Alexis Ruano Delgado

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Alexis

Full name	Alexis Ruano Delgado
Date of birth	August 4, 1985 (1985-08-04) (age 22)
Place of birth	Málaga, Spain
Playing position	Centre-back
Club information
Current club	Valencia CF
Number	20
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001–2003 2003–2006 2006–2007 2007–	Málaga CF B Málaga CF Getafe Valencia CF	50 (0) 50 (3) 24 (2) 10 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Alexis Ruano Delgado (born August 4, 1985 in Málaga), simply known as Alexis, is a Spanish professional footballer. He plays as a central defender for Valencia CF in La Liga.

Alexis joined Getafe CF from Málaga CF for the 2006-07 season. He had played for Málaga for three seasons and before that for Málaga B. He scored the winning goal for Getafe against Real Madrid, in a 1-0 league win on 14 October 2006, and was part of the best defence that season, conceding only 33 goals in 38 games.

His impressive performances for Getafe attracted some of the world's biggest clubs including AC Milan, Valencia CF, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. Valencia won his services and signed him to a deal at the Mestalla that ran until at least 2013, beating off competition from Real Madrid.^[1]

Alexis helped Valencia win the 2008 Copa del Rey, scoring the second goal (11th minute) in their 3-1 win over his former club Getafe in the final, after Juan Manuel Mata had scored in the 5th. Veteran Fernando Morientes closed the scoring sheet.