Kevin Vázquez

Not to be confused with Kevin Vásquez.

Kevin Vázquez Comesaña (born 23 March 1993), simply known as Kevin, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Celta de Vigo as a right-back.

Kevin Vázquez

Kevin with Celta in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Vázquez Comesaña
Date of birth	(1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Nigrán, Spain
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Celta
Number	20
Youth career
2009–2012	Celta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2018	Celta B	161	(1)
2018–	Celta	44	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:47, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vázquez and the second or maternal family name is Comesaña.

Career

Born in Nigrán, Pontevedra, Galicia, Kevin joined Celta de Vigo's youth setup in 2009. On 14 February of the following year, he made his senior debut with the reserves at the age of just 16, coming on as a late substitute for Álex López in a 3–2 Segunda División B away loss against SD Eibar.

Kevin was definitely promoted to the B-team ahead of the 2012–13 campaign now in Tercera División, and contributed with 14 appearances as his side achieved immediate promotion back to the third division. On 28 June 2016, now already an undisputed starter, he renewed his contract until 2018.^[1]

Kevin scored his first senior goal on 5 February 2017, netting the second in a 4–0 away routing of Pontevedra CF.^[2] In July of the following year, he was definitely promoted to the main squad in La Liga, and extended his contract until 2023.^[3]

Kevin made his professional debut on 2 October 2018, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Real Sociedad, for the season's Copa del Rey.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 July 2020^[5][6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celta B	2009–10	Segunda División B	2	0	—		—		2	0
	2011–12		1	0	—		—		1	0
	2012–13	Tercera División	15	0	—		6^[a]	0	21	0
	2013–14	Segunda División B	14	0	—		—		14	0
	2014–15		28	0	—		—		28	0
	2015–16		36	0	—		—		36	0
	2016–17		37	1	—		2^[a]	0	39	1
	2017–18		28	0	—		4^[a]	0	32	0
	Total		161	1	0	0	12	0	173	1
Celta	2014–15	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2018–19		4	0	2	0	—		6	0
	2019–20		17	0	3	0	—		20	0
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		21	0	5	0	0	0	26	0
Career total			182	1	5	0	12	0	199	1

1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

1. "El Celta renueva a sus canteranos Samu Araujo y Kevin Vázquez" [Celta renew their youth prospects Samu Araujo and Kevin Vázquez] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
2. "Los laterales del Celta B se suman a la fiesta goleadora" [The full-backs of Celta B join the goalscoring party] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
3. "Academy player Kevin Vazquez extends contract with Celta until 2023". Celta Vigo. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
4. "Juanmi anula el efecto Aspas" [Juanmi nullifies the Aspas effect] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
5. Kevin Vázquez at BDFutbol
6. Kevin Vázquez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)

External links

• Kevin Vázquez at BDFutbol
• Kevin Vázquez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Kevin Vázquez at Soccerway