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Álvaro Lemos Collazo (born 30 March 1993) is a Spanish professional
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who plays as a
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or a
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for
Real Oviedo Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a Spanish professional football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, the club plays in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system. The club plays at ...
.


Career

Born in
Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela, simply Santiago, or Compostela, in the province of Province of A Coruña, A Coruña, is the capital of the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, in northwestern Spain. The city ...
, Galicia, Lemos joined
Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña () or simply Depor, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the ...
's youth setup in 2005 at the age of 12, after starting out at SD Villestro. He made his senior debuts with the former's reserves in 2011, in
Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...
. In July 2013, after making the pre-season with the first team, Lemos suffered a serious
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injury, only returning to the fields in March of the following year. On 21 July 2014 he was loaned to
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club
SD Compostela Sociedade Deportiva Compostela is a Spanish football team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They play home matches at San Lázaro, and compete in . History A team called Compostela Foot-ball Club was founded in 1928, ceasing to exist ...
, for one year. Lemos struggled with injuries during his time at ''Compos'', appearing in just 19 competitive games. On 17 July 2015, he signed with
CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Primera Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio Anxo ...
from
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after agreeing to a three-year deal. On 9 September 2015, Lemos played his first professional match, coming on as a second-half substitute for David Ferreiro in a 1–0 away win against
Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Córdoba, Andalusia, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1954 after the dissolution of RCD Córdoba. Currently it plays ...
for the season's
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. On 27 January of the following year he was handed a professional contract, being assigned the 14 jersey. On 5 July 2016, Lemos moved to
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side
Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta Vigo, 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), the club was fou ...
for five years. He first appeared in the competition the following 28 January, starting and scoring the first goal in a 2–0 success at
CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid. They currently compete in La Liga, the first tier of the Spanish league system. Leganés was officially founded 23 June 1928 and played thei ...
, where he had already made his professional debut with his previous team. On 10 January 2018, after a six-month loan spell at
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, Lemos returned to Lugo also in a temporary deal. On 19 June, he signed a three-year contract with
UD Las Palmas Unión Deportiva Las Palmas S.A.D. is a professional association football, football club based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. The club will compete in Segunda División, the 2nd division in the Spanish football league syst ...
. On 16 August 2022, after establishing himself as a starter, Lemos renewed his contract until 2025. He was mainly a backup option to Álex Suárez in the 2022–23 season, scoring once in 26 matches overall as the ''Amarillos'' achieved promotion to the top tier. On 17 July 2024, after another year of little playing time, Lemos terminated his contract with Las Palmas, and signed a one-year deal with
Real Oviedo Real Oviedo ( Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a Spanish professional football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, the club plays in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system. The club plays at ...
in the second division two days later.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lemos, Alvaro 1993 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Santiago de Compostela Men's association football defenders Men's association football wingers Men's association football utility players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Ligue 2 players Deportivo Fabril players SD Compostela footballers CD Lugo players RC Celta de Vigo players UD Las Palmas players Real Oviedo players RC Lens players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France 21st-century Spanish sportsmen