Javier Puado Díaz (born 25 May 1998) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for

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club

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 ...

. Mainly a

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, he can also be deployed as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Puado joined

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 ...

's youth academy in 2014, from UE Cornellà. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 20 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1

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away draw against

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. On 28 August 2016, in a 0–1 home loss against

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, Puado suffered a

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injury which kept him sidelined for eight months. He returned to action the following 14 May, playing the last 24 minutes and scoring his team's first goal in a 3–2 defeat to CE Sabadell FC, with his side already relegated. Puado renewed his contract on 21 June 2017, until 2022. The following 28 May, after scoring 12 times and being a key unit in the B side's return to the third tier, he was promoted to the main squad in

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. On 18 August 2018, Puado made his first-team debut by replacing

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in a 1–1 draw at

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. He scored his first professional goal on 1 November, the equaliser in a 2–1 away loss against

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in the

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of the

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. Puado was loaned to

club

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on 16 November 2019, as a cover for the injured

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. Having returned to the

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, he scored 12 goals during the 2020–21 campaign – second best in the squad, only behind Raúl de Tomás' 23 – as Espanyol returned to the top flight after one year out, as champions.

International career

On 6 September 2019, Puado earned his first cap for the Spain under-21 team, featuring the first half of a 1–0 victory in

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for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. Selected by Luis de la Fuente for the finals, he opened a 3–0 win over

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in the group phase, then added a brace in the 2–1

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quarter-final defeat of

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. Puado made his debut for the non-

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Catalonia national team on 25 March 2019, against

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at the Estadi Montilivi in

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; he came on as a substitute and scored a late winner in a 2–1 win. He played his first match with the Spanish senior side on 8 June 2021, scoring in a 4–0

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victory over

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in Leganés in which ten of the starters were making their first appearance.

Personal life

Puado's father, Francisco, was also a footballer and a forward. He spent the vast majority of his career in the Spanish lower leagues, having a brief spell in the main division with CA Osasuna.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Puado goal.''

Honours

Espanyol *

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Spain U23 *

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silver medal:

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Team of the Tournament:

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Puado, Javi 1998 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Barcelona Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players RCD Espanyol B footballers RCD Espanyol footballers Real Zaragoza players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spain men's under-23 international footballers Spain men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Spain Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Catalonia men's international footballers Olympic medalists in football Olympic silver medalists for Spain Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics