Alvaro Aguado Mendez (born 1 May 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Real Valladolid.
Club Career
Born in Jaen, Andalusia, Aguado mainly represented Villarreal CF and Levante UD as a youth. On 27 August 2015, he signed a one-year deal with Tercera Division side Ontinyent CF.
Aguado made his senior debut on 15 November 2015, starting in a 4–1 home routing of CF Borriol. The following 26 July he moved to Segunda Division B side Real Jaen, club he already represented as a youth.
On 15 July 2017, after suffering relegation, Aguado signed for Cordoba CF and was immediately assigned to the reserves also in the third division. He made his first team debut on 20 December, coming on as a second-half substitute for Carlos Caballero in a 5–0 home thrashing of CF Reus Deportiu for the Segunda Division championship.
Aguado scored his first professional goal on 2 June 2018, netting the last in a 3–0 home defeat of Sporting de Gijon. On 2 October, he extended his contract until 2022.