Pablo Alcolea Guerrero (born 23 March 1989) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

Zaragoza Zaragoza (), traditionally known in English as Saragossa ( ), is the capital city of the province of Zaragoza and of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributaries, the ...

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, Alcolea played his first season as a senior with amateurs CD Universidad de Zaragoza,

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system. Zarag ...

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. He returned to the latter in the summer of 2009, going on to spend several years with the reserves. On 22 February 2013, as first choice Roberto was unavailable due to injury, Alcolea was named on the bench for a

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match 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 the following day, replacing field player José Mari in the 79th minute of a 2–2 home draw after

Leo Franco Leonardo "Leo" Neoren Franco (born 20 May 1977) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After starting out at Independiente in 1995, he went on to spend the vast majority of his career in Spain, playing 328 L ...

was

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. Alcolea was handed his first start on 1 March 2013, featuring in a 2–0 loss at

Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Getafe, a city in the Community of Madrid. They compete in La Liga, the top tier of the Football in Spain, Spanish football. The team has pla ...

. He was definitely promoted to the main squad in the 2013–14 campaign, being a backup to Franco. On 20 July 2016, Alcolea was loaned to

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: 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 ...

side

CD Toledo Club Deportivo Toledo, S.A.D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Toledo, Spain, Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1928 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Salto del Cab ...

for one year. On 31 July of the following year, he joined on a permanent basis after cutting ties with Zaragoza, signing a two-year contract shortly after, being a regular starter but also suffering relegation. On 11 July 2018, Alcolea joined

Salamanca CF UDS Salamanca Club de Fútbol UDS, previously known as ''CF Salmantino'', is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 2013 after the dissolution of UD Sa ...

still in the third division. On 3 July 2020, after more than a year without a club, he returned to the second tier after agreeing to a short-term deal with

CF Fuenlabrada Club de Fútbol Fuenlabrada, S.A.D. is a football club based in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, the third tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1975. It holds ...

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