Javi Puado
Personal information
Full name Javier Puado Díaz[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
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 142 (33)
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
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:21, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:08, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Javier Puado Díaz (born 25 May 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Segunda División club Espanyol. Mainly a right winger, he can also be deployed as a forward.

Club career

Born 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]

International career

On 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.[16] Selected by Luis de la Fuente for the finals, he opened a 3–0 win over Slovenia in the group phase,[17] then added a brace in the 2–1 extra time quarter-final defeat of Croatia.[18]

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.[19] 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.[20]

Personal life

Puado'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.[21][3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 13 October 2023[22]
Club statistics
Club Season League Copa del Rey Other Total
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 9 6 0 0 — 9 6
Total 128 29 14 5 3 0 145 34
Zaragoza (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 21 4 1 1 — 22 5
Career totals 152 34 15 6 5 1 172 41
  1. ^ Appearances in the 2018 Tercera División play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 8 June 2021[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
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.[23]
List of international goals scored by Javi Puado
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 June 2021 Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Leganés, Spain  Lithuania 4–0 4–0 Friendly

Honours

Espanyol

Spain U23

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Javi Puado". Diario AS. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Javi Puado, lesionado de gravedad" [Javi Puado, seriously injured] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Javi Puado y Víctor Gómez, renovados" [Javi Puado and Víctor Gómez, renewed] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Melero, Delfín (18 August 2018). "Tablas para ir calentando" [Draw to start preparing]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Javi Puado, cedido al R. Zaragoza" [Javi Puado, loaned to R. Zaragoza] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ Hurtado, José Luis (8 June 2021). "Zubimendi llama a Luis Enrique" [Zubimendi calls Luis Enrique]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  21. ^ Valero, S. (2 December 2019). "De Puado a Puado" [From Puado to Puado]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  22. ^ Javi Puado at Soccerway
  23. ^ a b "Javier Puado". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ "Under-21 EURO Squad of the Tournament". UEFA. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

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Spain men's football squad โ€“ 2020 Summer Olympics โ€“ Silver medalists
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