Néstor Albiach Roger (born 18 August 1992), simply known as Néstor, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as an

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or forward.

Club career

Early years

Born in Xirivella,

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, Néstor was a

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youth graduate, but made his debut as a senior with SC Requena in the 2011–12 campaign, in

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. In August 2012 Néstor moved to

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side

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. On 25 January of the following year, after being an ever-present figure for the side, he rescinded his contract and signed a two-year deal with

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side

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Czech Republic

Néstor made his professional debut on 22 February 2013, starting in a 1–1 home draw for Dukla against

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. He scored his first league goals on 13 April, netting a brace in a 5–1 home routing of

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. Néstor was shortlisted for the league's ''Player of the Month'' award for May 2013, after having scored in wins against

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(3–2) and

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(2–1) during the month. He was also elected as the best foreigner of the league in June. Néstor sustained an injury during the winter break of the 2013–14 season, being sidelined until August 2014 when he came on as a substitute in a 1–2 defeat at

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. Despite having injury troubles with both knees, he remained at Dukla until the winter break of the 2016–17 season. After scoring five goals for Dukla in the autumn part of the 2016–17 season, Néstor signed with

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in December 2016, joining on a -year contract.

Badalona / Numancia

In January 2019,

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Néstor returned to Spain and signed for

CF Badalona Club de Fútbol Badalona () is a Spanish football team based in Badalona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903 it plays in , temporarily holding home games at Estadi Municipal de Badalona, with a capacity of 4,170 seats. Ba ...

in the third division. On 13 June 2019, he agreed to a two-year contract with

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in , holding home games at '' Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos''. Besides football it ...

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. On 7 September 2020, after appearing sparingly as his side suffered relegation, Néstor returned to his previous club Badalona.

Career statistics

Honours

NorthEast United *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nestor Albiach 1992 births Living people People from Horta Oest Footballers from the Province of Valencia Spanish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Olímpic de Xàtiva footballers CF Badalona players CD Numancia players Czech First League players FK Dukla Prague players AC Sparta Prague players Indian Super League players NorthEast United FC players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India 21st-century Spanish sportsmen