Javi Puado

Javier "Javi" Puado Díaz (born 25 May 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for RCD Espanyol. He operates mainly as a right winger, but can also play as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Puado and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
Javi Puado
Personal information
Full name Javier Puado Díaz
Date of birth (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Espanyol
Number 9
Youth career
Barcelona
2013–2014 Cornellà
2014–2017 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Espanyol B 37 (13)
2018– Espanyol 34 (4)
2019–2020 → Zaragoza (loan) 21 (4)
National team‡
2016 Spain U20 6 (0)
2019– Spain U21 5 (0)
2019– Catalonia 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Puado joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2014, from UE Cornellà.[1] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 20 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 Segunda División B away draw against UE Llagostera.[2]

On 28 August 2016, in a 0–1 home loss against Valencia CF Mestalla, Puado suffered a knee injury which kept him sidelined for eight months.[3][4] He returned to action the following 14 May, playing the last 24 minutes and scoring his team's first in a 2–3 loss against CE Sabadell FC, with his side already relegated.[5]

On 21 June 2017, Puado renewed his contract until 2022.[6] The following 28 May, after scoring 12 goals and being a key unit in the B-side's return to the third level, he was promoted to the main squad in La Liga.[7]

On 18 August 2018, Puado made his first-team debut by replacing Pablo Piatti in a 1–1 away draw against Celta de Vigo.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 1 November, netting the equalizer in a 1–2 away loss against Cádiz CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.[9]

On 16 November 2019, Puado was loaned to Segunda División side Real Zaragoza, as a cover to injured Raphael Dwamena.[10]

International career

Puado made his debut for the non-FIFA Catalonia national team on 25 March 2019, against Venezuela at the Estadi Montilivi in Girona. He came on as a substitute and scored a late winner in a 2–1 victory.[11]

Personal life

Puado's father, Francisco, was also a footballer and a forward.[1] A CA Osasuna youth graduate, he spent the vast majority of his career in the third division.[12]

References
  1. "Puado, un "currante" de 19 años con sangre de futbolista" [Puado, a 19-year-old "eager beaver"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. "L'Espanyol B esgarrapa un punt contra el Llagostera (1–1)" [Espanyol B rescue a point against Llagostera (1–1)] (in Catalan). Betevé. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. "Javi Puado, lesionado de gravedad" [Javi Puado, seriously injured] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. "Puado, la perla que vuelve a brillar con fuerza" [Puado, the pearl who is back shining strongly] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. "Tres debuts y un regreso con gol en la despedida del filial, que perdió en Sabadell (3–2)" [Three debuts and one return with goal in the farewell of the reserves, which lost in Sabadell (3–2)] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  6. "Javi Puado y Víctor Gómez, renovados" [Javi Puado and Víctor Gómez, renewed] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. "Álex López, Pipa y Puado, jugadores de Primera" [Álex López, Pipa and Puado, Primera players] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  8. "Tablas para ir calentando" [Draw to start preparing] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  9. "Los suplentes del Cádiz sonrojan al Espanyol" [The reserves of Cádiz blush Espanyol] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  10. "Javi Puado, cedido al R. Zaragoza" [Javi Puado, loaned to R. Zaragoza] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  11. Rogé, Albert (25 March 2019). "Catalonia 2-1 Venezuela: Bojan and Puado help Gerard Lopez's side triumph at Montilivi". Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  12. Francisco Javier Puado at BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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