 However, he was nothing more than a fringe player with the main squad in his first three seasons, barred mainly by Jesús Navas (he did net seven goals in 34 matches to help the reserves retain their second level status), and would leave the Andalusians for 2008–09, joining CD Tenerife on loan; during this stint, he was instrumental as the Canary Islands side returned to the top flight after a seven-year-absence by scoring a career-best 20 goals, fourth-best in the competition.After he completed the 2009 preseason with Sevilla, Alfaro was again loaned for a season to Tenerife.Like Nino, he again was the most important attacking unit of the team, which was eventually relegated again while the player contributed with seven goals.