Alfonso Espino

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

Luis Alfonso Espino García (born 5 January 1992), commonly known as Pacha Espino, is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano.

Alfonso Espino

Personal information
Full name	Luis Alfonso Espino García
Date of birth	(1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	San Jacinto, Uruguay
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Rayo Vallecano
Number	22
Youth career
	Danubio
	Huracán Buceo
	Miramar Misiones
	Nacional Montevideo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	Nacional Montevideo	128	(4)
2019–2023	Cádiz	146	(3)
2023–	Rayo Vallecano	47	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2025

Club career

Nacional Montevideo

Born in San Jacinto, Espino joined Nacional Montevideo's youth setup in 2012, from Miramar Misiones.^[2] He made his senior debut on 1 February 2014, starting in a 2–0 away win against Racing Montevideo for the Uruguayan Primera División championship.

Espino scored his first senior goal on 24 April 2016, netting the game's only in a home defeat of Fénix. A regular starter, he lifted the 2014–15 and 2016 league titles with the club.

Cádiz

On 28 January 2019, Espino moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract with Segunda División side Cádiz CF.^[3] He became a regular starter during the 2019–20 season, scoring once in 36 matches as the club achieved promotion to La Liga.

Espino made his top tier debut on 12 September 2020, starting in a 2–0 away loss against CA Osasuna. On 31 October, he renewed his contract until 2023.^[4]

Rayo Vallecano

On 17 July 2023, free agent Espino signed a three-year contract with Rayo Vallecano also in the Spanish first division, La Liga.^[5]

International career

On 7 January 2022, Espino was named in Uruguay's 50-man preliminary squad for FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Paraguay and Venezuela.^[6] On 21 October 2022, he was named in Uruguay's 55-man preliminary squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 June 2023^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nacional	2013–14	Uruguayan Primera División	5	0	—		0	0	—		5	0
	2014–15	Uruguayan Primera División	22	0	—		2[a]	0	—		24	0
	2015–16	Uruguayan Primera División	27	1	—		3[b]	0	—		30	1
	2016	Uruguayan Primera División	11	1	—		10[a]	0	—		21	1
	2017	Urguayan Primera División	33	0	—		8[a]	0	—		41	0
	2018	Uruguayan Primera División	34	2	—		11[c]	1	1[d]	0	46	3
	Total		132	4	0	0	34	1	1	0	167	5
Cádiz	2018–19	Segunda División	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2019–20	Segunda División	36	1	0	0	—		—		36	1
	2020–21	La Liga	32	0	0	0	—		—		32	0
	2021–22	La Liga	37	2	4	0	—		—		41	2
	2022–23	La Liga	36	0	0	0	—		—		36	0
	Total		146	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	150	3
Career total			278	7	4	0	34	1	1	0	317	8

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
3. Six appearances in Copa Sudamericana, five appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores
4. Appearance(s) in Supercopa Uruguaya