Víctor Laguardia

Víctor Laguardia Cisneros (born 5 November 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo Alavés as a central defender.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Laguardia and the second or maternal family name is Cisneros.
Víctor Laguardia
Personal information
Full name Víctor Laguardia Cisneros
Date of birth (1989-11-05) 5 November 1989
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Alavés
Number 5
Youth career
Oliver
Stadium Casablanca
Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Zaragoza B 36 (0)
2009–2014 Zaragoza 31 (0)
2011–2012 → Las Palmas (loan) 25 (1)
2012–2013 → Alcorcón (loan) 26 (3)
2014– Alavés 165 (8)
National team
2009 Spain U20 9 (1)
2009 Spain U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2019

Club career

Laguardia was born in Zaragoza, Aragon. After emerging through hometown Real Zaragoza's youth system he made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 29 August 2009 in a 1–0 home win against CD Tenerife,[1] but spent the vast majority of his first three seasons as a senior, however, registered with the B-side in the fourth division.

In the summer of 2011, Laguardia was loaned to UD Las Palmas in the second level, in a season-long move.[2] More of the same befell in the following campaign, with AD Alcorcón.[3]

Laguardia continued competing in division two in the following years, with Zaragoza[4] and Deportivo Alavés.[5] He achieved promotion to the top flight with the latter in 2016, appearing in 39 matches and scoring once.[6]

Laguardia scored his first goal in the Spanish top level on 1 October 2016, but in a 1–2 away loss against Sevilla FC.[7] During that season he appeared in 31 competitive games for a side that finish ninth and also reached the final of the Copa del Rey for the first time ever, but also suffered a severe knee injury that sidelined him for eight months.[8][9]

Honours

Club

Alavés

International

Spain U20

References
  1. "El Zaragoza regresa a Primera con Victoria" [Zaragoza return to Primera with win]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 29 August 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  2. "Las Palmas obtiene la cesión del central Víctor Laguardia" [Las Palmas obtain the loan of stopper Víctor Laguardia]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 August 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. "Laguardia se marcha cedido al Alcorcón" [Laguardia goes out on loan at Alcorcón]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). 1 September 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. "Real Zaragoza 2013/2014: Víctor Laguardia" (in Spanish). Vavel. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. "El Alavés refuerza la defensa con el fichaje de Laguardia" [Alavés strengthen defence by signing Laguardia] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  6. "El Alavés se pone líder tras superar a la Ponferradina" [Alavés reach first place after besting Ponferradina]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 22 May 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  7. "El '9' es Ben Yedder" [The '9' is Ben Yedder]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 October 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  8. "Laguardia envía un mensaje de "energía y fuerza" a la plantilla" [Laguardia sends message of "energy and strength" to squad]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 24 May 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  9. "El Alavés pierde a uno de sus clásicos hasta Navidades" [Alavés lose one of their classic men until Christmas]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  10. "El Alavés vuelve a Primera" [Alavés return to Primera]. El País (in Spanish). 29 May 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  11. ITA – ESP 1:2 (0:0) Archived 15 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine; Pescara 2009, 4 July 2009
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