Antonio David Álvarez Rey (born 18 December 1994), sometimes known as Davo, is a Spanish professional

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who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña, on loan from

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. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Club career

Born in Luarca, Asturias, Álvarez represented Luarca CF and

Real Avilés CF Real Avilés Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Avilés, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1903 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at Estadio Román Suárez Puerta, with an app ...

as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 26 February 2012, starting in a 0–2 ''Regional Preferente'' home loss against Valdesoto CF, and scored his first goal on 22 April in a 4–1 away routing of AD Universidad de Oviedo B. In the 2012 summer, Álvarez moved to

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 ...

and returned to the youth setup. He then featured rarely with

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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 ...

before signing for fellow league team

UP Langreo Unión Popular de Langreo is a Spanish football team based in Langreo, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1961, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding its home games at ''Estadio Ganzábal'' in La Felguera, with ...

on 8 October 2013. Álvarez subsequently represented fourth division sides

Caudal Deportivo Caudal Deportivo is a Spanish football team based in Mieres, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1918 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home matches at ''Estadio Hermanos Antuña'' (built in 1951), with a c ...

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 ...

and Oviedo B before joining

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side

Rápido de Bouzas Club Rápido de Bouzas is a Spanish football team based in Bouzas, parish of Vigo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1914 it currently plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at ''Estadio Baltasar Pujales ...

in July 2017. He moved to fellow third division side CCD Cerceda the following January, but returned to Zamora in July 2018 after suffering relegation. On 3 July 2019, after scoring a career-best 20 goals, Álvarez returned to Langreo, with the club now in division three. On 13 May 2020, he agreed to a deal with UD Ibiza in the same category, and was the club's top goalscorer with ten goals during the campaign, as they achieved a first-ever promotion to

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. Álvarez made his professional debut at the age of 26 on 13 August 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ekain Zenitagoia in a 0–0 away draw against

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 league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La ...

. On 3 June 2022, he signed a two-year contract with an extension option for Polish Ekstraklasa side

Wisła Płock Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (''Wisła Płock S.A.''), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club, based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national foot ...

. After a successful stint in Poland, with nine goals and three assists in 18 league appearances, Álvarez was transferred to Belgian side

on 31 January 2023.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarez, David 1994 births Living people People from Valdés, Asturias Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Asturias Men's association football wingers Primera Federación players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Ekstraklasa players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Belgian Pro League players Real Avilés CF footballers Real Oviedo Vetusta players UP Langreo footballers Caudal Deportivo footballers Zamora CF footballers Rápido de Bouzas players CCD Cerceda players UD Ibiza players Wisła Płock players K.A.S. Eupen players Deportivo de La Coruña players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium