Alejandro Balde

Alejandro Balde Martínez (born 18 October 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Barcelona B.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Balde and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Alejandro Balde
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Balde Martínez[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-18) 18 October 2003[1]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Barcelona B
Number 25
Youth career
Sant Gabriel
2009–2011 Espanyol
2011–2021 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Barcelona B 20 (0)
2021– Barcelona 4 (0)
National team‡
2019 Spain U16 5 (0)
2019–2020 Spain U17 6 (0)
2019– Spain U18 3 (0)
2019– Spain U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:04, 18 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2021

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, to a Bissau-Guinean father and a Dominican mother,[3] Balde joined FC Barcelona in 2011 at the age of eight after coming up through ranks at RCD Espanyol.[4] In July 2021, he signed a contract renewal with Barcelona until 2024 with a release clause of 500 million euros.[5]

Balde has impressed during pre-season, summer 2021, and set to start the new campaign as Jordi Alba's primary back-up at Camp Nou.[6] He was sitting on the bench at the opening match against Real Sociedad[7] and also at the second match of the season against Athletic Bilbao.[8]

On 14 September 2021, he played his first official match for Barcelona's first team replacing Alba in the 74th minute of a 3–0 loss to Bayern Munich in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 18 December 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barcelona B 2020–21 Segunda División B 160––00160
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 40––0040
Total 200000000200
Barcelona 2021–22 La Liga 40002[lower-alpha 1]00060
Career total 240002000260
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. "Alejandro Balde Martínez". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. "Alejandro Balde". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. "Alejandro Balde: A great opportunity for the la Masia left back". sport.es. 13 July 2021.
  4. Rogé, Albert (12 November 2020). "Profile: Electric Alejandro Balde has a lot to offer". sport.
  5. "Barca tie down Alejandro Balde, their Jordi Alba backup". sport.es. 22 July 2021.
  6. Soldevila, Adrià (11 August 2021). "Alejandro Balde: Barcelona's 'spectacular' teenage left-back with a €500m release clause". Goal. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021.
  7. "Barcelona vs Real Sociedad lineup in LaLiga". fotmob.
  8. "Athletic Club vs Barcelona lineup in LaLiga". fotmob.
  9. "Champions League vs Barcelona".
  10. Alejandro Balde at Soccerway
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