Álvaro Vadillo Cifuentes (born 12 September 1994) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a winger for Racing de Ferrol.

Club career

Betis

Vadillo was born in Puerto Real,

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, and joined

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' youth system at the age of 12. On 28 August 2011, he became the second youngest ever player to appear in a

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game, as he started in a 1–0 away win against Granada CF at the age of 16 years, 11 months and 16 days. The previous season, he played 14 matches (one goal) as the

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narrowly avoided relegation from

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. On 15 October 2011, Vadillo collided with

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in the early minutes of an eventual 4–1 loss at

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, being stretchered off and missing several months with a torn cruciate ligament. On 1 August 2014 he suffered the same injury, being sidelined for six months.

Huesca

On 18 August 2016,

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Vadillo signed a one-year contract with

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club SD Huesca. He scored his first goal for them on 1 October, closing the 2–0 home victory over UD Almería. Vadillo scored a brace in a 2–0 away defeat of

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 ...

on 12 February 2017. He finished his first season with seven goals from 34 appearances, and achieved promotion to the first division in

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Granada

On 27 June 2018, Vadillo signed a two-year deal with Granada CF still in the second division. He won another promotion in his

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, contributing four goals to the feat.Álvaro Vadillo marcó su primer gol en Primera División ante el FC Barcelona (Álvaro Vadillo scored his first goal in First Division against FC Barcelona)
El Córner del Sur, 21 September 2019 (in Spanish) Vadillo scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 21 September 2019, his team's second of the match through a

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to ensure a 2–0 home win against defending champions

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and a provisional top position in the standings.

Celta

On 22 July 2020,

Vadillo agreed to a three-year deal with

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also in the top tier. He did not take part in any games during his spell at the

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Espanyol

On 5 October 2020, Vadillo was loaned to

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of the second division for one year. On 2 June of the following year, after their promotion, he signed a permanent contract after his

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was met. On 5 January 2022, after only six league minutes in three matches, Vadillo was loaned to

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, ...

until the end of the second-tier season. On 22 July, he joined

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of the same league also on loan. Vadillo terminated his contract with Espanyol on 9 August 2023.

Racing Ferrol

On 1 September 2023, Vadillo joined Racing de Ferrol, newly-promoted to the second division.

Career statistics

Honours

Betis *

: 2014–15 Espanyol *Segunda División:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vadillo, Alvaro 1994 births Living people People from Puerto Real Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Cádiz Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers Real Betis players SD Huesca footballers Granada CF footballers RC Celta de Vigo players RCD Espanyol footballers Málaga CF players SD Eibar footballers Racing de Ferrol footballers Spain men's youth international footballers