David Ferreiro Quiroga (born 1 April 1988) is a Spanish professional

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who plays mainly as a winger for

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at ''Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 spe ...

Club career

Born in

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, Galicia, Ferreiro finished his development at Pabellón Ourense CF after starting out at SD Nogueira de Ramuín. In 2006, he signed with

CD Ourense Club Deportivo Ourense, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1952 after the dissolution of old UD Orensana, it played in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games at ...

: initially assigned to the reserves in

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 ...

, he became a regular starter for the first team during the 2007–08 season, which ended in relegation from

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 ...

. Ferreiro continued to compete in the third division the following years, representing

CF Atlético Ciudad Club de Fútbol Atlético Ciudad was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the autonomous community of Region of Murcia, Murcia. Founded in 2007, it played its last season in ''Segunda División B'' (group IV) ...

and

Zamora CF Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1968 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadio Ruta de la Plata'', with a c ...

. On 2 August 2011, he signed a contract with

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (), known simply as Granada, is a Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that plays in the Segunda División, after being relegated from La Liga in the 2021� ...

who paid his

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20,000, and was immediately loaned to

Cádiz CF Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20 ...

. In the summer of 2012, still owned by Granada, Ferreiro joined

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system ...

. He made his

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debut on 19 August, starting in a 0–1 home loss against

UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 22 August 1949, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at the ...

. His only goal of the campaign, which ended in relegation, came on 12 May of the following year in the 1–0 home defeat of

Real Madrid Castilla Real Madrid Castilla Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team that plays in Primera Federación – Group 1 for the 2022–23 season. It is Real Madrid's reserve team. They play their home games at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium with a cap ...

. In the 2014 off-season, after a third loan, now to

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3 and plays its hom ...

, Ferreiro was released by Granada and moved to

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at '' Estadio Anxo Carro''. History The new board of directors was o ...

also in the third tier. He signed with

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded on 29 March 1960, SD Huesca plays in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in t ...

of the same league on 20 June 2016, achieving promotion to

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at the end of 2017–18. Ferreiro made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 19 August 2018, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute for Damián Musto in a 2–1 away win against

SD Eibar Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in eu, Eibar Kirol Elkartea) is a professional Spanish football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, the team currently plays in the Segunda División, the s ...

. He scored his first goal in the competition the following 5 January, equalising an eventual 2–1 home victory over

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...

. On 3 July 2022, Ferreiro terminated his contract with Huesca, leaving the club with 216 competitive appearances. The following day, the 34-year-old joined second-division

on a two-year deal.

Honours

Huesca *

: 2019–20

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferreiro, David 1988 births Living people People from Allariz – Maceda Sportspeople from the Province of Ourense Spanish footballers Footballers from Galicia (Spain) Association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Ourense footballers CF Atlético Ciudad players Zamora CF footballers Granada CF footballers Cádiz CF players Racing de Santander players Hércules CF players CD Lugo players SD Huesca footballers FC Cartagena footballers