Álvaro Ocaña Gil (born 2 February 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Jaén as a defender.

Club career

Born in Teba,

Province of Málaga The province of Málaga ( es, Provincia de Málaga ) is located in Andalusia, Spain. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the south and by the provinces of Cádiz to the west, Seville to the northwest, Córdoba to the north, and Granada to ...

, Ocaña played youth football with

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a association football, football club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, ...

, but appeared solely for the reserves as a senior. In 2012, he joined

Villarreal CF C Villarreal Club de Fútbol "C" is the third team of Villarreal CF, a Spanish football team based in Villarreal, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 2002, and plays in Tercera Federación – Group 6, holding home games at '' Ciud ...

and, the following year, signed for another lower league club, Écija Balompié from

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

. On 5 January 2014 he scored his third and final goal of the season and contributed to a 2–0 home win against La Roda CF, but his team was eventually relegated. On 6 June 2014, Ocaña moved to Doxa Katokopias FC, signing a two-year contract. He made his debut in top flight football on 14 September, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 0–4 home loss to AEL Limassol for the Cypriot First Division championship.

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Álvaro Ocaña
at La Preferente 1993 births Living people Footballers from the Province of Málaga Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Atlético Malagueño players Villarreal CF C players Villarreal CF B players Écija Balompié players Doxa Katokopias FC players CP Cacereño players Marbella FC players Real Jaén footballers Segunda División B players Tercera División players Cypriot First Division players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus {{Spain-footy-defender-stub