Spanish footballer
Erik Exposito
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Full name
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Erik Alexander Exposito Hernandez
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Date of birth
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(
1996-06-23
)
23 June 1996
(age 27)
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Place of birth
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife
, Spain
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Height
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1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
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Position(s)
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Forward
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Current team
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?l?sk Wrocław
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Number
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9
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Union La Paz
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Verdellada
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Paracuellos
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Barranco Hondo
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Lorqui
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2015
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Malaga
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Years
|
Team
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Apps
|
(
Gls
)
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2015?2016
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Malaga B
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1
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(0)
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2016
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→
Rayo Cantabria
(loan)
|
18
|
(6)
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2016?2019
|
Las Palmas B
|
54
|
(29)
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2017?2019
|
Las Palmas
|
11
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(1)
|
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2018?2019
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→
Cordoba
(loan)
|
7
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(0)
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2019?
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?l?sk Wrocław
|
152
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(54)
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:59, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
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In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Exposito
and the second or maternal family name is
Hernandez
.
Erik Alexander Exposito Hernandez
(born 23 June 1996) is a Spanish professional
footballer
who plays as a
forward
for Polish club
?l?sk Wrocław
, which he
captains
.
Club career
[
edit
]
Born in
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
,
Canary Islands
, Exposito joined
Malaga CF
's youth setup in January 2015, after stints at AJ Union La Paz, CD Verdellada, CD Paracuellos, Atletico Barranco Hondo and ADM Lorqui.
[1]
[2]
He made his debut with
the reserves
on 27 September of that year, coming on as a
substitute
for goalscorer
Kuki Zalazar
in a 5?0
Tercera Division
home routing of
Atarfe Industrial CF
.
[3]
On 2 January 2016, he was loaned to fellow fourth tier club
Deportivo Rayo Cantabria
, until June.
[4]
After appearing regularly he moved to another
reserve team
,
UD Las Palmas Atletico
in the same division on 18 July.
[5]
On 26 April 2017, Exposito made his
first team
? and
La Liga
? debut, starting in a 3?0 away loss against
CD Leganes
.
[6]
On 16 June, he was promoted to the main squad ahead of the
2017?18 campaign
.
[7]
Exposito scored his first professional goal on 5 March 2018, netting the opener in a 2?1 loss at
Celta de Vigo
. He contributed with ten first-team appearances during
the campaign
, as his side suffered relegation.
On 31 August 2018, Exposito was loaned to
Segunda Division
side
Cordoba CF
, for one year.
[8]
The following 25 January, after being rarely used, his loan was cut short.
[9]
Exposito moved abroad on 27 June 2019, signing a three-year deal with Polish
Ekstraklasa
club
?l?sk Wrocław
after his Las Palmas contract expired.
[10]
On 21 September, he scored a hat-trick in a 4?4 home draw against local rivals
Zagł?bie Lubin
.
[11]
After finishing the
2021?22
and
2022?23 campaigns
in the last spot safe from relegation,
[12]
Exposito, as the club's captain, led ?l?sk to a second-place finish in the
2023?24 Ekstraklasa
.
[13]
He ended the season with 19 goals in 33 league appearances, making him the league's best goalscorer.
[14]
For his efforts, he was named the Ekstraklasa
Forward of the Season
.
[15]
Career statistics
[
edit
]
- As of 25 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
|
Season
|
League
|
Cup
|
Continental
|
Other
|
Total
|
Division
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Las Palmas
|
2016?17
|
La Liga
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
0
|
2017?18
|
La Liga
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
9
|
1
|
Total
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
11
|
1
|
Cordoba
(loan)
|
2018?19
|
Segunda Division
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
10
|
0
|
?l?sk Wrocław
|
2019?20
|
Ekstraklasa
|
35
|
8
|
1
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
36
|
8
|
2020?21
|
Ekstraklasa
|
27
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
27
|
9
|
2021?22
|
Ekstraklasa
|
28
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
1
|
?
|
34
|
12
|
2022?23
|
Ekstraklasa
|
29
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
?
|
?
|
33
|
10
|
2023?24
|
Ekstraklasa
|
33
|
19
|
1
|
0
|
?
|
?
|
33
|
19
|
Total
|
152
|
54
|
7
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
?
|
164
|
58
|
Career total
|
170
|
55
|
10
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
185
|
59
|
Honours
[
edit
]
Individual
References
[
edit
]
- ^
"Entrevista. Erik Exposito: "Cada vez estamos mejor y con mas confianza"
"
[Interview. Erik Exposito: "We are better each time and with more confidence"] (in Spanish).
