Alberto Cayarga

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cayarga and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Berto Cayarga
Personal information
Full name Alberto Cayarga Fernández
Date of birth (1996-09-17) 17 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Avilés, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Real Unión
Number 17
Youth career
Navarro
2013–2014 Llano 2000
2014–2015 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Llano 2000 1 (0)
2015–2018 Sporting B 62 (11)
2015–2016 → Langreo (loan) 26 (3)
2018–2020 Racing Santander 42 (4)
2020–2022 Cartagena 79 (6)
2023 Radomiak Radom 18 (0)
2023–2024 Deportivo La Coruña 16 (0)
2024– Real Unión 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Alberto "Berto" Cayarga Fernández (born 17 September 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Real Unión.

Club career

Born in Avilés, Asturias, Cayarga joined Sporting de Gijón's youth setup in 2014, after already making his senior debut with SD Llano 2000. In July 2015, after finishing his formation, he was loaned to Tercera División side UP Langreo for one year.[1]

Upon returning, Cayarga agreed to a two-year contract and was assigned to the reserves, now also in the fourth tier.[2] He helped the B-team in their promotion in his first season, and scored a career-best nine goals in his second, as his side missed out a second consecutive promotion in the play-offs.

On 7 August 2018, Cayarga signed a two-year deal with Segunda División B side Racing de Santander.[3] He was a first-choice for the Cantabrian side, which achieved promotion to Segunda División.

Cayarga made his professional debut on 17 August 2019, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Málaga CF.[4] The following 31 January, he terminated his contract with Racing,[5] and signed a six-month deal with third division side FC Cartagena, with option for a further year, just hours later.[6]

Cayarga scored his first professional goal on 6 February 2021, netting his team's second in a 2–0 home win over Real Oviedo. He left the club on 1 July 2022, after his contract expired.

On 3 January 2023, after six months without a club, Cayarga joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Radomiak Radom on a deal until the end of the season with an extension option.[7] On 8 February that year, after just two league appearances, the option in his contract was exercised, tying Cayarga with the club until 2025.[8]

On 24 August 2023, after asking to be released from his contract so that he could return to Spain, Cayarga signed a two-year deal with Deportivo de La Coruña in Primera Federación.[9][10] On 29 August of the following year, after achieving promotion to division two, he terminated his link[11] and joined Real Unión just hours later.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Fran y Cayarga, savia joven para el Langreo" [Fran and Cayarga, young blood for Langreo] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Cayarga firma por dos años" [Cayarga signs for two years] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Alberto Cayarga, undécimo refuerzo del Racing 2018/19" [Alberto Cayarga, eleventh signing of Racing 2018/19] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. ^ "El Málaga se sobrepone a las bajas y amarga el regreso del Racing" [Málaga overcome the absences and bitter Racing's return] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  5. ^ "El Racing acuerda con Berto Cayarga la rescisión de su contrato" [Racing agree with Berto Cayarga the rescision of his contract] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Berto Cayarga, un asistente de lujo, con gol y desborde procedente del Racing" [Berto Cayarga, a luxury assistant, with goal and skill from Racing] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Berto Cayarga w Radomiaku!" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 3 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Berto Cayarga na dłużej w Radomiaku" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Pomocnik odchodzi z Radomiaka Radom. Zagra w Deportivo La Coruna". weszlo.com (in Polish). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Berto Cayarga, nuevo jugador del Dépor 2023-24" (in Spanish). Deportivo de La Coruña. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Berto Cayarga no seguirá en el Deportivo" [Berto Cayarga will not continue at Deportivo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Berto Cayarga, nuevo fichaje del Real Unión" [Berto Cayarga, new signing of Real Unión] (in Spanish). Real Unión. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.