Luis Alfonso Espino García (born 5 January 1992), commonly known as Pacha Espino, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Argentine Primera División club Racing.
Club career Nacional Montevideo Born in San Jacinto, Espino joined Nacional Montevideo's youth setup in 2012, from Miramar Misiones. He made his senior debut on 1 February 2014, starting in a 2–0 away win against Racing Montevideo for the Uruguayan Primera División championship.
Espino scored his first senior goal on 24 April 2016, netting the game's only in a home defeat of Fénix. A regular starter, he lifted the 2014–15 and 2016 league titles with the club.
Cádiz On 28 January 2019, Espino moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract with Segunda División side Cádiz CF. He became a regular starter during the 2019–20 season, scoring once in 36 matches as the club achieved promotion to La Liga.
Espino made his top tier debut on 12 September 2020, starting in a 2–0 away loss against CA Osasuna. On 31 October, he renewed his contract until 2023.
Rayo Vallecano On 17 July 2023, free agent Espino signed a three-year contract with Rayo Vallecano also in the Spanish first division, La Liga.
International career On 7 January 2022, Espino was named in Uruguay's 50-man preliminary squad for FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Paraguay and Venezuela. On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNacional2013–14Uruguayan Primera División50—00—502014–15Uruguayan Primera División220—20—2402015–16Uruguayan Primera División271—30—3012016Uruguayan Primera División111—100—2112017Urguayan Primera División330—80—4102018Uruguayan Primera División342—11110463Total132400341101675Cádiz2018–19Segunda División5000——502019–20Segunda División36100——3612020–21La Liga32000——3202021–22La Liga37240——4122022–23La Liga36000——360Total14634000001503Rayo Vallecano2023–24La Liga31020——3302024–25La Liga16031——1912025–26La Liga30220122—444Total77271122—665Career total35591114631041313
Honours Rayo Vallecano UEFA Conference League runner-up: 2025–26
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