Hugo Mallo

Hugo Mallo Novegil was born in 1991 in Marín, Spain. Currently he is Celta de Vigo’s right defender.

He spent his youth playing career with such teams as EF Porvir,
Pontevedra CF and in 1999 he joined Celta de Vigo, with whom he went on his senior career and still stays in. When Edu Moya had left, he got a chance to join the first team. He proved himself a strong player in friendly matches and was offered to extend the contract till 2013. In the 2009/10 season Hugo Mallo became one of the starting eleven, having played in 25 matches.

In July 2010, he was called up for the national team at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship. In a year he represented Spain at the FIFA World Youth Championship.