Nauzet Alemán · Biography

Nauzet Alemán Viera was born on 25 February 1985 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and came through the youth system at UD Las Palmas, which he joined at under-15 level. A right-sided midfielder standing 1.78 metres, he spent almost all of his professional career in the Spanish second division and La Liga, split between his hometown club and Real Valladolid, with a short spell at UD Almería. He finished his playing days in Canary Islands amateur football with Arucas CF.

Youth career and debut at Las Palmas

Nauzet worked his way up through the club's academy and also played for the reserve side, Las Palmas B, in 2003. He was included in first-team squads at 17. He made his debut for UD Las Palmas in September 2003 at the Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos in Soria. The club later dropped to the third tier, and he was part of the side that returned Las Palmas to the second division in 2005-06, scoring in the first round of the promotion play-offs. In his first spell he made 145 league appearances and scored 15 goals, his best season being 2008-09, with 36 games and 5 goals in the second division.

Three seasons at Real Valladolid

In the summer of 2009 he joined Real Valladolid, then in La Liga, on a free transfer. He played 26 league games and scored 6 goals in his first season, but the team were relegated in 2010. He stayed in the second division and became one of the most consistent players in the squad: 33 games, 7 goals and 11 assists in 2010-11, then 35 games and 9 goals in 2011-12. In September 2011 he scored four goals in a 6-0 Copa del Rey win over Gimnàstic de Tarragona. In June 2012 Valladolid won promotion back to the top flight by beating Alcorcón in the play-offs, and that was the end of his time there: 90 league games and 22 goals.

Homecoming and promotion to La Liga

In the summer of 2012 he returned to UD Las Palmas, still in the second division, on a free transfer. He was a regular in 2012-13, with 38 games, 5 goals and 9 assists, and remained important in 2013-14, when the team narrowly missed out in the play-offs. In 2014-15 he scored 9 goals in 28 league games and was part of the squad that won promotion to La Liga in 2015, bringing the club back to the top flight. He featured less in La Liga, with 10 appearances in 2015-16. His contract with the club ended on 7 July 2016, after 101 league games and 19 goals in his second spell.

Almería, retirement and Arucas

After a year without a club, he signed for second-division UD Almería in August 2017. He played 7 league games and left at his own request, for personal reasons, in December 2017. On 1 January 2018 he announced his retirement from professional football. Shortly afterwards he was back playing for Arucas CF in Gran Canaria's regional football, where his direct free kick sealed promotion to the Tercera División. He played for Arucas in the fourth tier until 2023, with 63 games and 4 goals in total, finishing in 2022-23 in the Tercera Federación with 2 goals in 4 appearances.

Playing style

He played mainly on the right, either as a wide midfielder or a winger. His second-division numbers show a midfielder who could arrive in the box and deliver the final pass, with 11 assists for Valladolid in 2010-11 and 9 for Las Palmas in 2012-13. He was also a threat from set pieces, as his direct free kick at Lugo in February 2015 showed. At international level he only reached Spain's under-19 side, earning one cap in 2004.

Career totals and coaching

Across UD Las Palmas, Real Valladolid, UD Almería and Arucas CF he made 406 league appearances and scored 60 goals at senior level, 246 of them in the yellow shirt of UD Las Palmas. In 2023, after hanging up his boots, he joined the coaching staff of Las Palmas Atlético, the UD Las Palmas reserve team, as an assistant coach, a role he held until 2025.