Yayo_(footballer)
Yayo (footballer)
Spanish footballer
Pelayo González Rey (born 30 July 2004), commonly known as Yayo, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Oviedo Vetusta.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pelayo González Rey | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Oviedo, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oviedo B | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2021 | Oviedo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Oviedo B | 92 | (1) |
| 2021– | Oviedo | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024 | |||
Born in Oviedo, Asturias, Yayo joined Real Oviedo's youth setup at the age of eight. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 5 September 2021, starting in a 5–0 Tercera División RFEF home routing of CD Roces.
Yayo made his first team debut on 1 December 2021, starting and providing an assist to Erik Jirka's goal in a 2–1 away loss against CE Andratx, for the season's Copa del Rey.[1][2] On 23 February 2023, after establishing himself as a regular starter for the B-team, he renewed his contract with the Carbayones until 2026.[3]
Yayo made his professional debut on 7 May 2023, coming on as a late substitute for Víctor Camarasa in a 2–1 Segunda División home win over Real Zaragoza.[4][5]
- "El Andratx le pone más ilusión" [Andratx put their hopes up] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- "Yayo, el primero de la "generación Ipad": así es el canterano de 17 años del Oviedo" [Yayo, the first from the "Ipad generation": this is the 17-year-old youth player from Oviedo] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- "Yayo extends his ties to Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- "La quinta sobre la bocina" [The fifth charm at the buzzer] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- "El debut de Yayo en Segunda: un año ya de aquellas lágrimas" [The debut of Yayo in Segunda: one year from those tears already] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.