Álex Gálvez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Gálvez Jimena | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Granada, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Werder Bremen | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Albacete | ||
| 2007–2008 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2009 | Villarreal | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Onda (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Villanovense | 31 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Sporting B | 51 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Sporting Gijón | 12 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Rayo Vallecano | 54 | (2) |
| 2014– | Werder Bremen | 15 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Alejandro 'Álex' Gálvez Jimena (born 6 June 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for German club SV Werder Bremen as a central defender or a defensive midfielder.
Football career
Born in Granada, Andalusia, Gálvez played youth football for Albacete Balompié and Villarreal CF, being loaned by the latter to farm team CD Onda in Tercera División in what was his senior debut. In the following two seasons he played in Segunda División B with CF Villanovense and Sporting de Gijón's reserves,[1] being relegated on both occasions but reinstated in 2010–11.
On 13 December 2011 Gálvez made his debut with the Asturians' main squad, in a Copa del Rey match against RCD Mallorca (1–0 away win, 1–2 aggregate loss).[2] On 15 January of the following year, again as a starter and a stopper, he made his first La Liga appearance, scoring the first goal of the game in an eventual 2–1 home triumph over Málaga CF.[3]
On 18 July 2012, Gálvez agreed to terms with Rayo Vallecano on a two-year deal.[4] He scored his first official goal for his new team on 20 October 2013, netting from a 30-meter free kick for the game's only at UD Almería.[5]
On 13 May 2014, after consecutively helping his side retain its top flight status, free agent Galvez signed a three-year contract with SV Werder Bremen in Germany.[6]
References
- ↑ El Sporting B ficha al granadino Álex Gálvez, nieto del ex presidente Jimena (Sporting B signs Álex Gálvez, grandchild of ex-president Jimena); Ideal, 11 June 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ Muñiz, gol de bandera (Muñiz, wonder goal); Marca, 13 December 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Tremendous Trejo stuns Malaga; ESPN Soccernet, 15 January 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Alejandro Gálvez firma por dos temporadas con el Rayo (Alejandro Gálvez signs for two seasons with Rayo); Rayo's official website, 18 July 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Gálvez descarga un Rayo" [Gálvez unleashes a Ray ("Rayo" in English)] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "Galvez schlägt an der Weser auf" [Galvez storms the Weser] (in German). kicker. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
External links
- BDFutbol profile
- Futbolme profile (Spanish)
- Álex Gálvez at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Soccerway profile
- Worldfootball profile
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