Iago Aspas

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Iago Aspas
Aspas with Celta in 2018
Personal information
Full name Iago Aspas Juncal[1]
Date of birth (1987-08-01) 1 August 1987 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Moaña, Spain[2]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Celta
Number 10
Youth career
1995–2006 Celta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Celta B 84 (11)
2008–2013 Celta 139 (46)
2013–2015 Liverpool 14 (0)
2014–2015Sevilla (loan) 16 (2)
2015– Celta 185 (98)
National team
2016– Spain 18 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2019

Iago Aspas Juncal (Galician pronunciation: [iˈaɣʊ ˈaspɐs]; born 1 August 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer. He currently plays as a striker for RC Celta de Vigo and the Spain national team.

Club career statistics[change | change source]

As of match played 12 February 2021[3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celta B 2006–07 Segunda División B 21 1 0 0 21 1
2007–08 32 4 0 0 32 4
2008–09 31 6 0 0 31 6
Total 84 11 0 0 84 11
Celta 2007–08 Segunda División 1 0 0 0 1 0
2008–09 3 2 0 0 3 2
2009–10 36 5 7 1 43 6
2010–11 30 4 1 1 31 5
2011–12 35 23 3 2 38 25
2012–13 La Liga 34 12 3 0 37 12
Total 139 46 14 4 153 50
Liverpool 2013–14 Premier League 14 0 1 1 15 1
Sevilla 2014–15 La Liga 16 2 5 7 5[a] 1 26 10
Celta 2015–16 La Liga 35 14 5 4 40 18
2016–17 32 19 5 2 12[b] 5 49 26
2017–18 34 22 3 1 37 23
2018–19 27 20 2 1 29 21
2019–20 37 14 1 0 38 14
2020–21 20 9 1 0 21 9
Total 185 98 17 8 12 5 214 111
Celta total 324 144 31 12 12 5 367 161
Career total 437 157 37 20 17 6 491 183
  1. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  2. All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International career statistics[change | change source]

As of match played 7 June 2019[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2016 1 1
2017 6 2
2018 10 3
2019 1 0
Total 18 6

International goals[change | change source]

As of 25 June 2018 (Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Aspas goal)[5]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 November 2016 Wembley Stadium, London, England  England 1–2 2–2 Friendly
2. 5 September 2017 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein 5–0 8–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 7–0
4. 27 March 2018 Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain  Argentina 5–1 6–1 Friendly
5. 9 June 2018 Krasnodar Stadium, Krasnodar, Russia  Tunisia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
6. 25 June 2018 Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia  Morocco 2–2 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup

References[change | change source]

  1. "Barclays Premier League squad numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Iago Aspas". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. "Iago Aspas". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. "Iago Aspas Stats". ESPN.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Iago Aspas". European Football. Retrieved 8 July 2017.