Álvaro Rey Vázquez (born 11 July 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Gibraltarian club Europa.
Club career Rey was born in Seville, Andalusia. In the summer of 2010, after playing with both Real Betis' reserve teams, he signed for Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the Segunda División. He made his official debut on 31 October, featuring five minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Córdoba CF, and spent the vast majority of his first professional season switching between Gimnàstic and its farm team, CF Pobla de Mafumet.
On 4 December 2010, Rey started for Nàstic for the first time, in a 1–2 home defeat to Villarreal CF B. He scored his first goal for the Catalans on 21 January 2012, the only in the home match against Elche CF, but they eventually suffered relegation.
After two seasons with Gimnàstic, Rey was released. On 17 July 2012, he joined Xerez CD on a two-year contract.
The club dropped two levels at the end of the 2012–13 campaign due to financial irregularities, and subsequently Rey went on trial with Toronto FC of the Major League Soccer, appearing in a reserve team match and agreeing to a deal on 25 July 2013. He scored his first goal for his new club on 28 September, in a 4–1 win over D.C. United.
On 6 June 2014, Rey was traded to Columbus Crew for Dominic Oduro. His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 15 July, after alleging personal reasons, and he signed with AD Alcorcón later the same day.
On 14 February 2017, Rey agreed to a six-month contract at Super League Greece side Panetolikos FC. On 16 July, he moved to the Polish Ekstraklasa with Arka Gdynia.
After spells with clubs in Bolivia and the Spanish lower leagues – the exception to this was in the 2019–20 season, when he scored five second-tier goals for CD Mirandés– Rey joined St Joseph's F.C. of the Gibraltar Football League in July 2023.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGimnàstic2010–11Segunda División29000——2902011–12Segunda División25100——251Total541000000541Xerez2012–13Segunda División28310——293Toronto2013Major League Soccer13100—001312014Major League Soccer7030—00100Total201300000231Columbus Crew2014Major League Soccer2000—0020Alcorcón2014–15Segunda División13000——1302015–16Segunda División25010——2602016–17Segunda División6060——120Total440700000510Murcia (loan)2014–15Segunda División B4000—1050Panetolikos2016–17Super League Greece9200—0092Arka Gdynia2017–18Ekstraklasa102010—40Racing Ferrol2017–18Segunda División B13400——134Mirandés2018–19Segunda División B37410—524362019–20Segunda División34573—00418Total7198300528414Bolívar2020Bolivian Primera División000081—812021Bolivian Primera División1220060—182Total1220014100263Deportivo2021–22Primera División RFEF11100—20131Career total269232131518231329
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External links
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