Darío Poveda Romera (born 13 March 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot First Division club Nea Salamis Famagusta.
Club career Born in San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Valencian Community, Poveda began his football career at Jove Español in his hometown as a goalkeeper, although he soon switched to playing as a striker before moving on to Alicante CF. Then, he joined Villarreal CF's youth setup in 2008, aged 11. He made his senior debut with the C-team on 13 March 2016, coming on as a late substitute and scoring the last in a 5–2 home routing of UD Benigànim in the Tercera División.
On 21 August 2016, Poveda made his debut with the reserves in a 1–0 Segunda División B away loss against UE Cornellà. He was definitely promoted to the B-side the following 30 May, after scoring 14 goals for the C-team.
On 21 August 2017, Poveda made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, replacing Manu Trigueros in a 0–1 loss at Levante UD. The following 23 July, he moved to another reserve team, Atlético Madrid B also in the third division.
Poveda made his first-team debut for Atleti on 23 November 2019, playing the last eight minutes of a 1–1 away draw against Granada CF. On 31 August of the following year, he moved to fellow top tier side Getafe CF on a season-long loan deal.
In June 2021, despite only playing five minutes for Getafe, Poveda signed a permanent five-year contract with the club. He scored his first goal in the top tier on 19 December, netting a last-minute winner in a 1–0 home success over CA Osasuna.
On 25 January 2022, Poveda was loaned to Segunda División side SD Huesca until the end of the campaign. On 5 July, he moved to fellow league team UD Ibiza also in a temporary deal.
On 19 January 2023, Poveda's loan with Ibiza was terminated, and he moved to fellow second division side FC Cartagena on loan for the remainder of the season. On 3 July, he was loaned to CD Leganés in the same category for one year, but after being rarely used, he returned to the Efesé on 1 February 2024, again in a temporary deal.
On 1 July 2024, Poveda terminated his contract with Geta.
On 4 July 2024, Poveda signed with Farense in Portugal.
On 13 July 2026, Poveda moved to Cyprus and signed a two-season contract with Nea Salamis Famagusta.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVillarreal C2015–16Tercera División21———212016–17Tercera División3214———3214Total34150000003415Villarreal B2016–17Darío Poveda debuta con goles en Tercera División y la Selección Española Sub-19 al MediumSegunda División B20———202017–18Segunda División B335——40375Total355000040395Villarreal2016–17La Liga0000——002017–18La Liga100010—20Total1000100020Atlético Madrid B2018–19Segunda División B279——202992019–20Segunda División B1010———1010Total37190000203919Atlético Madrid2019–20La Liga1000——10Getafe (loan)2020–21La Liga1000——10Career total75250010608225
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