Hugo Fraile Martínez (born 16 March 1987) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Fraile was in Huelva,

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. After graduating from

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

's youth system, he made his debut as a senior with its C side in 2005, in the

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. Fraile moved to Rayo Vallecano in the summer of 2006, being assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division. On 3 September 2008 he made his first-team debut, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 away win against SD Huesca in the second round of the

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. On 19 July 2011, Fraile joined another

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, Getafe CF B of

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. He made his debut with the main squad on 5 May of the following year, playing the last 13 minutes in a 0–0

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away draw with

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. On 18 May 2012, Fraile was definitely promoted to the first team. After appearing rarely during the season, he was transferred to

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club

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting (although in an international context this can lead to confusion with Sporting Clube de Portugal) is a Spanish football club from Gijón, P ...

, signing a two-year deal. Fraile scored his first professional goal on 1 September 2013, opening the 3–0 home victory over

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. On 27 January 2016 he terminated his contract with Sporting, and agreed to a two-and-a-half-year deal with Elche CF the following day. On 8 July 2017, following his team's relegation, Fraile joined third-tier club

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for one year. After achieving promotion in his second season as champions, he scored a career-best 13 times in the following for an eighth-place finish, ten of those coming from

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. Fraile signed with AD Alcorcón of the second division on 22 August 2020.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fraile, Hugo 1987 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Huelva Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Atlético Madrid C players Rayo Vallecano B players Rayo Vallecano players Getafe CF B players Getafe CF footballers Sporting de Gijón players Elche CF players CF Fuenlabrada footballers AD Alcorcón footballers Kings League players