Jordi Alba

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Jordi Alba
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in the jersey of the national team (2017)
Personnel
Surname Jordi Alba i Ramos
birthday March 21, 1989
place of birth L'Hospitalet de Llobregat ,  Spain
size 170 cm
position Left full-back
Juniors
Years station
1998-2005 FC Barcelona
2005-2007 UE Cornellà
2007-2008 Valencia CF
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2007-2008 Valencia CF B 18 (5)
2008–2012 Valencia CF 74 (5)
2008-2009 →  Gimnàstic de Tarragona  (loan) 35 (4)
2012– FC Barcelona 214 (9)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2006 Spain U-19 6 (1)
2008-2009 Spain U-20 9 (1)
2008-2011 Spain U-21 4 (0)
2011– Spain 70 (8)
1 Only league games are given.
As of March 7, 2020

2 As of September 5, 2019

Jordi Alba Ramos [ ˈʒɔɾði ˈaɫbə ] (born March 21, 1989 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat ) is a Spanish football player on the position of left back . Since 2012 he has been playing for FC Barcelona in the Spanish Primera División , the country's top division.

Career

Beginning

Born in the province of Barcelona in Catalonia , Alba began his active football career in the youth division of the Spanish top club FC Barcelona . After years in the youth there, the left-footer moved in 2005 to the youth department of UE Cornellà, who played in the fourth class . However, the talented young player did not last long in the offspring of the lower-class playing club and after just one season at UE Cornellà he came to the youth department of Valencia CF for a training allowance of 6000 euros . There he played in their junior team in the 2007/08 season and, at the same time, in the club's B team with play in the Tercera División , the fourth-highest soccer league in Spain. With the team he grew end of the season after recovering from play-offs in the third-rate Segunda División B on.

Professional debut at Gimnàstic de Tarragona

After he was included in the professional team in the Primera División for the first time in the 2008/09 season , he was awarded almost at the same time in the second Spanish division, the Segunda División . There he received from Gimnàstic de Tarragona at the end of July 2008 a loan contract with a term for the entire 2008/09 season . He made his professional debut on August 30, 2008, when he came on the pitch for Alejandro Castro Fernández in stoppage time in the 3-2 away defeat against CD Tenerife . In his third appearance, a 1-1 home draw against Alicante FC , he was already in action on September 20, 2008 from the start and for the full duration of the game. He scored his first professional goal on his twelfth championship appearance when he scored the decisive goal for the 2-1 final score in the 58th minute in a 2-1 away win over the later first-placed Deportivo Xerez on December 21, 2008 .

After the early exit in the Copa del Rey 2008/09 Alba came over the entire season on 35 league appearances, in which he played in 22 games from the start and a total of three goals for his team. At the end of the season, the team was in an acceptable tenth place in the table, with Alba being one of the most cautioned players in the team with a total of ten yellow cards . After the successful apprenticeship with the Spanish second division club, Alba returned to his home club at the end of the season and was then well on the way to making a breakthrough in the professional team.

Breakthrough at Valencia CF.

Immediately after he arrived at his home club, he made his team debut in the course of the pre-season before the 2009/10 season when he played in the 4-1 away win over ADO Den Haag on July 22, 2009 . Alba often acted very aggressively and scoring goals even in the preparation phase, including against top international clubs. The young Spaniard finally made his competitive debut for Valencia on September 13, 2009, when he replaced international David Silva in a 4-2 away win over Real Valladolid from the 79th minute . Only four days later, Alba made his debut in the 2009/10 UEFA Europa League when he was in the group stage at 1: 1 away draw against Lille came from the start for use and in the course of the game for the aspiring striker talent Juan Mata on came the lawn. As group winners, the team made it to the sixteenth-finals without any major problems and from there started the march through to the quarter-finals, where the team finally lost to eventual UEFA Cup winners Atlético Madrid after a total score of 2-2 due to the away goals rule. Alba was used in nine Europa League games and was also used in both quarter-finals.

In the official league events, Alba, who is mainly used on the left wing, was initially less good. After two appearances around the turn of the year, the midfielder celebrated his breakthrough within the league in mid-March 2010. He was used for the first time in the league over the full game in the 3-0 defeat against FC Barcelona . On April 11, 2010, he played a major role in the two goals of his team, which lost just 3-2 to RCD Mallorca away : He scored the first goal himself, the second goal that led to the final result 2-3, he prepared for Pablo Hernández Domínguez . Over the entire season, Alba made 15 league appearances. Due to an injury-related loss of the majority of the Valencia defenders, Alba has played in the left full-back position more often this season. In the 2011/12 season he made the final breakthrough as a regular player as a left-back.

Return to FC Barcelona

During the summer break of 2012, FC Barcelona signed the left-back. Alba signed a five-year contract with the Catalans until June 30, 2017.

National team

For the Spanish youth national selection, Alba came for the first time for the U-19 national selection, for which he was used in a total of six international matches and scored one goal. He made his tournament debut on May 22, 2008 in the elite round of qualifying for the U-19 European Championship 2008 , where he played against his colleagues from the Ukraine; the Spaniards clearly won 3: 1. In the course of the later European Championship, Alba was a regular in the squad of the U-19 national team of his home country and was used in a game against the German U-19 juniors in which he was the only one in the 1: 2 defeat of the Spaniards Scored by his team. As third in the group, the Spaniards were eliminated from the current competition in the preliminary round . At the end of the tournament, the Germans became U-19 European champions for the first time in their history.

In the same year, the 1.65 m tall Spaniard also made his debut in the U-20 national team , initially only playing in friendly matches, but later in the year he was even included in the Spanish squad by the Spanish U-20 national coach Luis Milla who took part in the 2009 Junior World Cup in Egypt . Alba came in the preliminary round in Group B to two appearances in a total of three games in Spain in the preliminary round. He was in the 8-0 victory over the surprise participant, the U-20 national team of Tahiti, for a 73-minute mission and was again in action for the full game in the 2-0 win over Nigeria's U-20s. In the final round , Alba came to another half-time mission in the 1: 3 defeat against the Italian age colleagues. He also took part in the 2009 Mediterranean Games soccer tournament with the U-20 national team. In the years 2008 to 2009 Alba took part in nine international matches for Spain's U-20 national team.

In addition, Alba made his debut in 2009 in the Spanish U-21 national team and was used with the team in a qualifying match for the U-21 European Championship 2011 against the Netherlands U-21 .

On October 11, 2011, Jordi Alba made his debut for the Spanish senior team in a European Championship qualifier against Scotland in Alicante . Alba took part in the 2012 European Football Championship as a regular player and was in the starting line-up for every game. National coach Vicente del Bosque let him play in his back four as a left full-back alongside Sergio Ramos (right central defender). On July 1, 2012, Alba became European champions with the Spanish team. He scored his first international goal in the final against the Italian team .

At the European Football Championship in France in 2016 , he was included in the Spanish squad. As a regular player, he was on the starting line-up in every game. However, the defending champion was eliminated in the round of 16 against Italy.

successes

society
National team

Awards

Web links

Commons : Jordi Alba  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jordi Alba ya es grana y Campano puede quedarse (Spanish), accessed on August 31, 2010
  2. ↑ fcbarcelona.com: Jordi Alba signs his contract with FC Barcelona , July 5, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Alba, Jordi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Alba Ramos, Jordi (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION spanish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Spain