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Iago Aspas
Spanish footballer (born 1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Iago Aspas Juncal (Galician pronunciation: [iˈaɣʊ ˈaspɐs]; born 1 August 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Celta, which he captains, and the Spain national team.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aspas and the second or maternal family name is Juncal.
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![]() Aspas with Celta in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Iago Aspas Juncal[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1987-08-01) 1 August 1987 (age 37)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Moaña, Spain[2] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Celta | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Moaña | |||
Santa Mariña | |||
1995–2006 | Celta | ||
2004–2005 | → Rápido Bouzas (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Celta B | 84 | (11) |
2008–2013 | Celta | 139 | (46) |
2013–2015 | Liverpool | 14 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Sevilla (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2015– | Celta | 307 | (141) |
International career‡ | |||
2016– | Spain | 20 | (6) |
2016 | Galicia | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:44, 26 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:46, 28 March 2023 (UTC) |
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He has spent most of his career with Celta, appearing in 493 official games across 15 seasons and scoring 204 goals.[4] He made his La Liga debut with the club in 2012 and moved to Liverpool the following year, returning to Celta in 2015 after a loan at Sevilla.
Aspas first appeared with the Spain senior team in 2016. He represented the country at the 2018 World Cup.