Eduardo "Edu" Expósito Jaén (born 1 August 1996) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...

Career

Deportivo La Coruña

Born in

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, Expósito finished his formation with CF Damm, after previous stints with CF Cubelles,

CF Vilanova Club de Fútbol Vilanova is a Spanish football team based in Vilanova i la Geltrú, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1951, it plays in , holding home matches at ''Camp Municipal d'Esports'', with a 3,500-seat capacity. The ...

and CF Gavà. On 20 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with

Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...

, being initially assigned to the B-team in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. Expósito made his senior debut on 23 August 2015, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against CD Boiro. He scored his first goal on 13 September, the first in a 1–1 home draw against Alondras CF. Expósito subsequently became a regular starter for the reserve side, and was first included in a first team matchday squad on 2 April 2017, being an unused substitute in a 3–0

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away loss against

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spani ...

. He made his debut in the competition on 7 May, starting in a 1–2 home defeat to

but being replaced by Carles Gil at half-time. On 13 October 2017, Expósito renewed his contract until 2022, and was definitely promoted to the first team ahead of the 2018–19 season, as his side was now in

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. He scored his first professional goal on 8 December 2018, netting the opener in a 2–2 home draw against

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''. Besides football it ...

Eibar

On 13 July 2019, Expósito agreed to a five-year contract with SD Eibar in the top tier. He made his league debut for the club as a 32nd minute substitute for Gonzalo Escalante on 17 August against

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

in a 2–1 defeat. He scored his first league goal for the club on 29 September against

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), the club was fou ...

Espanyol

On 8 August 2022, Expósito signed a five-year contract with

in the top tier.

Career statistics

References

External links

Profile
at the RCD Espanyol website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Expósito, Edu 1996 births Living people People from Garraf Footballers from the Province of Barcelona Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CF Damm players Deportivo Fabril players Deportivo de La Coruña players SD Eibar footballers RCD Espanyol footballers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen