David 'Kily' Álvarez Aguirre (born 5 February 1984) is a former professional

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who played as either a

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or a

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. Born in Spain, he played for the Equatorial Guinea national team. He spent his entire career in Spain, but never in higher than

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. Kily represented

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at the

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Early life

Kily was born in

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to a

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mother and an

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father, never knowing the latter.La hazaña de Kily (Kily's exploit)

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, 27 January 2012

Club career

After finishing his youth career with the club, Kily started playing 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 ...

, having the honour of scoring its first-ever goal in

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. He spent his entire career in the Spanish lower leagues, also representing

UP Langreo Unión Popular de Langreo is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Langreo, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1961, it plays in , holding its home games at ''Estadio Ganzábal'' in La Felguera, with a ...

(two spells),

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Orihuela CF Orihuela Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Orihuela, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1993 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Municipal Los Arcos'', with a capacity of 7,000 seats. History On 4 August 1993, th ...

, Novelda CF,

Marino de Luanco Club Marino de Luanco is a Spanish football team based in Luanco, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1931 it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio Miramar'', with a capacity of 3,500 seats. History Marino Luanco was founde ...

SD Noja Sociedad Deportiva Noja is a Spanish football team based in Noja, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1963, it plays in , holding home games at '' Estadio La Caseta'', with a capacity of 3,000 seats. History Founded in 1963, Noj ...

, CD Cudillero and

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. In 2018, Kily helped La Madalena de Morcín CF to their first promotion ever to the fourth level.

International career

Kily made his debut for

in 2007. He was selected in the squad that appeared at the

on home soil, where on 25 January he scored arguably the country's most important goal, netting in the 90th minute for a 2–1 group stage win against

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, which meant the hosts qualified to the quarter-finals at the expense of their opponents.Kily, el delantero de Tercera que se ha erigido en el héroe de Guinea (Kily, forward in ''Tercera'' who has risen to hero in Guinea)
Marca, 26 January 2012

International goals

:''Scores and results show Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first. Score column gives score after Alvarez's goal.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alvarez, Kily 1984 births Living people Footballers from Avilés Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent Equatoguinean people of Spanish descent Equatoguinean people of Asturian descent Spanish men's footballers Equatoguinean men's footballers 21st-century Equatoguinean sportsmen Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Segunda División B players Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Real Oviedo players UP Langreo footballers Atlético Madrid B players Orihuela CF players Novelda CF players Marino de Luanco footballers Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers International sportspeople born abroad 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 20th-century Spanish people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen