Álex Baena
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alejandro Baena Rodríguez | ||
Date of birth | 20 July 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Roquetas de Mar, Spain | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Girona (on loan from Villarreal) | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2011 | Roquetas | ||
2011–2019 | Villarreal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Villarreal C | 2 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Villarreal B | 23 | (0) |
2020– | Villarreal | 7 | (0) |
2021– | → Girona (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Spain U16 | 3 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Spain U17 | 11 | (3) |
2018–2019 | Spain U18 | 10 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Spain U19 | 7 | (0) |
2019– | Spain U20 | 5 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2020 |
Alejandro "Álex" Baena Rodríguez (born 20 July 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Girona FC, on loan from Villarreal CF.
Club career[]
Baena was born in Roquetas de Mar, Almería, Andalusia, and joined Villarreal CF's youth setup in 2011, from CD Roquetas.[1][2] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 21 December 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 Tercera División home win against UD Rayo Ibense.[3]
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Baena was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B, and made his debut for the side on 14 September 2019 by starting in a 3–0 win at UE Llagostera.[4] On 13 July of the following year, he made his first team – and La Liga – debut, replacing fellow youth graduate Manu Trigueros in a 1–2 home loss against Real Sociedad.[5]
Baena scored his first professional goal on 5 November 2020, netting his team's third in a 4–0 UEFA Europa League home routing of Maccabi Tel Aviv FC.[6] Seven days later, he renewed his contract until 2025.[7]
On 19 August 2021, Baena moved to Segunda División side Girona FC on a one-year loan deal.[8]
International career[]
Baena represented Spain at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels, appearing in the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 16 May 2021[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Villarreal B | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 23 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Villarreal | 2019–20 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2020–21 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9[a] | 2 | 20 | 2 | |
Total | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 2 | ||
Career total | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 45 | 2 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References[]
- ^ "Álex Baena, la 'perla' que brilla en el filial" [Álex Baena, the 'pearl' who shines in the reserves] (in Spanish). El Periódico Mediterráneo. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Álex Baena, jugador roquetero del Villarreal, ha sido convocado por la selección española sub16" [Álex Baena, Roquetas-born Villarreal player, was called up to the Spain national under-16 team] (in Spanish). Roquetas de Mar. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Un eléctrico Villarreal C congela al Rayo Ibense" [An electric Villarreal C freeze Rayo Ibense] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "El Villarreal CF B golea en Llagostera y sigue líder" [Villarreal CF B thrash in Llagostera and remain leader] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "La Real Sociedad despierta a tiempo y se mete en la pelea por Europa" [Real Sociedad wake up right on time and get inside the fight for Europa] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Villarreal 4–0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv". UEFA.com. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "The Villarreal of the future". Villarreal CF. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Álex Baena, loaned to Girona FC". Villarreal CF. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ Álex Baena at BDFutbol
External links[]
- Álex Baena at BDFutbol
- Álex Baena at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Andalusia
- People from the Province of Almería
- Spanish footballers
- Association football wingers
- La Liga players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Villarreal CF C players
- Villarreal CF B players
- Villarreal CF players
- Girona FC players
- Spain youth international footballers
- UEFA Europa League winning players