Álex Blanco

Alejandro "Álex" Blanco Sánchez (born 16 December 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza on loan from Valencia CF as a winger.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Blanco and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Álex Blanco
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Blanco Sánchez
Date of birth (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998
Place of birth Benidorm, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Zaragoza
(on loan from Valencia)
Number 15
Youth career
Colegio Lope de Vega
Alicante
Kelme
2011–2014 Valencia
2014–2016 Barcelona
2016–2017 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Valencia B 51 (11)
2018– Valencia 0 (0)
2019 → Alavés (loan) 2 (0)
2019– → Zaragoza (loan) 25 (1)
National team
2014 Spain U17 3 (0)
2016 Spain U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:05, 25 June 2020(UTC)

Club career

Born in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencian Community, Blanco joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2014, from Valencia CF.[1] On 22 July 2016, he returned to the Che, being assigned to the Juvenil A squad.[2]

Blanco made his senior debut with the reserves on 16 September 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–2 Segunda División B away win against Atlético Saguntino. He scored his first goal on 9 December, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw at CE Sabadell FC.

On 18 January 2018, Blanco renewed his contract with Valencia until 2020.[3] On 4 February, he scored a brace in a 4–1 home routing of Saguntino.

Blanco made his first team debut on 30 October 2018, replacing fellow youth graduate Lee Kang-in in a 2–1 away defeat of CD Ebro, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4] On 31 January 2019, Blanco was loaned to fellow La Liga side Deportivo Alavés, until June.[5]

Blanco made his top tier debut on 3 February 2019, replacing Jonathan Calleri in a 0–3 loss at Real Madrid.[6] However, he only appeared in one further match before returning to his parent club.

On 9 July, Blanco extended his contract with the Che until 2021 and joined Real Zaragoza on loan for the season.[7]

Personal life

Blanco's father Tito was also a footballer. A midfielder, he also represented Barcelona.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 25 June 2020[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valencia B 2017–18 Segunda División B 306————306
2018–19 215————215
Total 5111000000005111
Valencia 2018–19 La Liga 0020———20
Alavés (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 2000———20
Zaragoza (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 25131———282
Career total 7812510000008313

Honours

Club

Valencia

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References
  1. "Álex Blanco, un extremo de dos bandas" [Álex Blanco, a two-sided winger] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. "Álex Blanco vuelve al Valencia" [Álex Blanco returns to Valencia] (in Spanish). La Taronja Deportiva. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. "El Valencia renueva a Álex Blanco, extremo del Mestalla" [Valencia renew Álex Blanco, Mestlala winger] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. "Kang In starts making history with Valencia CF the same day that Alex Blanco makes his debut". Valencia CF. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. "Comunicado oficial | Álex Blanco" [Official statement | Álex Blanco] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. "El clavo ardiendo es Vinicius" [The burning nail is Vinicius] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  7. "El Valencia renueva a Álex Blanco y lo cede al Zaragoza" [Valencia renew Álex Blanco and loan him to Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  8. "El Valencia renueva a Alex Blanco, el hijo del director deportivo del Levante" [Valencia renew Alex Blanco, the son of Levante's sporting director] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  9. "Álex Blanco". SofaScore. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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