Iván Bolado Palacios (born 3 July 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Spain, he played for his country of birth and Equatorial Guinea at youth and senior levels, respectively.
Club career Born in Santander, Cantabria, Bolado made his professional debut with hometown club Racing de Santander's first team in 2007–08 and scored three league goals during the season, one of them in the dying minutes of the final matchday as the team defeated CA Osasuna 1–0 at home to secure a first-ever qualification to the UEFA Cup.; ESPN Soccernet, 18 May 2008 His La Liga debut came on 26 August 2007, in a 0–0 home draw against FC Barcelona.; ESPN Soccernet, 26 August 2007
In August 2008, Bolado was loaned for a season to second division club Elche CF, with a clause which permitted his return to Racing in the January transfer window if requested. He returned to the Cantabrians in June 2009, going on to spend the vast majority of the 2009–10 campaign in the sidelines, with a severe knee injury he sustained in pre-season.Bolado dice prácticamente adiós a la temporada (Bolado says goodbye to practically entire season) ; El Diario Montañés, 28 July 2009 (in Spanish)
In one of his first games upon his return to action, Bolado netted twice – once through a bicycle kick – but Racing lost 3–4 at Athletic Bilbao on 29 March 2010.Basques edge classic encounter ; ESPN Soccernet, 30 March 2010 In 2010–11, barred by the likes of Ariel Nahuelpán and Markus Rosenberg (and Giovani dos Santos from January 2011 onwards), he could only appear in 19 games (seven starts, 728 minutes of action, one goal, again against the Basques and in another away defeat (1–2)).; ESPN Soccernet, 15 January 2011
In February 2012, after starting off with FC Cartagena in the second level, Bolado moved to Bulgaria and signed with PFC CSKA Sofia. In only his first match, a 0–2 away defeat against PSFC Chernomorets Burgas, he tore the ligaments in his knee and missed the rest of the season.Iván Bolado se lesiona en su debut y se perderá lo que resta de temporada (Iván Bolado injured in debut, will miss rest of the season) ; El Diario Montañés, 8 March 2012 (in Spanish)
Bolado had fully recovered from his injury by mid-September 2012.Добри новини за ЦСКА: Иван Боладо се завръща на "Армията" (Good news for CSKA: Ivan Bolado returns to the "Army") ; Novsport, 1 October 2012 (in Bulgarian) In March 2014 he returned to his country of birth, joining Real Avilés from Segunda División B.Iván Bolado ficha por el Real Avilés (Iván Bolado signs for Real Avilés) ; Fútbol Asturiano, 11 March 2014 (in Spanish)
In the summer of 2014, Bolado joined FC Pune City in the newly formed Indian Super League.Провалили се в „А" група ще ритат в Индия, Чмовш, Боладо и Бенжелюн стават част от индийската Суперлига (Players who failed to establish themselves in the A PFG will ply their trade in India, Čmovš, Bolado and Bengelloun to participate in the Indian Super League) ; Topsport, 1 September 2014 (in Bulgarian)
International career Born to a mixed-race Equatoguinean father of Cantabrian and Fang descent,Iván Bolado, el 'guineano' que tenía gol (Iván Bolado, the 'Guinean' with scoring touch) ; La Verdad, 13 September 2011 (in Spanish) Bolado was called by the Equatorial Guinea team for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations tournament.Randy, convocado para disputar la Copa de África (Randy, selected for Africa Cup of Nations) ; UD Las Palmas, 30 December 2011 (in Spanish) He made his debut on 6 January 2012, in a friendly with South Africa.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRacing Santander 2007–08La Liga14371—2142009–10La Liga12200—1222010–11La Liga19121—212Total45692—548Elche (loan)2008–09Segunda División22210—232Cartagena 2011–12Segunda División10210—112CSKA Sofia 2011–12A PFG1000—10Avilés 2013–14Segunda División B3000—30Pune City 2014Indian Super League70——70Rayo Cantabria2016–17Tercera División11400—114Career total99141120011016
Honours Spain U20 Mediterranean Games: 2009
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