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Iago Aspas Juncal was born on August 1, 1987 in Moaña, a small municipality located in the Morrazo region. -
Iago Aspas began his steps as a footballer in the lower categories of Celta de Vigo, at the age of eight -
His debut took place on June 8, 2008 at the Helmántico Stadium in Salamanca, where Celta fell 3 goals to 1 (he started and played 60 minutes). -
On January 26, 2013, he received the "Manuel de Castro" award, which accredited him as the best Celta player of the year 2012.
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On June 13, 2013, the agreement between Celta de Vigo and Liverpool was made official in exchange for 10 million euros. -
On May 27, he was proclaimed champion of the Europa League in the final won by Sevilla 2-3 against Dnipo Dnipropetrovsk.
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On July 14, 2014, it is announced that he will play on loan for Sevilla with a purchase option of 7 million euros at the end of the season. -
On June 12, 2015, Celta made the return of the Moañés striker to the team official. 8 After 2 years of rumors about his return, the sky-blue team took over his services again after disbursing approximately 4 million € -
Real Club Celta de Vigo got the 6th position that qualified them to play in the UEFA Europa League the following season. This season also meant Celta's return to the Copa del Rey final qualifiers -
The 16/17 season was the best year both collectively and individually for Iago. Collectively they managed to reach the Europa League, staying one step away from the final with a match that will go down in history, in the Copa del Rey they also stayed at the gates of the final but this time against Alavés. Individually, he finished his first Zarra, that is, he was the top national scorer in the league with a total of 19 goals that filled Vigo with enthusiasm -
In the 2017-18 season, he surpassed his goalscoring numbers in the League, scoring 22 goals plus one in the Cup, winning the Zarra Trophy for the second time in a row
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He would start scoring 11 goals but before finishing the 1st round he would be injured for 3 months, letting Celta fall into the relegation places. He would return before the match against Villareal scoring 2 goals and putting his team in the fight for relegation with a recital, in the next games he would swell to goals, placing himself as the top national scorer for the 3rd time in his career
