Javi Puado

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puado and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
Javi Puado
Personal information
Full name Javier Puado Díaz[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 7
Youth career
2010–2013 Barcelona
2013–2014 Cornellà
2014–2017 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Espanyol B 37 (13)
2018– Espanyol 165 (41)
2019–2020 → Zaragoza (loan) 21 (4)
International career‡
2016 Spain U20 6 (0)
2019–2021 Spain U21 10 (3)
2021 Spain U23 3 (0)
2021 Spain 1 (1)
2019– Catalonia 1 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:54, 30 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:08, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Javier Puado Díaz (born 25 May 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Espanyol. Mainly a right winger, he can also be deployed as a forward.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Puado joined RCD Espanyol's youth academy in 2014, from UE Cornellà.[3] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 20 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against UE Llagostera.[4]

On 28 August 2016, in a 0–1 home loss against Valencia CF Mestalla, Puado suffered a knee injury which kept him sidelined for eight months.[5][6] He returned to action the following 14 May, playing the last 24 minutes and scoring his team's first goal in a 3–2 defeat to CE Sabadell FC, with his side already relegated.[7]

Puado renewed his contract on 21 June 2017, until 2022.[8] The following 28 May, after scoring 12 times and being a key unit in the B side's return to the third tier, he was promoted to the main squad in La Liga.[9]

On 18 August 2018, Puado made his first-team debut by replacing Pablo Piatti in a 1–1 draw at RC Celta de Vigo.[10] He scored his first professional goal on 1 November, the equaliser in a 2–1 away loss against Cádiz CF in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[11]

Puado was loaned to Segunda División club Real Zaragoza on 16 November 2019, as a cover for the injured Raphael Dwamena.[12][13] Having returned to the RCDE Stadium, he scored 12 goals during the 2020–21 campaign – second best in the squad, only behind Raúl de Tomás' 23 – as Espanyol returned to the top flight after one year out, as champions.[14][15]

On 23 June 2024, Puado scored a brace in a 2–0 win over Real Oviedo in the second leg of the promotion play-offs finals, securing return to the main division 2–1 on aggregate.[16]

International career

On 6 September 2019, Puado earned his first cap for the Spain under-21 team, featuring the first half of a 1–0 victory in Kazakhstan for the 2021 UEFA European Championship qualifiers.[17] Selected by Luis de la Fuente for the finals, he opened a 3–0 win over Slovenia in the group phase,[18] then added a brace in the 2–1 extra time quarter-final defeat of Croatia.[19]

Puado made his debut for the non-FIFA Catalonia national team on 25 March 2019, against Venezuela at the Estadi Montilivi in Girona; he came on as a substitute and scored a late winner in a 2–1 win.[20] He played his first match with the Spanish senior side on 8 June 2021, scoring in a 4–0 friendly victory over Lithuania in Leganés in which ten of the starters were making their first appearance.[21]

Personal life

Puado's father, Francisco, was also a footballer and a forward. He spent the vast majority of his career in the Spanish lower leagues, having a brief spell in the main division with CA Osasuna.[22][3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 23 June 2024[23]
Club statistics
Club Season League Copa del Rey Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Espanyol B 2016–17 Segunda División B 3 1 — — 3 1
2017–18 Tercera División 0 0 0 0 2[a] 1 2 1
Total 3 1 0 0 2 1 5 2
Espanyol 2018–19 La Liga 15 0 5 1 — 20 1
2019–20 La Liga 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 3 0
2020–21 Segunda División 37 12 2 1 — 39 13
2021–22 La Liga 30 4 3 1 — 33 5
2022–23 La Liga 37 7 4 2 — 41 9
2023–24 Segunda División 34 13 2 1 4[c] 3 36 14
Total 153 36 16 6 7 3 176 45
Zaragoza (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 21 4 1 1 — 22 5
Career totals 177 41 17 7 9 4 203 52
  1. ^ Appearances in Tercera División play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in Segunda División play-offs

International

As of match played 8 June 2021[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2021 1 1
Total 1 1
As of match played 8 June 2021
Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Puado goal.[24]
List of international goals scored by Javi Puado
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 June 2021 Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Leganés, Spain  Lithuania 4–0 4–0 Friendly

Honours

Espanyol

Spain U23

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Spain (ESP)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Javi Puado". Diario AS. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b Martínez, Alberto (26 July 2017). "Puado, un "currante" de 19 años con sangre de futbolista" [Puado, a 19-year-old "eager beaver" with football in his veins]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. ^ "L'Espanyol B esgarrapa un punt contra el Llagostera (1–1)" [Espanyol B rescue a point against Llagostera (1–1)] (in Catalan). Betevé. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Javi Puado, lesionado de gravedad" [Javi Puado, seriously injured] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Puado, la perla que vuelve a brillar con fuerza" [Puado, the gem who shines strongly again] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 25 October 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Tres debuts y un regreso con gol en la despedida del filial, que perdió en Sabadell (3–2)" [Three debuts and one return with goal in the farewell of the reserves, which lost in Sabadell (3–2)] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 14 May 2017. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Javi Puado y Víctor Gómez, renovados" [Javi Puado and Víctor Gómez, renewed] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  9. ^ Navarro, Cristina (28 May 2018). "Álex López, Pipa y Puado, jugadores de Primera" [Álex López, Pipa and Puado, Primera players]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  10. ^ Melero, Delfín (18 August 2018). "Tablas para ir calentando" [Draw to start preparing]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  11. ^ Torres, Mari Carmen (1 November 2018). "Los suplentes del Cádiz sonrojan al Espanyol" [The reserves of Cádiz embarrass Espanyol]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Javi Puado, cedido al R. Zaragoza" [Javi Puado, loaned to R. Zaragoza] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  13. ^ Molero, Iván (6 May 2021). "El ascenso que Puado guarda en una taquilla de La Romareda" [The promotion Puado keeps in a La Romareda locker]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  14. ^ a b "El Espanyol cae como campeón ante un Alcorcón salvado" [Espanyol fall as champions against saved Alcorcón]. Sport (in Spanish). 30 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Raúl de Tomás llega lanzado a LaLiga Santander como máximo goleador" [Raúl de Tomás arrives like a rocket at LaLiga Santander as top scorer] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Espanyol earn LaLiga promotion with playoff win over Oviedo". ESPN. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  17. ^ Egea, Pablo (6 September 2019). "Dani Olmo tira de galones en una nueva sub 21" [Dani Olmo pulls rank in new under 21s]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  18. ^ Andrés, José Manuel (24 March 2021). "La sub-21 golea a Eslovenia y se acerca a la fase final del Europeo" [Under-21s rout Slovenia and near Euro final stages]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  19. ^ Villaescusa, Luis (31 May 2021). "España sufre para superar a Croacia y se mete en las semifinales de la Eurocopa sub-21" [Spain suffer to best Croatia and reach semi-finals of under-21 European Championships]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  20. ^ Rogé, Albert (25 March 2019). "Catalonia 2–1 Venezuela: Bojan and Puado help Gerard Lopez's side triumph at Montilivi". Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  21. ^ Hurtado, José Luis (8 June 2021). "Zubimendi llama a Luis Enrique" [Zubimendi calls Luis Enrique]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  22. ^ Valero, S. (2 December 2019). "De Puado a Puado" [From Puado to Puado]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  23. ^ Javi Puado at Soccerway
  24. ^ a b "Javier Puado". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Tokyo Olympics 2021 medal count updates: who has won more? Tally by country, today, 7 August". Diario AS. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Under-21 EURO Squad of the Tournament". UEFA. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.