Alexis Ruano Delgado

Alexis

Alexis in action for Valencia
Personal information
Full name	Alexis Ruano Delgado
Date of birth	4 August 1985 (1985-08-04)
Place of birth	Málaga, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Getafe (on loan from Sevilla)
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2004	Málaga B	50	(0)
2004–2006	Málaga	50	(3)
2006–2007	Getafe	24	(2)
2007–2010	Valencia	62	(2)
2010–	Sevilla	22	(1)
2012	Getafe (loan)	0	(0)
National team
2001–2003	Spain U17	18	(0)
2002–2004	Spain U19	11	(0)
2002–2005	Spain U20	8	(0)
2004–2006	Spain U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 February 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

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

Alexis Ruano Delgado (born 4 August 1985 in Málaga, Andalusia), simply Alexis, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Getafe on loan from Sevilla FC in the Spanish first division. Mainly a central defender, he can also operate as left back.

Football career

Málaga / Getafe

Alexis joined Getafe CF from Málaga CF (for €2.5 million) for the 2006–07 season. He had played for the Andalusia club for three seasons, after having appeared in as many years with the B team, two of those spent in the second division (he would first appear for the first team on 15 February 2004, playing eight minutes in a 5–2 home win against RCD Espanyol).

Alexis scored the winning goal for Getafe against Real Madrid, in a 1–0 league win on 14 October 2006, and was part of the league's best defence that season (only 33 goals in 38 games).

Valencia

Alexis' impressive performances for Getafe attracted some of the world's biggest clubs including A.C. Milan, Valencia CF, Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. Valencia won his services and signed him to a €6.5 millions deal at the Mestalla that ran until 2013, beating off competition from Real Madrid.

After spending most of 2007–08 sidelined with a severe knee injury, Alexis helped Valencia win the 2008 Spanish Cup, scoring the second goal (11th minute) in a 3–1 win over former club Getafe in the final, after Juan Mata had scored the opener - veteran Fernando Morientes closed the scoring sheet.

On 14 September 2008, Alexis, who started the season as Raúl Albiol centre-back partner, netted in a 2–2 draw at UD Almería, but also spent two months in the sidelines, due to a pubalgia ailment. He appeared in 24 games in the following campaign, helping the Che to a third-place in La Liga, and former side Málaga to avoid relegation, as he headed home in the last-minute of the home fixture against CD Tenerife (1–0), which dropped down a level instead.

Sevilla

On 24 August 2010, Alexis joined Sevilla FC for €5 million, signing a six-year deal with the Rojiblancos as a replacement for Arsenal-bound Sébastien Squillaci. He appeared in 21 league games in his first season (26 overall) as the team finished fifth and qualified to the UEFA Europa League.

In just the second game of 2011–12 - his first - Alexis salvaged a point for Sevilla with a 86th minute header away against Villarreal CF (2–2). He would only be fourth of fifth-choice stopper for new manager Marcelino García Toral, however; in late February 2012, even though the winter transfer window had already closed, he was allowed to join former club Getafe on loan until the end of the season, as the Madrid outskirts side was immerse in a deep injury crisis to its defensive sector.

Honours

Club

Getafe

• Spanish Cup: Runner-up 2006–07

Valencia

• Spanish Cup: 2007–08

Country

• UEFA U-19 Championship: 2004
• FIFA U-20 World Cup: Runner-up 2003

External links

• Sevilla official profile
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Alexis Ruano – FIFA competition record
• Transfermarkt profile