Alejandro Grimaldo
| Alejandro Grimaldo | ||
 Alejandro Grimaldo (2019)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Alejandro Grimaldo García | |
| birthday | September 20, 1995 | |
| place of birth | Valencia , Spain | |
| size | 170 cm | |
| position | Full-back (left) | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2006-2008 | Valencia CF | |
| 2008–2012 | FC Barcelona | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 2011-2015 | FC Barcelona B | 92 (6) |
| 2016– | Benfica Lisbon | 102 (7) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 2011–2012 | Spain U-17 | 8 (1) |
| 2012 | Spain U-19 | 9 (0) |
| 2013 | Spain U-21 | 1 (0) |
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1 Only league games are given. As of June 1, 2020 |
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Alejandro "Álex" Grimaldo García (born September 20, 1995 in Valencia ) is a Spanish football player . The left full- back has been playing for Benfica Lisbon since 2016 .
Career
Grimaldo began his career in the youth of Valencia CF and joined the youth department of FC Barcelona in 2008 . In the 2011/12 season he was officially in the A-youth squad.
He made his debut for FC Barcelona B on September 4, 2011 at the age of 15 . In this game in the second Spanish professional league , his team won 4-0 against FC Cartagena . He is the youngest player in the team's history and set the record for Haruna Babangida , who played his first game for the B team at the age of 16.
In the Segunda División 2012/13 he was one of the most frequently used players of his team until his knee injury on matchday 27 (24 missions). Also in the following seasons Grimaldo was always a regular player; However, it was not enough for a competitive game in the first team. In the 2014/15 season , Grimaldo was part of the Champions League squad that won the title.
On January 1, 2016, Grimaldo moved to the Portuguese Primeira Liga at Benfica Lisbon . He received a five and a half year contract dated June 30, 2021 and cost 1.5 million euros in transfer.
titles and achievements
In the club
- Champions League winner : 2014/15 (without commitment)
- Portuguese champion : 2015/16 , 2016/17 , 2018/19
- Portuguese Cup Winner : 2016/17
- Portuguese league cup winner : 2015/16
- Portuguese Super Cup winner : 2016 , 2017 , 2019
In the national team
Web links
- Alejandro Grimaldo in the database of weltfussball.de
- Player profile at BDFutbol (English)
- Profile on the website of FC Barcelona ( Memento of July 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Alejandro Grimaldo, el debutant més jove a Segona Divisió amb el Barça B ( Memento from January 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ FC Barcelona: Exhibició del filial a Cartagena (0-4)
- ↑ FC Barcelona: Alejandro Grimaldo sufre una rotura del ligamento cruzado anterior y del ligamento lateral externo de la rodilla
- ↑ See the official confirmation from Benfica Lisbon of December 29, 2015.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Grimaldo, Alejandro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grimaldo García, Alejandro (full name); Grimaldo, Álex (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | spanish soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1995 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valencia , Spain |