Álex Grimaldo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Grimaldo García | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Barcelona B | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Valencia | ||
| 2008–2012 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Barcelona B | 73 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2011 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Spain U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Spain U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2013– | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Alejandro "Álex" Grimaldo García (born 20 September 1995) is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a left back.
Club career
Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Grimaldo joined FC Barcelona's youth system in 2008, aged 13. He made his official debut for the B-team on 4 September 2011, starting in a 4–0 away win against FC Cartagena at the age of 15 years and 349 days and becoming the youngest player ever to appear in a Segunda División game.[1][2]
On 23 February 2013 Grimaldo suffered a serious knee injury, being ruled out for the remainder of the campaign.[3] He returned to action in January of the following year,[4] appearing in 14 matches to help his team finish in third position.
On 13 September 2014 Grimaldo scored his first professional goal, netting his side's last in a 3–2 away success at Deportivo Alavés.[5]
Honours
- Spain U19
Club statistics
- As of 9 February 2015[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | |||||||||||
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 32 | 3 | — | 32 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 71 | 3 | — | 71 | 3 | ||||||
| Career totals | 71 | 3 | — | 71 | 3 | ||||||
References
- ↑ Vuelve el mejor Barça B con un festival goleador en Cartagonova (The best Barça B returns with a scoring festival in Cartagonova); Marca, 4 September 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Alejandro Grimaldo, la seducción de un lateral de 15 años (Alejandro Grimaldo, the allure of a 15-year-old fullback); FC Barcelona Noticias, 5 September 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Alejandro Grimaldo sufre una rotura del ligamento cruzado anterior y del ligamento lateral externo de la rodilla (Alejandro Grimaldo suffers an anterior cruciate ligament and a lateral collateral injury); Barcelona's official website, 24 February 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ Grimaldo vuelve ante el Mirandés... y Masip se queda fuera (Grimaldo returns against Mirandés... and Masip stays out); Sport, 18 January 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Barça B se lleva los tres puntos con susto final (Barça B takes the three points with a final scare); Marca, 13 September 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Alex Grimaldo". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
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