Iago Aspasia: Spanish football career - forward, "Celta"

Iago Aspasia - Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker in "Celta", and the Spanish national team. He took part in the World Cup 2018. In the period from 2013 to 2015. He played for the English "Liverpool", but most of the time spent on the bench, scoring only one goal in the FA Cup. "Seville" was a player next season.

Biography footballer

Iago Aspasia was born August 1, 1987 in the town of Moaña, province of Pontevedra, Spain. Is "Celta" pupil football academy, where, and began his professional career.

After going through all the "Celta" youth team, he made his debut in the Spanish Segunda for the home team in the 2007/08 season. Subsequently played here four seasons. In the 2011/12 season he scored 23 goals in the Championship and helped the team reach the La Liga.

Season 2012/13 held in the elite Spanish division, which has proven to be effective striker, writing in the active 12 goals in the championship, that is, almost every third goal was the team from Vigo on the account Iago Aspasia. In the same season the team was on the verge of relegation, but thanks to Aspasia preserved its place in the elite.

A career in the "Liverpool"

On May 29, it became known that the Spanish striker Iago Aspasia, whose stats in La Liga was gorgeous on the number of goals scored and assists, to continue speaking in English "Liverpool", with which the football player is left to agree personal terms. June 23 about the transfer was announced officially.

17 August Iago made his debut for a new team in the Premier League in the first round match against the "Stoke City". During the match he marked Spanish accurate transmission to Daniel Sturridge. The first goal for the "Liverpool" Iago scored Aspasia January 5, 2014 in a match of the third round of the FA Cup against "Oldham Athletic". However, this goal was for him only in the season, and the total number of matches in all competitions conducted for the "Liverpool" was limited to fifteen.

In the "Seville"

After it became clear that the Spanish striker is not included in the future plans of the coaching staff, "Liverpool", in July 2014 he returned to Spain and became a player, "Seville" on the terms of the annual rent with option to buy. The Seville team also became the main striker, after spending the season 25 games in all competitions and noted 10 goals, although 7 of these occurred in the Spanish Cup game.

Return to "Celta"

In the summer of 2015 he signed a five-year contract with his hometown club, "Celta". September 23, 2015 was the co-author of a confident victory "Celta" over the "Barcelona" (4: 1), noting that in the game a "double."

is gradually improving its performance - in the 2016/17 season with 19 goals scored in the league won the Sarah Trophy - the prize top scorer in La Liga with a Spanish passport. The following season was again the best scorer of the Spanish Examples, this time with 22 goals.

appearances for the national team of Spain

November 15, 2016 he made his debut in official matches as part of the Spanish national team as a substitute in a friendly game against England and marked his debut goal scored. During 2017 regularly summoned to the ranks of the Spanish national team, but out on the field during the match from the bench.

In May 2018 was included in the national team's application for participation in the World Cup in Russia. Having at that time to its credit a total of 8 matches and scored 4 goals for the national team, was the second most experience among the four forwards in the application "Red Fury", behind these indicators only Diego Costa.