Aáron Alonso

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Aáron Alonso
Personal information
Full name Aáron Alonso Rodríguez
Date of birth (2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth El Rosario, Tenerife, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Barcelona B
Number 51
Youth career
2010–2011 San José Tablero CF
2011–2013 CD Sobradillo
2013–2014 UD Andenes
2014–2016 Sporting Tenerife
2016–2017 CD Laguna
2017–2018 CD Marino
2018– Barcelona
2022–2023Sabadell (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023Sabadell B (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2020 Spain U15 1 (0)
2021 Spain U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 August 2023

Aáron Alonso Rodríguez (born 10 June 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Barcelona.

Early life[edit]

Alonso was born on 10 June 2005 in El Rosario, Tenerife, the second eldest of three children. His father worked as a businessman and was a former goalkeeper in the lower levels for Real Madrid whilst his mother worked as a technical architect.[1][unreliable source]

Club career[edit]

Alonso began his career playing in the youth sectors of Gran Canaria during which he won the Rodagon Cup and Maspalomas Cup.[2] He signed for Barcelona on 16 May 2018, playing in the older youth groups for the club in La Liga Cadete Preferente.[1][unreliable source] Alonso initially played for the Infantil A in the 2018–19 season before getting promoted towards the Cadete B and Cadete A sides the following two seasons.[2][3]

International career[edit]

A youth Spanish international, Alonso has represented the Spanish U15, U16 and U17 squads. He made his debut for the U15 side on 30 January 2020 in a 2–0 victory over Ireland U15.[1][unreliable source] Alonso earned his first call-up for the U17 side in September 2021,[4] making his debut on 13 October 2021 in a 2–1 win against Netherlands.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Aarón Alonso, el cerrojo canario de la Masía". Noelia Déniz. Word Press. 24 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Navarro, Alice (6 December 2019). "Aarón Alonso, el brillo de un diamante". VAVEL (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "El futuro de la portería del FC Barcelona es tinerfeño". El Diario (in Spanish). 10 July 2019.
  4. ^ Rodríguez, Joel (29 September 2021). "Los canarios Aarón Alonso y Adrián Suárez, convocados con la Selección Española sub 17". Radio Marca Tenerife (in European Spanish).
  5. ^ Nucía, Ayuntamiento de La (13 October 2021). "Sitio Web Oficial de La Nucia". La Nucia.