Eduardo "Edu" Expósito Jaén (born 1 August 1996) is a Spanish
footballer
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who plays as a
central midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
RCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...
.
Club career
Deportivo La Coruña
Born in
Cubelles
Cubelles is a municipality in Catalonia, in the province of Barcelona, Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Garraf.
Culture
A 2005 film by the Spanish director Paco Plaza, "''Cuento de navidad
''Cuento de Navidad'' (English: ''A Christma ...
,
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
, Expósito finished his formation with
CF Damm
Club de Futbol Damm is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1954, it is dedicated to youth football.
Their ''Juvenil A'' squad play in the Group III of th ...
, after previous stints with CF Cubelles,
CF Vilanova
Club de Fútbol Vilanova is a Spanish football team based in Vilanova i la Geltrú, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1951, it plays in Primera Catalana, holding home matches at ''Camp Municipal d'Esports'', with a 3,500-seat ca ...
and
CF Gavà
Club de Futbol Gavà is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Gavà, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1922 it plays in 1ª Catalana – Group 2, holding home games at ''Estadi La Bòbila'', with a c ...
. On 20 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with
Deportivo de La Coruña
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, being initially assigned to
the B-team
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in
Tercera División
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.
Expósito made his senior debut on 23 August 2015, coming on as a late
substitute in a 1–0 away win against
CD Boiro
Club Deportivo Boiro is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Boiro, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded in 1966 it currently plays in Segunda División B, Segunda División B – Group 1, ho ...
. He scored his first goal on 13 September, the first in a 1–1 home draw against
Alondras CF
Alondras Club de Fútbol is a football team based in Cangas in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1928 and refounded in 1951, it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 1. Its stadium is Estadio ''Campo do Morrazo'' with a capa ...
.
Expósito subsequently became a regular starter for the reserve side, and was first included in a first team matchday squad on 2 April 2017, being an unused substitute in a 0–3
La Liga
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away loss against
Valencia CF
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. He made his debut in the competition on 7 May, starting in a 1–2 home defeat to
RCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...
but being replaced by
Carles Gil
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He began his career at Valencia, playing mostly in their reserves a ...
at half-time.
On 13 October 2017, Expósito renewed his contract until 2022, and was definitely promoted to the first team ahead of the
2018–19 season, as his side was now in
Segunda División
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. He scored his first professional goal on 8 December 2018, netting the opener in a 2–2 home draw 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 ...
.
Eibar
On 13 July 2019, Expósito agreed to a five-year contract with
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 ...
in the top tier. He made his league debut for the club as a 32nd minute substitute for
Gonzalo Escalante
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Career
Early career
Born in Bella Vista, Buenos Aires, Escalante finish ...
on 17 August against
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...
in a 2-1 defeat. He scored his first league goal for the club on 29 September against
RC Celta de Vigo
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.
Espanyol
On 8 August 2022, Expósito signed a five-year contract with
RCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...
in the top tier.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
People from Garraf
Sportspeople from the Province of Barcelona
Spanish footballers
Footballers from Catalonia
Association football midfielders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
CF Damm players
Deportivo Fabril players
Deportivo de La Coruña players
SD Eibar footballers
RCD Espanyol footballers