Álex Gálvez

Álex Gálvez

Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Gálvez Jimena
Date of birth	(1989-06-06) 6 June 1989
Place of birth	Granada, Spain
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sporting Gijón
Number	33
Youth career
2004–2007	Albacete
2007–2008	Villarreal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–2009	Villarreal	0	(0)
2008–2009	→ Onda (loan)	?	(?)
2009–2010	Villanovense	31	(3)
2010–	Sporting B	50	(4)
2011–	Sporting Gijón	10	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Gálvez and the second or maternal family name is Jimena.

Alejandro 'Álex' Gálvez Jimena (born 6 June 1989 in Granada, Andalusia) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón as a central defender or defensive midfielder.

Football career

Gálvez played youth football for Albacete Balompié and Villarreal CF, being loaned by the latter to farm team CD Onda in Tercera División, in what was his senior debut. In the following two seasons, he played in Segunda División B with CF Villanovense and Sporting de Gijón's reserves, being relegated on both occasions, but reinstated in 2010–11.

On 13 December 2011, Gálvez made his debut with the Asturians' first team, in a Copa del Rey match against RCD Mallorca (1–0 away win, 1–2 aggregate loss). On 15 January of the following year, again as a starter and a stopper, he made his first La Liga appearance, scoring the first goal of the game in an eventual 2–1 home triumph over Málaga CF.

External links

• Sporting Gijón official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile