Kevin_Vázquez_Comesaña
Kevin Vázquez
Spanish footballer
Kevin Vázquez Comesaña (born 23 March 1993), simply known as Kevin, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Celta de Vigo.
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Kevin with Celta in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Vázquez Comesaña | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Nigrán, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Celta | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Celta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2018 | Celta B | 161 | (1) |
| 2018– | Celta | 44 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 10 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
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Born in Nigrán, Pontevedra, Galicia, Kevin joined Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2009. On 14 February of the following year, he made his senior debut with the reserves at the age of just 16, coming on as a late substitute for Álex López in a 3–2 Segunda División B away loss against SD Eibar.
Kevin was definitely promoted to the B-team ahead of the 2012–13 campaign now in Tercera División, and contributed with 14 appearances as his side achieved immediate promotion back to the third division. On 28 June 2016, now already an undisputed starter, he renewed his contract until 2018.[1]
Kevin scored his first senior goal on 5 February 2017, netting the second in a 4–0 away routing of Pontevedra CF.[2] In July of the following year, he was definitely promoted to the main squad in La Liga, and extended his contract until 2023.[3]
Kevin made his professional debut on 2 October 2018, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Real Sociedad, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Celta B | 2009–10 | Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Tercera División | 15 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División B | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 36 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 37 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 28 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 161 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 173 | 1 | ||
| Celta | 2014–15 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 182 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 199 | 1 | ||
- "El Celta renueva a sus canteranos Samu Araujo y Kevin Vázquez" [Celta renew their youth prospects Samu Araujo and Kevin Vázquez] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Los laterales del Celta B se suman a la fiesta goleadora" [The full-backs of Celta B join the goalscoring party] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- "Academy player Kevin Vazquez extends contract with Celta until 2023". Celta Vigo. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- "Juanmi anula el efecto Aspas" [Juanmi nullifies the Aspas effect] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- Kevin Vázquez at BDFutbol
- Kevin Vázquez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Kevin Vázquez at BDFutbol
- Kevin Vázquez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Kevin Vázquez at Soccerway