Aarón Escandell Banacloche (born 27 September 1995), simply known as Aarón, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Real Oviedo.

Aarón
Personal information
Full name Aarón Escandell Banacloche
Date of birth (1995-09-27) 27 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Carcaixent, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Oviedo
Number 13
Youth career
2003–2008 Villarreal
2008–2012 Valencia
2012–2014 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Málaga B 83 (0)
2017–2018 Granada B 32 (0)
2018–2022 Granada 13 (0)
2022–2023 Cartagena 36 (0)
2023–2024 Las Palmas 2 (0)
2024– Oviedo 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024

Career

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Málaga

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Born in Carcaixent, Valencia, Aarón finished his formation with Málaga CF. He made his senior debut for the reserves on 15 September 2013, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Atarfe Industrial CF in the Tercera División.

On 8 December 2013 Aarón first appeared with the main squad, being an unused substitute in a 3–3 Copa del Rey home draw against CA Osasuna.[1] For the 2015–16 campaign, he was chosen as third choice behind Guillermo Ochoa and Carlos Kameni.[2]

Granada

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On 10 July 2017, Aarón moved to another reserve team, Granada CF B of the Segunda División B.[3] The following 6 June, he signed a new two-year deal with the club and was definitely promoted to the main squad in the Segunda División.[4]

Aarón made his professional debut on 13 September 2018, starting in a 2–1 loss at Elche CF, in the season's Copa del Rey.[5] His first league game occurred the following 9 June, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against AD Alcorcón, as his side was already promoted.[6]

A backup to Rui Silva, Aarón made his La Liga debut on 8 February 2020, starting in a 1–0 loss at Atlético Madrid.[7] On 10 December, he made his European bow in a UEFA Europa League group stage game away to PAOK FC, a goalless draw.[8]

Silva left Granada in the summer of 2021 and Aarón became the new starting goalkeeper for the first matches of the season under incoming manager Robert Moreno, despite the arrival of another Portuguese, Luís Maximiano.[9] Maximiano, however, got the starting spot in September, being regularly used afterwards as the campaign ended in relegation.

Cartagena

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On 2 July 2022, Aarón signed a two-year contract with second division side FC Cartagena.[10] He overcame longtime incumbent Marc Martínez as first-choice during the season, featuring in 36 matches.

Las Palmas

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On 24 July 2023, Aarón agreed to a two-year deal with UD Las Palmas, newly-promoted to the top tier.[11] A backup to Álvaro Valles during the entire campaign, he only featured in five matches overall before terminating his contract on 9 July 2024.[12]

Oviedo

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On 10 July 2024, Aarón signed for Real Oviedo in the second division for two years.[13]

Career statistics

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As of match played 14 April 2024[14][15]
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
Málaga B 2013–14 Tercera División 1 0 2[a] 0 3 0
2014–15 Tercera División 25 0 2[a] 0 27 0
2015–16 Tercera División 29 0 4[a] 0 33 0
2016–17 Tercera División 28 0 6[a] 0 34 0
Total 83 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 97 0
Granada B 2017–18 Segunda División B 32 0 0 0 32 0
Granada 2017–18 Segunda División 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Segunda División 1 0 1 0 2 0
2019–20 La Liga 3 0 5 0 8 0
2020–21 La Liga 5 0 5 0 1[b] 0 11 0
2021–22 La Liga 4 0 2 0 6 0
Total 13 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 27 0
Cartagena 2022–23 Segunda División 36 0 0 0 36 0
Las Palmas 2023–24 La Liga 2 0 3 0 5 0
Career total 168 0 16 0 1 0 14 0 197 0
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^ "Osasuna envenena la Copa de Schuster" [Osasuna poison Schuster's Cup] (in Spanish). Marca. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Aarón, un "sueño" cada día más cercano" [Aarón, a "dream" closer each day] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Málaga. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  3. ^ "El Granada B incorpora 18 nuevos jugadores a su plantilla" [Granada B sign 18 new players to their squad] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Aarón amplía su contrato por dos temporadas" [Aarón extends his contract for two seasons] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. ^ "El Elche aprende a ganar y el Granada... a perder" [Elche learn how to win and Granada... how to lose] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  6. ^ López, Enrique (8 June 2019). "Fiestón en rojiblanco" [Great big red and white party] (in Spanish). Granada Hoy. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  7. ^ Cejudo, José Ignacio (8 February 2020). "Aarón: "El míster me dijo que me premiaría porque nos quiere activos"" [Aarón: "The boss said that he would reward me because he wants us to be active"] (in Spanish). Ideal. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  8. ^ López, Enrique. "Empate con sabor amargo del Granada CF en Grecia que no será cabeza de serie" [Bitter-tasting draw in Greece for a Granada CF who won't top the group] (in Spanish). Granada Hoy. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  9. ^ Aguilera, Javier. "Aarón agarra su oportunidad en el Granada CF" [Aarón grabs his opportunity at Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada Hoy. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Aarón Escandell, seguridad y ambición para la portería del Efesé" [Aarón Escandell, safeness and ambition for the goal of the Efesé] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Aarón Escandell, nuevo refuerzo para la portería de la UD Las Palmas" [Aarón Escandell, new addition to the goal of UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Aarón Escandell finaliza su contrato con la UD Las Palmas" [Aarón Escandell ends his contract with UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Aarón Escandell, nuevo futbolista del Real Oviedo" [Aarón Escandell, new footballer of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  14. ^ Aarón Escandell at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Aarón Escandell at Soccerway
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