Álvaro Aceves
Álvaro Aceves Catalina is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Real Valladolid.
Career
Aceves is a youth product of CD Parquesol before moving to Real Valladolid as a benjamín for the Íscar Cup. He was promoted to the reserves in 2021, eventually becoming their starter.On 15 July 2022, Aceves signed a professional contract with the club until 2025. He was promoted to the senior Valladolid side as third goalkeeper for the 2022–23 season. He made his professional debut with Valladolid as a late substitute in a 2–1 La Liga loss to Real Betis in February 2023, making 3 saves and keeping a clean sheet in his cameo.
On 1 September 2023, Aceves was loaned to Segunda División side CD Eldense for the 2023–24 season. Back to Valladolid in July 2024, he stopped training with the club after his staff had a different interpretation of his contract, understanding that he was a free agent; he only returned to training in September, but was demoted back to the B-team.
On 17 January 2025, Aceves renewed his contract with the Pucelanos until 2028, and returned to Eldense on loan for the remainder of the campaign.