Kuki Zalazar

Jose Luis "Kuki" Zalazar Martinez (born 5 May 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for SD Ponferradina.

Club Career

Born in Montevideo, Kuki moved to Spain at early age and started his career with Albacete Balompie's youth setup. On 30 May 2012, aged only 14, he was signed by Malaga CF.

Kuki made his senior debut with the reserves on 31 August 2014, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Atletico Mancha Real for the Tercera Division championship. The following March, he was linked to potential moves to Premier League sides Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City.

Kuki scored his first senior goal on 30 August 2015, in a 3–3 home draw against CD El Ejido 2012. The following January, he was targeted by FC Barcelona.

On 24 June 2017, Kuki scored a brace in a 4–2 home win against AD Union Adarve, but his side narrowly missed out promotion in the play-offs. On 8 August, he was loaned to Segunda Division B side FC Cartagena, for one year.

On 30 August 2018, Kuki moved to another reserve team, Real Valladolid B in the third division.