Álvaro Tejero Sacristán (born 20 July 1996) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a full back for

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club

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Club career

Born in

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, Tejero joined

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's youth setup in 2005, after starting it out at CU Collado Villalba. After progressing through its youth setup, he made his senior debut with the C-team in 2015, in

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. On 5 July 2015, Tejero was promoted to the reserves in

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by manager

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. He made his debut for the B-team on 22 August, starting in a 5–1 home routing of

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. Tejero made his first team debut on 2 December 2015, coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 3–1

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away win against

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. Having been the team's only ever-present and missing only 12 minutes of action all season, he scored his first goal for Castilla on 6 February 2016, the game's only against

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at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano. Tejero made his

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debut on 26 April 2017, replacing

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in a 6–2 home routing of

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. On 10 July of the following year, he was loaned to

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side

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for one year. On 26 June 2019, Tejero signed a five-year contract with

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in the top tier. On 5 October of the following year, after featuring sparingly, he was loaned to

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for the 2020–21 campaign. On 9 July 2024,

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Tejero signed a one-year deal with

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, newly promoted to the main category. He terminated his link with the club on 14 July of the following year, and immediately joined

side Aris Thessaloniki FC just hours later.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Real Madrid official profile
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tejero, Alvaro 1996 births Living people Footballers from Madrid Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Segunda División B players Tercera División players Real Madrid C footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players Albacete Balompié players SD Eibar footballers Real Zaragoza players RCD Espanyol footballers Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece 21st-century Spanish sportsmen