Álex Centelles

Alejandro "Álex" Centelles Plaza (born 30 August 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Valencia CF as a left back.

Álex Centelles
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Centelles Plaza
Date of birth (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Valencia
Youth career
2004–2007 Crack's
2007–2017 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Valencia B 66 (0)
2019– Valencia 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Famalicão (loan) 27 (0)
National team
2016 Spain U17 2 (0)
2018 Spain U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:39, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Centelles and the second or maternal family name is Plaza.

Club career

Born in Valencia, Centelles joined Valencia CF's youth setup at the age of eight, from CF Crack's.[1] After spending the whole 2017 pre-season with the first team, he was subsequently assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B on 2 August.[2]

Centelles made his senior debut on 20 August 2017, starting in a 2–0 away win against Deportivo Aragón.[3] The following 24 May, after being an ever-present figure for the B-team during the campaign, he signed a new contract until 2021.[4]

On 1 July 2019, Centelles joined Primeira Liga newcomers F.C. Famalicão on loan for one year.[5] He made his professional debut on 14 September, starting in a 4–2 home defeat of F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[6]

Personal life

Centelles' father José was also a footballer, and also represented Valencia Mestalla.[1]

Career statistics

Club
As of 28 July 2020[7][8]
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 360————360
2018–19 300————300
Total 66000000000660
Famalicão (loan) 2019–20 Primeira Liga 2703000——300
Career total 93030000000960

References
  1. "Álex Centelles, otro lateral zurdo de futuro para el Valencia CF" [Álex Centelles, another left back of future for Valencia CF] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. "Álex Centelles baja al Valencia CF Mestalla" [Álex Centelles goes down to Valencia CF Mestalla] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. "El Aragón cae con orgullo" [Aragón fall with pride] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. "Alex Centelles signs contract extension until 2021". Valencia CF. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. "Alex Centelles é reforço do Futebol Clube Famalicão" [Alex Centelles os an addition of Futebol Clube Famalicão] (in Portuguese). FC Famalicão. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  6. "Famalicão soma e segue no topo da Liga" [Famalicão go on at the top of the league] (in Portuguese). O Minho. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  7. "Álex Centelles – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  8. "Álex Centelles". SofaScore. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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