Álvaro Negredo Sánchez (born 20 August 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cádiz CF as a striker. In eight seasons in La Liga, he amassed totals of 264 matches and 112 goals. Negredo earned 21 caps for Spain, scoring ten goals and being part of the team that won Euro 2012. He is currently on loan at La Liga rivals Real Sociedad until the end of the season.
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Álvaro Negredo Sánchez (born 20 August 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Cádiz CF as a striker. In eight seasons in La Liga, he amassed totals of 264 matches and 112 goals. Negredo earned 21 caps for Spain, scoring ten goals and being part of the team that won Euro 2012. He started his career at Rayo Vallecano before moving to Real Madrid B. In July 2007, Negredo was sold to La Liga newcomers UD Almería, with Real Madrid having an option to buy him back. In June 2009, he signed a five-year deal with Sevilla for €15 million. He has also played for Manchester City, Valencia, Middlesbrough, Beşiktaş, Al-Nasr and CáDiz. He was also part of Real Madrid’s squad that won the Champions League in 2012, but was left out of the squad for the quarter-final clash with Atletico Madrid. He is currently on loan at La Liga rivals Real Sociedad until the end of the season, and has been linked with a move back to the Bernabeu in the summer.
He also played in the UEFA Champions League, scoring one goal for Real Madrid in the semi-final win over Atletico. In the final, he was sent off for insulting the assistant referee in the 3–2 win at former club Almería. In March 2013, he took his 2012–13 league total to 13 after scoring a hat-trick in a 4–1 home win over Celta Velta de Velta. He scored 26 times across all competitions, 20 in the league, and scored one more in the European Champions League. In January 2014, he scored a hat trick in a 2–0 win over Villarreal CF in the Copa del Rey. In February 2015, he added another two in the following match, a 5–1 away rout of Racing de Santander for a total of 11 in the League. He made his La Liga debut on 26 August in a 3–0 shock win at Deportivo de La Coruña. In May 2010, he suffered a scoring drought that lasted 12 games, only ending on 2 May 2010 in a home win against Atlético Madrid.
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