Fidel Chaves de la Torre (born 27 October 1989), known simply as Fidel, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a left winger for Albacete Balompié.

Club career

Born in La Dehesa de Ríotinto, Province of Huelva, Fidel finished his development at local club Recreativo de Huelva, and made his senior debut with

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in the 2008–09 season, in the Tercera División. He played his first game as a professional on 15 May 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute and scoring his team's goal in a 1–1

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away draw against

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. On 12 July 2012, Fidel terminated his contract with the Andalusians and joined Elche CF in the same league. He was an ever-present player in his

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, and also scored four goals as the

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returned to La Liga after 24 years of absence. Fidel made his top-flight debut on 19 August 2013, playing 33 minutes in a 3–0 loss at Rayo Vallecano. His first league goal came on 20 October, the winner in a 2–1 away victory over Real Betis. On 9 July 2014, Fidel joined fellow second-division side Córdoba in a loan deal. After appearing regularly, he agreed to a permanent move in May 2015. On 19 July 2016, after scoring a career-best 11 goals during the campaign to earn a place in its All-Star team, Fidel put pen to paper to a five-year contract at UD Almería. On 18 June 2018, he signed a three-year deal with second-tier UD Las Palmas. Fidel rescinded his contract with the Canarians on 14 June 2019, and returned to Elche just hours later. The first goals of his second spell came on 3 November, when he scored a hat-trick – two from the penalty spot – in a 4–2 home defeat of

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. On 1 February 2024, Fidel terminated his contract at the Estadio Martínez Valero, and signed an 18-month deal with Albacete Balompié also from division two on the same day.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaves, Fidel 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Huelva Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Andalusia Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Tercera División players Atlético Onubense players Recreativo de Huelva players Elche CF players Córdoba CF players UD Almería players UD Las Palmas players Albacete Balompié players