Edu Expósito
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eduardo Expósito Jaén | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Cubelles, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Espanyol | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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 | 49 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 | |||
Eduardo "Edu" Expósito Jaén (born 1 August 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for RCD Espanyol.
Career
[edit]Deportivo La Coruña
[edit]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.[2]
Expósito made his senior debut on 23 August 2015, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against CD Boiro.[3] He scored his first goal on 13 September, the first in a 1–1 home draw against Alondras CF.[4]
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 3–0 La Liga away loss against Valencia CF.[5] 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.[6]
On 13 October 2017, Expósito renewed his contract until 2022,[7] 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.
Eibar
[edit]On 13 July 2019, Expósito agreed to a five-year contract with SD Eibar in the top tier.[8] 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.
Espanyol
[edit]On 8 August 2022, Expósito signed a five-year contract with RCD Espanyol in the top tier.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 28 January 2024[10]
| 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 | ||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| Eibar | 2019–20 | La Liga | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 40 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 45 | 9 | ||
| Total | 106 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 13 | ||
| Espanyol | 2022–23 | La Liga | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| Total | 49 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 194 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 218 | 19 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Edu Expósito". La Liga. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "El Fabril se refuerza con el portugués Manú y Edu Expósito" [Fabril bolster with Portuguese Manú and Edu Expósito] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "El Fabril saca tres valiosos puntos de Boiro" [Fabril get three valuable points from Boiro] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "El Fabril no cierra el partido y vuelve a dejar escapar dos puntos en el descuento" [Fabril do not end the match and return to let slip away two points in the stoppage time] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "El jugador del filial Edu Expósito y el colombiano Marlos, novedades en Dépor" [The player from the reserve team Edu Expósito and Colombian Marlos, novelties at Dépor] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "El Dépor se abona al sufrimiento" [Dépor pay for suffering] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Dépor | Edu Expósito renueva y será parte de la plantilla profesional el próximo ano" [Dépor | Edu Expósito renews and will be a part of the first team the following year] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Edu Expósito, nuevo jugador armero" [Edu Expósito, new player armero] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Edu Expósito, nou fitxatge de l'Espanyol!" [Edu Expósito, new signing of Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Edu Expósito". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the RCD Espanyol website
- Edu Expósito at BDFutbol
- Edu Expósito at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Garraf
- Footballers from the Province of Barcelona
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- CF Damm players
- Deportivo Fabril players
- Deportivo de La Coruña players
- SD Eibar footballers
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen