Alejandro Francés

Alejandro Francés Torrijo (born 1 August 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Zaragoza B as a right back.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Francés and the second or maternal family name is Torrijo.
Alejandro Francés
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Francés Torrijo
Date of birth (2002-08-01) 1 August 2002
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Zaragoza B
Youth career
2016–2020 Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Zaragoza 2 (0)
2020– Zaragoza B 1 (0)
National team‡
2019 Spain U17 2 (0)
2019–2020 Spain U18 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2020

Club career

Francés was born in Zaragoza, Aragon, and was a Real Zaragoza youth graduate. On 17 December 2019, before even having appeared for the B-side, he made his made his first team debut by starting in a 1–0 away win against UD Socuéllamos, for the season's Copa del Rey;[1] along with fellow debutant Andrés Borge, both became the first players of the 21st century to appear for the club.[2]

Francés made his professional debut on 21 January 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Pichu Atienza in a 3–1 home win over RCD Mallorca, also for the national cup.[3]

International career

Francés represented the Spain under-17s at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, making two appearances.[4]

References
  1. "El Zaragoza evita problemas y se clasifica... de rebote" [Zaragoza avoid trouble and is qualified... through a rebound] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. "La cantera vuelve a responder" [The youth setup answers again] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. "Al Zaragoza de Víctor le gusta la Copa" [Víctor's Zaragoza like the Cup] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. "Alejandro Francés finaliza su experiencia en el Mundial sub 17 de Brasil" [Alejandro Francés ends his experience in Brazil's U-17 World Cup] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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