Álvaro Rey Vázquez (born 11 July 1989) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a winger for Gibraltarian club St Joseph's.

Club career

Rey was born in

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. In the summer of 2010, after playing with both

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' reserve teams, he signed for Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the

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. He made his official debut on 31 October, featuring five minutes in a 1–1 home draw against

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

, and spent the vast majority of his first professional season switching between Gimnàstic and its farm team,

CF Pobla de Mafumet Club de Fútbol Pobla de Mafumet is a Spanish football club based in La Pobla de Mafumet, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1953, it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 5, holding home games at ''Estadi Municipal'', which ...

. On 4 December 2010, Rey started for ''Nàstic'' for the first time, in a 1–2 home defeat to

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. He scored his first goal for the Catalans on 21 January 2012, the only in the home match against Elche CF, but they eventually suffered relegation. After two seasons with Gimnàstic, Rey was released. On 17 July 2012, he joined Xerez CD on a two-year contract. The club dropped two levels at the end of the 2012–13 campaign due to financial irregularities, and subsequently Rey went on trial with

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of the

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, appearing in a

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match and agreeing to a deal on 25 July 2013. He scored his first goal for his new club on 28 September, in a 4–1 win over

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. On 6 June 2014, Rey was traded to Columbus Crew for

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. His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 15 July, after alleging personal reasons, and he signed with AD Alcorcón later the same day. On 14 February 2017, Rey agreed to a six-month contract at

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side Panetolikos FC. On 16 July, he moved to the Polish Ekstraklasa with Arka Gdynia. After spells with clubs in

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and the Spanish lower leagues – the exception to this was in the 2019–20 season, when he scored five second-tier goals for

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División, holding home matches at ''Esta ...

– Rey joined

St Joseph's F.C. St Joseph's Football Club, created in 1912, is an association football club based in Gibraltar. It currently plays in the Gibraltar Football League. The club also has two Futsal teams and more than 10 youth teams. In 2013, they established links ...

of the

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in July 2023.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Beticopedia profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rey, Alvaro 1989 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Seville Men's association football wingers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players Tercera Federación players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers CF Pobla de Mafumet footballers Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Xerez CD footballers AD Alcorcón footballers Real Murcia CF players Racing de Ferrol footballers CD Mirandés footballers Deportivo de La Coruña players Major League Soccer players Toronto FC players Columbus Crew players Super League Greece players Panetolikos F.C. players Ekstraklasa players Arka Gdynia players Bolivian Primera División players Club Bolívar players Gibraltar National League players St Joseph's F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Expatriate men's footballers in Gibraltar Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Gibraltar