Álex Grimaldo
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Grimaldo with Spain U19 in 2012 | |||
| 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 | Benfica | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Valencia | ||
| 2008–2012 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2015 | Barcelona B | 92 | (6) |
| 2016– | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Spain U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Spain U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Spain U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2013– | Spain U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2015. | |||
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Alejandro "Álex" Grimaldo García (born 20 September 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club S.L. Benfica as a left back.
Club career
Barcelona
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 season.[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 success at Deportivo Alavés.[5] In a campaign which saw the team relegated, he netted four times in 36 matches; he and Sergi Palencia were sent off on 25 April 2015, in a 2–1 win over SD Ponferradina at the Mini Estadi.[6]
Benfica
On 29 December 2015, as his contract was about to expire,[7] Grimaldo signed with Portuguese champions S.L. Benfica until 2021, for €1,5 million. Barcelona has the right to a percentage of a future sale.[8]
Grimaldo played his first game with his new team on 26 January 2016, coming in as a 62nd-minute substitute for Sílvio in a 6–1 away routing of Moreirense F.C. for the Taça da Liga.[9]
International career
Grimaldo gained his first cap for the Spanish under-21 team on 5 February 2013 – before he had turned 18 – playing the second half of a 1–1 friendly draw in Belgium.[10]
Club statistics
- As of 13 December 2015[11]
| 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 | 36 | 4 | — | 36 | 4 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 17 | 2 | — | 17 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 92 | 6 | — | 92 | 6 | ||||||
| Career totals | 92 | 6 | — | 92 | 6 | ||||||
Honours
- Spain U19
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 (in 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 (in 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 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Grimaldo vuelve ante el Mirandés... y Masip se queda fuera (Grimaldo returns against Mirandés... and Masip stays out); Sport, 18 January 2014 (in 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 (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Una genialidad de Munir da aire a un filial que acabó con nueve" [Genius from Munir gives air to a reserve team which finished with nine] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "Grimaldo ruma à Luz por um milhão de euros" [Grimaldo heads to Luz for one million euros] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ ""Tenho muita ambição em crescer neste clube"" ["I have a lot of ambition of growing in this club"] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ↑ "Classe e magia no check-in para as “meias”" [Class and magic in “semis” check-in] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ↑ "España invierte en su futuro" [España invests in its future] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ Álex Grimaldo profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "La sub´19, campeona de Europa" [The U19, European champions] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
External links
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