Álvaro Leiva
Spanish footballer (born 2004)
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Álvaro Leiva Alemany (born 15 March 2004) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Real Madrid C.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Leiva Alemany | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Algeciras, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid C | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2021 | Algeciras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Algeciras | 37 | (4) |
| 2022– | Real Madrid B | 20 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Osasuna B (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Córdoba (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Algeciras (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2025– | Real Madrid C | 27 | (5) |
| 2026– | Real Madrid | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Spain U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 August 2022 | |||
Early life
Club career
As a youth player, Leiva joined the youth academy of Algeciras and was promoted to the club's senior team ahead of the 2021–22 season, where he made thirty-seven league appearances and scored four goals. Following his stint there, he signed for Real Madrid in 2022.[2]
One year later, he was sent on loan to Osasuna B, where he made six league appearances and scored zero goals, before being sent on loan to Córdoba, where he made fourteen league appearances and scored zero goals. During the summer of 2023, he returned on loan to Algeciras, where he made twenty-six league appearances and scored four goals.[2]
International career
Leiva is a Spain youth international. On 1 September 2022, he debuted for the Spain national under-19 football team during a 2–0 home friendly win over the Israel national under-19 football team.