Kily Álvarez

Kily
Personal information
Full name David Álvarez Aguirre
Date of birth (1984-02-05) 5 February 1984
Place of birth Avilés, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Grisú
Youth career
1995–2003 Oviedo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Oviedo 26 (1)
2004–2006 Langreo 64 (4)
2006–2008 Atlético Madrid B 44 (0)
2008–2009 Orihuela 12 (1)
2009–2010 Novelda 29 (3)
2010 Marino 6 (0)
2010–2013 Langreo 80 (4)
2013 Noja 10 (0)
2014 Cudillero 19 (1)
2015 L'Entregu 0 (0)
2015– Grisú ? (4)
National team‡
2007–2014 Equatorial Guinea 22 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2015.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2014
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Álvarez and the second or maternal family name is Aguirre.

David Álvarez Aguirre (born 5 February 1984), known as Kily, is an Equatoguinean footballer who plays for Spanish club Grisú CF mainly as a right midfielder but also as a right back.

Early life

Kily was born in Avilés, Asturias, Spain to a Spanish mother and an Equatoguinean father, never knowing the latter.[1]

Club career

After finishing his formation with the club, Kily started playing with Real Oviedo, having the honour of scoring its first-ever goal in Tercera División.[1] He spent his entire career in the Spanish lower leagues, also representing UP Langreo (two spells),[2][3][4] Atlético Madrid B,[5] Orihuela CF, Novelda CF, Marino de Luanco,[6] SD Noja, CD Cudillero and L'Entregu CF.

International career

Kily made his debut for Equatorial Guinea in 2007.[7] He was selected in the squad that appeared at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations on home soil,[8] where on 25 January he scored arguably the country's most important goal, netting in the 90th minute for a 2–1 group stage win against Senegal, which meant the hosts qualified to the quarter-finals at the expense of their opponents.[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 La hazaña de Kily (Kily's exploit); La Nueva España, 27 January 2012 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Kily vuelve al Langreo en la visita del Uni (Kily returns for Langreo in Uni visit); La Nueva España, 12 February 2012 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Kily jugador del U.P. Langreo nuevamente convocado por la selección de Guinea Ecuatorial (Kily U.P. Langreo again calledup by Equatorial Guinea national team); Asturias Deportiva, 18 May 2012 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Kily: «Quiero subir por fin en una promoción» (Kily: «I want to promote in playoffs already»); La Nueva España, 25 April 2013 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Agüero deja muestra de su clase con un golazo ante el Atlético B (Agüero showcases class with superb goal against Atlético B); Marca, 22 July 2006 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Kily: «Tenía ganas de volver y el Marino es la mejor opción» (Kily: «I was looking forward to returning and Marino is the best option»); La Nueva España, 25 June 2010 (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Atlético: Kili y Bertin, convocados por Guinea y Haití (Atlético: Kili and Bertin, selected by Guinea and Haiti); Noticias, 24 May 2007 (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Kily empieza su aventura con Guinea (Kily starts adventure with Guinea); El Comercio, 10 January 2012 (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Unfancied co-hosts Equatorial Guinea sparkle in the rain; The Guardian, 26 January 2012
  10. ↑ Kily, el delantero de Tercera que se ha erigido en el héroe de Guinea (Kily, forward in Tercera who has risen to hero in Guinea); Marca, 26 January 2012 (Spanish)
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