Eduardo David "Edu" Espiau Hernández (born 19 December 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Ponferradina as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo David Espiau Hernández | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ponferradina | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huracán | |||
| Universidad LP | |||
| Puerto Las Palmas | |||
| Estrella Roja | |||
| Barrio Atlántico | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Acodetti | ? | (?) |
| 2016–2017 | Las Palmas C | ? | (33) |
| 2018–2019 | Las Palmas B | 43 | (12) |
| 2019–2021 | Las Palmas | 29 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Villarreal B (loan) | 27 | (9) |
| 2021– | Ponferradina | 30 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2021 | |||
Espiau was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, and finished his formation with AD Barrio Atlántico. In 2013 he joined Acodetti CF in the regional leagues, and made his debut as a senior during the campaign.[1]
In 2016 Espiau joined UD Las Palmas, initially assigned to the C-team also in the lower leagues. He helped the side achieve promotion to Tercera División in his first season by scoring 23 goals, and added a further ten in his second before being promoted to the reserves in December 2017.[2]
On 16 August 2018, Espiau was promoted to the main squad in Segunda División,[3] but was demoted back to the B-side on 31 August.[4] On 13 August of the following year, he was loaned to Villarreal CF B for the season.[5]
Upon returning, Espiau was assigned back to the main squad, and made his professional debut on 12 September 2020 by starting in a 0–1 away loss against CD Leganés.[6] He scored his first professional goal fourteen days later, netting the equalizer in a 2–2 away draw against Real Zaragoza.
On 1 July 2021, Espiau moved to fellow second division side SD Ponferradina.[7]
SD Ponferradina – current squad | |
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