Eduardo "Edu" Expósito Jaén (born 1 August 1996) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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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 Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña (), Deportivo or simply Dépor, is a professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. They currently p ...

, being initially assigned to

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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 ...

. 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

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away loss against

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol (, ca-valencia, València Club de Futbol ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF (or simply Valencia) is a professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the Spa ...

. He made his debut in the competition on 7 May, starting in a 1–2 home defeat to

but being replaced by

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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

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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

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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 Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), ...

Espanyol

On 8 August 2022, Expósito signed a five-year contract with

in the top tier.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Expósito, Edu 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