Vavel
. 12 November 2014
. Retrieved
27 April
2017
.
- ^
"El Malaga pierde a Pepin, pero se refuerza para ser campeon"
[Malaga lose Pepin, but bolster to become champion] (in Spanish). Cuenta con la Cantera. 21 February 2015. Archived from
the original
on 13 June 2018
. Retrieved
27 April
2017
.
- ^
"El Malagueno golea 5?0 a un Atarfe con nueve"
[Malagueno thrash by 5?0 a nine-man Atarfe] (in Spanish). Diario Sur. 28 September 2015
. Retrieved
27 April
2017
.
- ^
"Erik Exposito y Jerin Ramos, nuevos jugadores del Rayo Cantabria"
[Erik Exposito and Jerin Ramos, new players of Rayo Cantabria] (in Spanish). 2 January 2016. Archived from
the original
on 27 April 2017
. Retrieved
27 April
2017
.
- ^
"El filial echo a rodar con el fichaje del delantero Erik Exposito"
[The reserves start up with the signing of forward Erik Exposito] (in Spanish). Tinta Amarilla. 18 July 2016
. Retrieved
27 April
2017
.
- ^
"Las Palmas le hace un favor al Leganes"
[Las Palmas do a favour to Leganes] (in Spanish).
Marca
. 26 April 2017
. Retrieved
27 April
2017
.
- ^
"La UD Las Palmas presenta a sus tres nuevos valores de la cantera"
[UD Las Palmas present their three new prospects of the youth squad] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 16 June 2017
. Retrieved
17 June
2017
.
- ^
"Erik Exposito, cedido al Cordoba CF"
[Erik Exposito, loaned to Cordoba CF] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 31 August 2018
. Retrieved
31 August
2018
.
- ^
"Acuerdo para la rescision de Aythami Artiles y Erik Exposito"
[Agreement for the rescision of Aythami Artiles and Erik Exposito] (in Spanish). Cordoba CF. 25 January 2019
. Retrieved
9 February
2019
.
- ^
"Erik Exposito se marcha al Slask Wroclaw de Polonia"
[Erik Exposito goes to ?l?sk Wrocław of Poland].
La Provincia
(in Spanish). 26 June 2019
. Retrieved
31 October
2019
.
- ^
Pietrasik, Maciej (21 September 2019).
"PKO Ekstraklasa. Hat-trick Exposito, szalone derby we Wrocławiu! Dzi?ki Hiszpanowi ?l?sk wci?? niepokonany!"
[PLO Ekstraklasa. Exposito hat-trick, crazy derby in Wrocław! Thanks to the Spaniard ?l?sk remain unbeaten!] (in Polish).
Gol 24
. Retrieved
31 October
2019
.
- ^
Bugajski, Karol (6 June 2023).
"Alfabet ?l?ska Wrocław. "Ta gro?ba jest realna"
"
.
przegladsportowy.onet.pl
(in Polish)
. Retrieved
25 May
2024
.
- ^
"Piłkarze ?l?ska Wrocław wicemistrzami Polski"
.
wroclaw.tvp.pl
(in Polish). 25 May 2024
. Retrieved
25 May
2024
.
- ^
a
b
"Klasyfikacja strzelcow PKO Ekstraklasy w sezonie 2023/24. Kto został krolem strzelcow?"
.
sport.tvp.pl
(in Polish). 25 May 2024
. Retrieved
25 May
2024
.
- ^
a
b
"Kamil Grosicki z dwoma nagrodami za sezon. Wybrano najlepszych w sezonie 2023/24"
(in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 27 May 2024
. Retrieved
27 May
2024
.
- ^
"PIŁKARZ SIERPNIA 2023: ERIK EXPOSITO"
(in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 6 September 2023
. Retrieved
8 September
2023
.
- ^
"PIŁKARZ WRZE?NIA 2023: ERIK EXPOSITO"
(in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 12 October 2023
. Retrieved
28 October
2023
.
- ^
"Piłkarz Pa?dziernika 2023: Erik Exposito (?l?sk Wrocław)"
(in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 8 November 2023
. Retrieved
12 November
2023
.
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