Alfonso Herrero Peinador (born 21 April 1994) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for

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, ...

Club career

Born in Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Herrero joined

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

's youth setup in 2003, aged nine. He made his senior debut for the C-team on 24 August 2013, starting in a 1–0

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, 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 Foot ...

away win against

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. Herrero was promoted to the reserves in 2014, after the side was relegated to the third division. He made his debut for the side on 24 August of that year, again against ''Atleti's'' B-team, but in a 1–2 loss. Herrero spent his two seasons at the B's as a backup, the first to Rubén Yáñez and the second to

Carlos Abad Carlos Javier Abad-Hernández Trujillo (born 28 June 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Atlético Baleares. Club career Born in Puerto de la Cruz, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Abad graduated from ...

. On 22 July 2016 he signed a three-year contract with

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...

, being initially assigned to the

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Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. Ahead of the 2017–18 campaign, Herrero was definitely promoted to the first team after

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's retirement. He made his professional debut on 6 September 2017, starting in a 0–1 home loss 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 Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

, for the season's

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. Herrero made his

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debut on 25 November 2017, starting in a 3–1 home win against

. He subsequently became the first-choice for

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's side, overtaking

Juan Carlos Juan Carlos I (;, * ca, Joan Carles I, * gl, Xoán Carlos I, Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 Novem ...

. On 29 August 2020,

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Herrero signed for

Marbella FC Marbella Fútbol Club, formerly known as Unión Deportiva Marbella, is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Marbella, the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1997 it currently plays in Tercera Federación, Te ...

in the third division. The following 5 July, he returned to the second level after agreeing to a contract with

Burgos CF Burgos Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1985, it started to play in 1994. It currently plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the ''Esta ...

. On 16 July 2022, Herrero signed a one-year deal with

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 ...

, still in the second tier. A regular starter, he moved to

on 22 June 2023, on a three-year contract.

References

External links

Real Madrid profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrero, Alfonso 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Toledo, Spain Footballers from the Province of Toledo Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Madrid C footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Oviedo Vetusta players Real Oviedo players Marbella FC players Burgos CF footballers CD Mirandés footballers Málaga CF players Spain men's youth international footballers