Eduardo "Edu" Expósito Jaén (born 1 August 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for RCD Espanyol.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Expósito Jaén | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Cubelles, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cubelles | |||
| 2012-2013 | Vilanova | ||
| 2013–2014 | Gavà | ||
| 2014–2015 | Damm | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Deportivo B | 87 | (14) |
| 2017–2019 | Deportivo La Coruña | 39 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | Eibar | 106 | (11) |
| 2022– | Espanyol | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2022 | |||
Born in Cubelles, Catalonia, Expósito finished his formation with CF Damm, after previous stints with CF Cubelles, CF Vilanova and CF Gavà. On 20 July 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña, being initially assigned to the B-team in Tercera División.[1]
Expósito made his senior debut on 23 August 2015, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against CD Boiro.[2] He scored his first goal on 13 September, the first in a 1–1 home draw against Alondras CF.[3]
Expósito subsequently became a regular starter for the reserve side, and was first included in a first team matchday squad on 2 April 2017, being an unused substitute in a 0–3 La Liga away loss against Valencia CF.[4] He made his debut in the competition on 7 May, starting in a 1–2 home defeat to RCD Espanyol but being replaced by Carles Gil at half-time.[5]
On 13 October 2017, Expósito renewed his contract until 2022,[6] and was definitely promoted to the first team ahead of the 2018–19 season, as his side was now in Segunda División. He scored his first professional goal on 8 December 2018, netting the opener in a 2–2 home draw against CD Numancia.
On 13 July 2019, Expósito agreed to a five-year contract with SD Eibar in the top tier.[7] He made his league debut for the club as a 32nd minute substitute for Gonzalo Escalante on 17 August against RCD Mallorca in a 2-1 defeat. He scored his first league goal for the club on 29 September against RC Celta de Vigo.
On 8 August 2022, Expósito signed a five-year contract with RCD Espanyol in the top tier.[8]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Deportivo La Coruña | 2016–17 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
RCD Espanyol – current squad | |
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