Alberto Bueno · Biography

Alberto Bueno Calvo, a striker born in Madrid on 20 March 1988, made his Real Madrid first-team debut in a Copa del Rey tie against Real Unión de Irún in the autumn of 2008. On 11 November he scored in the second leg at the Santiago Bernabéu, a 4-3 win that still saw Madrid go out on away goals after a 6-6 aggregate. Eleven days later he made his La Liga debut in a 1-0 home win over Recreativo de Huelva.

Real Madrid academy

He started at Club Hayedo de Moratalaz and Escuela de Fútbol Concepción before joining the Real Madrid youth system, where he played for the Infantil A side in 2001-02. He worked his way up to the top under-19 team and signed his first professional contract in August 2007. From 2006 to 2009 he was a regular for Real Madrid Castilla, making 31 Spanish second division appearances in his first season. He played only three league games for the first team.

Spain youth teams

He represented Spain at every level from under-16 upwards. His best tournament was the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Poland: Spain won it and he finished as top scorer with five goals, two of them in the final against Scotland. A year later, at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, he scored in extra time as Spain beat Brazil 4-2 in the round of 16 in Burnaby. He played one under-21 match in 2008.

Valladolid and a loan at Derby County

On 15 July 2009 he signed a five-year deal with Real Valladolid. Real Madrid kept a buy-back option for the first two years. Valladolid were relegated at the end of 2009-10, and on 31 August 2010 Bueno joined Derby County of the English Championship on a season-long loan. He scored five goals in 29 league games, including braces against Crystal Palace (5-0) and Preston (3-0). Back at Valladolid, he was part of the side that won promotion to La Liga in 2012 through the play-offs and stayed up in 2012-13.

Rayo Vallecano

In August 2013 he signed a two-year contract with Rayo Vallecano. Vallecas was where he scored most: 28 league goals in two seasons. On 28 February 2015, against Levante, he scored four goals in 14 minutes in a 4-2 win. Only Bebeto, in 1995, had scored four faster in La Liga.

Porto and a run of loans

On 25 May 2015 Porto announced they had signed him on a free transfer for five years. A meniscus injury kept him out for most of 2015-16. On 31 August 2016 he returned to Spain on loan at Granada, where his only goal came in a 2-2 draw at Real Betis on 16 September. On 31 January 2017 he moved on loan to CD Leganés and scored in a 4-0 home win over Deportivo de La Coruña on 25 February, in a season that ended with Leganés staying up. In January 2018 he joined Málaga on loan until the end of the season, and later played one game for Porto B in Portugal's second tier.

Boavista, Greece and Algeciras

On 26 January 2019 he joined Boavista on loan. He scored from a free kick on his debut on 2 February, a 3-1 win over Feirense. The club then signed him permanently for 2019-20. In January 2021 he moved to the Greek Super League with Volos, scoring twice in nine games, and that summer he joined Ionikos. In January 2022 he returned to Spain with Algeciras of the Primera Federación, his last professional club. He later played in the Kings League, including for Porcinos FC.

From the pitch to the dugout

His first coaching role was on Igor Oca's staff with the CD Leganés reserve team. When Oca took over the first team on 5 December 2025, Bueno moved up with him as an assistant, and the club confirmed him in that role on 24 December 2025.