Álex Collado

Álex Collado Gutiérrez (born 22 April 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as a winger.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Collado and the second or maternal family name is González.
Álex Collado
Personal information
Full name Álex Collado Gutiérrez[1]
Date of birth (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999
Place of birth Sabadell, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Barcelona B
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2006 Mercantil
2006–2009 Espanyol
2009–2018 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Barcelona B 60 (10)
2019– Barcelona 2 (0)
National team‡
2017 Spain U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:24, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2017

Club career

Born in Sabadell, Barcelona, Catalonia, Collado joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2009, after stints at RCD Espanyol and CE Mercantil.[3] He was a member of the Barcelona youth team that won the 2017–18 UEFA Youth League, defeating Chelsea 3–0 in the final.[4] After progressing through the youth setup, he made his debut for Barcelona B on 17 March 2018, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Lorca FC for the Segunda División championship.[5] He made his full senior team debut for Barcelona, as a starter, on 4 May 2019 in a 2–0 away loss to Celta Vigo.[6]

Style of play

Collado's official Barcelona profile describes him as a: "Left-footed midfielder with Barça DNA. He has excellent vision and is a superb reader of the game. Very good at selecting the right option when passing, he’s also very skillful when attacking, has a great shot and is difficult to beat in one on one situations."[2] A versatile player, he is capable of playing centrally as an attacking midfielder, or also out wide as a winger.[7]

Career statistics
As of 8 March 2020[8]
Club League Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B Segunda División 2017–18 10—10
Segunda División B 2018–19 355—355
2019–20 245—245
Total 6010—6010
Barcelona La Liga 2018–19 1000000010
2019–20 1000000010
Total 2000000020
Career total 62100000006210

    Honours

    Barcelona

    References
    1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 04 de mayo de 2019, en Vigo" [Minutes of the Match held on 4 May 2019, in Vigo] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
    2. "Left-footed midfielder with Barça DNA. He has excellent vision and a good shot". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
    3. "Collado, un futbolista de pies a cabeza" [Collado, a footballer from head to toes] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
    4. "Barcelona get back on top". UEFA.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
    5. "Cucurella priva a Fabri de su primera alegría y rescata al Barça" [Cucurella prevents Fabri of his first joy and rescues Barça] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
    6. "Match Report". Sky Sports. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
    7. Segura, Alejandro; Vou, Andreas (26 March 2020). "Ansu Fati, Collado and Araujo set for Barcelona first team places". Marca. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
    8. Álex Collado at Soccerway
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