Álvaro Aceves

Álvaro Aceves
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Aceves Catalina
Date of birth (2003-07-26) 26 July 2003
Place of birth Valladolid, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Valladolid
Number 1
Youth career
Parquesol
2012–2022 Valladolid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 Valladolid B 53 (0)
2022– Valladolid 12 (0)
2023–2024 → Eldense (loan) 14 (0)
2025 → Eldense (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2023– Spain U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:57, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Álvaro Aceves Catalina (born 26 July 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Real Valladolid.

Career

Aceves is a youth product of CD Parquesol before moving to Real Valladolid as a benjamín for the Íscar Cup.[1] He was promoted to the reserves in 2021, eventually becoming their starter.

On 15 July 2022, Aceves signed a professional contract with the club until 2025.[2] He was promoted to the senior Valladolid side as third goalkeeper for the 2022–23 season.[1] He made his professional debut with Valladolid as a late substitute in a 2–1 La Liga loss to Real Betis in February 2023, making 3 saves and keeping a clean sheet in his cameo.[3]

On 1 September 2023, Aceves was loaned to Segunda División side CD Eldense for the 2023–24 season.[4] Back to Valladolid in July 2024, he stopped training with the club after his staff had a different interpretation of his contract, understanding that he was a free agent;[5] he only returned to training in September, but was demoted back to the B-team.[6]

On 17 January 2025, Aceves renewed his contract with the Pucelanos until 2028, and returned to Eldense on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[7]

International career

Aceves was called up to the Spain U17s in 2020, but did not make an appearance as the call-up was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was called up to the Spain U19s in January 2022.[8]

Career statistics

As of 4 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Temporada Liga Copa del Rey Copas europeas Total
DivisionPartidosGolesPartidosGolesPartidosGolesPartidos TotalesGoles
Valladolid B 2021–22 Primera Federación 160——160
2022–23 Segunda Federación 230——230
Total 390——390
Real Valladolid 2022–23 La Liga 10——10
2023–24 Segunda División 00——00
Total 120——120
Eldense (cedido) 2023–24 Segunda División 11020—130
Eldense 2024-25 Segunda División 2 0 0 0 - - 2 0
Total 13 0 2 0 - - 15 0
Real Valladolid 2025-26 Segunda División 11 0 0 0 - - 11 0
Career total 5102000660

References

  1. 1 2 Domínguez, Jesús (30 September 2022). "Aceves, el alumno aventajado de la portería del Pucela". Diario AS.
  2. ↑ Valladolid, El Día de (15 July 2022). "Aceves, Chuki y Arroyo amplían su compromiso". El Día de Valladolid.
  3. ↑ "Álvaro Aceves, portero con raíces segovianas, debuta en Primera División". El Norte de Castilla. 18 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Aceves, cedido al CD Eldense" [Aceves, loaned to CD Eldense] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Aceves, más fuera que dentro" [Aceves, more in than out] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Aceves vuelve a jugar... con el Promesas" [Aceves plays again... with Promesas] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Aceves sigue en casa" [Aceves remains at home] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  8. ↑ Domínguez, Jesús (11 January 2022). "La selección española sub'19 llama a Aceves; la sub'17, a Garri". Diario AS.