1–1 home draw against Real Madrid.[10]
Western Sydney Wanderers[]
On 24 July 2017, after failing to renew his contract,[11] the 33-year-old Cejudo joined A-League team Western Sydney Wanderers FC as a marquee player.[12] At the end of the season, he was released.[13]
Racing Santander[]
On 28 July 2018, Cejudo returned to Spain and joined Racing de Santander on a two-year contract.[14] On 18 May 2021, Cejudo announced his retirement from professional football.
Statistics[]
- As of match played on 09 February 2021
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ceuta | 2007–08[15] | Segunda División B | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 39 | 4 |
2008–09[15] | Segunda División B | 35 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 9 | ||
Total | 70 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 13 | ||
Las Palmas | 2009–10[15] | Segunda División | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | |
2010–11[15] | Segunda División B | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 6 | ||
Total | 50 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 52 | 11 | |||
Osasuna | 2010–11[15] | La Liga | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
2011–12[15] | La Liga | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | ||
2012–13[15] | La Liga | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
2013–14[15] | La Liga | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
Total | 109 | 10 | 10 | 0 | — | 119 | 10 | |||
Betis | 2014–15[15] | Segunda División | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |
2015–16[15] | La Liga | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
2016–17[15] | La Liga | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
Total | 77 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 81 | 4 | |||
Western Sydney Wanderers | 2017–18[16] | A-League | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |
Racing de Santander | 2018–19[15] | Segunda División B | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | |
2019–20[15] | Segunda División | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 9 | ||
2020–21[15] | Segunda División B | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
Total | 71 | 15 | 3 | 0 | — | 74 | 15 | |||
Career total | 398 | 54 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 423 | 55 |
- ^ Appearances in Promotion Play-offs
Honours[]
Club[]
Betis
References[]
- ^ Álvaro Cejudo, pieza fundamental de Chaparro en el filial, ficha por el Ceuta (Álvaro Cejudo, Chaparro's key element with the reserves, signs for Ceuta); Al Final de la Palmera, 10 July 2007 (in Spanish)
- ^ Las Palmas llega a un acuerdo con Álvaro Cejudo (Las Palmas reach agreement with Álvaro Cejudo); Marca, 13 July 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Justo empate en el Estadio de Gran Canaria (Fair draw at the Estadio de Gran Canaria); Marca, 29 August 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ La UD Las Palmas traspasa a Álvaro Cejudo al Osasuna por 320.000 (UD Las Palmas transfer Álvaro Cejudo to Osasuna for 320.000); UD Las Palmas, 14 January 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Osasuna ensure top-flight status; ESPN FC, 21 May 2012
- ^ Álvaro Cejudo regresa al Real Betis y firma por tres temporadas (Álvaro Cejudo returns to Real Betis and signs for three seasons); Real Betis, 11 August 2014 (in Spanish)
- ^ "Demasiado sufrimiento final de un Betis muy superior en Sabadell (2–3)" [Betis was superior by far in Sabadell but suffered too much in the end (2–3)] (in Spanish). ABC. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ a b Pineda, Rafael (25 May 2015). "Las siete claves del ascenso del Betis" [The seven keys of Betis' promotion] (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "La creciente participación de Cejudo" [Cejudo's growing input] (in Spanish). ABC. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Real Betis 1–1 Real Madrid". BBC Sport. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Álvaro Cejudo: "Me voy del Betis orgulloso, agradecido y con la cabeza bien alta"" [Álvaro Cejudo: "I leave Betis proud, thankful and with my head held high"] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Wanderers sign Spanish winger Alvaro Cejudo". FourFourTwo. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers announce departures of Jack Clisby, Michael Thwaite, Alvaro Cejudo". Fox Sports. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Álvaro Cejudo llega al Racing" [Álvaro Cejudo arrives at Racing] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Cejudo: Álvaro Cejudo Carmona". BDFutbol. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Cejudo". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
External links[]
- Álvaro Cejudo at BDFutbol
- Álvaro Cejudo at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from the Province of Córdoba (Spain)
- Spanish footballers
- Footballers from Andalusia
- Association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers
- Coria CF players
- AD Ceuta footballers
- UD Las Palmas players
- CA Osasuna players
- Real Betis players
- Racing de Santander players
- A-League Men players
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
- Marquee players (A-League Men)
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Australia