Alfonso Herrero

Alfonso Herrero Peinador (born 21 April 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Burgos CF as a goalkeeper.

Club Career

Born in Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Herrero joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2003, aged nine. He made his senior debut for the C-team on 24 August 2013, starting in a 1–0 Segunda Division B away win against Atletico Madrid B.

Herrero was promoted to the reserves in 2014, after the side was relegated to the third division. He made his debut for the side on 24 August of that year, again against Atleti's B-team, but in a 1–2 loss.

Herrero spent his two seasons at the B's as a backup, the first to Ruben Yanez and the second to Carlos Abad. On 22 July 2016 he signed a three-year contract with Real Oviedo, being initially assigned to the reserve team in Tercera Division.

Ahead of the 2017–18 campaign, Herrero was definitely promoted to the first team after Esteban's retirement. He made his professional debut on 6 September 2017, starting in a 0–1 home loss against CD Numancia, for the season's Copa del Rey.