Edu Espiau

Eduardo David "Edu" Espiau Hernandez (born 19 December 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for SD Ponferradina as a forward.

Club Career

Espiau was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, and finished his formation with AD Barrio Atlantico. In 2013 he joined Acodetti CF in the regional leagues, and made his debut as a senior during the campaign.

In 2016 Espiau joined UD Las Palmas, initially assigned to the C-team also in the lower leagues. He helped the side achieve promotion to Tercera Division in his first season by scoring 23 goals, and added a further ten in his second before being promoted to the reserves in December 2017.

On 16 August 2018, Espiau was promoted to the main squad in Segunda Division, but was demoted back to the B-side on 31 August. On 13 August of the following year, he was loaned to Villarreal CF B for the season.

Upon returning, Espiau was assigned back to the main squad, and made his professional debut on 12 September 2020 by starting in a 0–1 away loss against CD Leganes.