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Álvaro Negredo Sánchez (born August 20, 1985 in Madrid) is a Spanish footballer currently playing with Real Madrid.

A striker, his nickname is La fiera de Vallecas (The wild animal of Vallecas).

Negredo started his career at Rayo Vallecano, making his professional debuts in early 2005, with the team by then in the third level. He switched during that summer to another Madrid side, as he ended his formation in Real Madrid affiliate Real Madrid Castilla, from 2005–07.

In his last season, Negredo developed as a striker, scoring 18 league goals, although he could not prevent Castilla's drop from the second division. He impressed the first team's coach Fabio Capello, and was called for a few Real matches in the Copa del Rey, but stayed unused on the bench. Finally, he made his debut for the first team in a friendly against Atlético Madrid.

In July 2007, Negredo was sold to La Liga promotees UD Almería, with Real Madrid having an option to rebuy. On February 2, 2008, he scored from the spot in a 2–0 home win against his former team. On April 19, in a 4–1 away success against UEFA Cup and domestic cup holders Sevilla CF, he added two, after having missed a penalty kick.

Negredo finished the season as Almería's topscorer with 13 goals, as the side from Andalusia finished 8th. In 2008-09, he netted five in the side's first six matches, including a 95' minute scored against neighbours Recreativo de Huelva (1–0), on September 28, 2008. In February of the following year, he scored a brace against Valencia CF, which took his league tally to 10, albeit in a 2–3 away loss. He finished the campaign at 19, with the club producing a slightly less successful season.

Real Madrid exercised their buyback option of a reported €5 million on Negredo during the summer of 2009, and he returned to first team training with the club on July 10.