Álex Balboa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Balboa Bandeira[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 2001[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Alavés B | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Deportivo Alavés | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | San Ignacio | 11 | (2) |
| 2021– | Alavés B | 12 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021– | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021 | |||
Alejandro Balboa Bandeira (born 6 March 2001), known as Álex Balboa, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Segunda División RFEF club Deportivo Alavés B. Born in Spain, he represents the Equatorial Guinea national team.
Early life[]
Balboa was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz to Equatoguinean parents. His maternal grandfather is originally from São Tomé and Príncipe.
Club career[]
Balboa is a Deportivo Alavés product. He has played for Club San Ignacio in Spain.
International career[]
Balboa made his senior debut for Equatorial Guinea on 7 September 2021.[4]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- As of 7 September 2021
| Equatorial Guinea | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Personal life[]
Balboa's cousin is former Real Madrid CF footballer Javier Balboa,[5] who also played for the Equatorial Guinea national football team.
References[]
- ^ "Álex Balboa". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ Álex Balboa at BDFutbol. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ Álex Balboa at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Match Report of Equatorial Guinea vs Mauritania". Global Sports Archive. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "El CD Castellón tantea la cesión del capitán del Alavés B" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
External links[]
- Álex Balboa on Instagram
- Álex Balboa at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Citizens of Equatorial Guinea through descent
- Equatoguinean footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Equatorial Guinea international footballers
- Equatoguinean people of São Tomé and Príncipe descent
- Footballers from Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Spanish footballers
- Deportivo Alavés B players
- Tercera División players
- Segunda División B players
- Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent
- Spanish people of São Tomé and Príncipe descent
- Spanish sportspeople of African descent
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Equatoguinean football biography stubs
- Spanish football midfielder stubs