David Mayoral Lastras (born 5 April 1997) is a Spanish

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who plays mainly as a

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Club career

Mayoral was born in

Ávila Ávila (, , ) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the Province of Ávila. It lies on the right bank of the Adaja river. Located more than 1,130 m abov ...

Castile and León Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; gl, Castela e León ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain. It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the ...

, and played youth football for Real Ávila and

UD Santa Marta Unión Deportiva Santa Marta is a Spanish football team based in Santa Marta de Tormes, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1982 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 8, holding home games at '' Estadio Alfonso ...

. He made his senior debut with the latter on 30 November 2013, in a 2–0

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 ...

away win against CD La Virgen del Camino. He scored his first senior goal on 12 April of the following year, netting the last in a 1–3 loss at CD La Granja. In July 2014 Mayoral joined

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club colo ...

, returning to youth football. He made his first team debut on 21 August 2016, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer José Arnaiz in a 1–0

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home win against

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 ...

. On 6 March 2017 Mayoral renewed with the ''Blanquivioletas'' until 2020, and was immediately loaned to

UCAM Murcia CF Universidad Católica de Murcia Club de Fútbol, commonly known as UCAM Murcia or simply UCAM, is a Spanish football club based in Murcia. Founded in 1999 it plays in Segunda Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio de La Condomina'', with ...

also in the second tier, until the end of the campaign. Upon returning he was promoted to the first-team, but continued to appear mainly with the B's and contributed with only three appearances in the club's

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. On 28 August 2018, Mayoral was loaned to second division side

AD Alcorcón Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alcorcón, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1971, it currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home matches at the Municipal de Sant ...

for the season. Roughly one year later he returned to UCAM, agreeing to a permanent contract with the side now in

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 ...

. On 25 July 2020, Mayoral moved straight to the top tier after signing a three-year deal with

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 ...

, but was loaned to Romanian

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side

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on 7 September. On 24 June 2021, Mayoral 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 ...

in the second level on a one-year loan deal.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayoral, David 1997 births Living people People from Ávila, Spain Sportspeople from the Province of Ávila Spanish footballers Footballers from Castile and León Association football wingers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Valladolid Promesas players Real Valladolid players UCAM Murcia CF players AD Alcorcón footballers Cádiz CF players CD Lugo players FC Hermannstadt players Spain youth international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate footballers in Romania