Jump to content

Alejandro Pozuelo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ser Amantio di Nicolao (talk | contribs) at 17:02, 6 May 2016 (Cat-a-lot: Moving from Category:Belgian Pro League players to Category:Belgian First Division A players). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Template:Spanish name

Alejandro Pozuelo
Pozuelo playing for Swansea City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Pozuelo Melero[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Genk
Number 24
Youth career
Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Betis B 42 (16)
2011–2013 Betis 29 (3)
2013–2014 Swansea City 22 (0)
2014–2015 Rayo Vallecano 11 (0)
2015– Genk 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2016

Alejandro Pozuelo Melero (born 20 September 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Belgian club K.R.C. Genk as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Betis

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Pozuelo spent his youth career at his local club, Real Betis. He made his senior debuts with the B-team, spending a couple of seasons in Segunda División B.

Pozuelo made his official debut with the main squad on 2 October 2011, playing the second half of a 0–1 La Liga home loss against Levante UD.[2] On 18 December he scored his first league goal for the Verdiblancos, as well as being sent off in the 2–0 win at Atlético Madrid.[3]

Pozuelo was promoted to Betis' first team for the 2012–13 campaign.[4] He appeared in a total of 13 games in all competitions, netting his only goal in a 5–3 away success over Athletic Bilbao.[5]

Swansea City

On 2 July 2013, Pozuelo joined Swansea City on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, signing alongside teammate José Cañas and becoming the seventh Spaniard in the squad.[6]

He scored on his debut for the club, rounding off the scoring in a 4–0 home victory over Malmö FF in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League;[7] he netted his second in the same competition and also at the Liberty Stadium on 22 August 2013 in a 5–1 play-off round win against Romania's FC Petrolul Ploiești.[8]

Rayo Vallecano

Pozuelo returned to his country's top division on 24 July 2014, joining Rayo Vallecano for an undisclosed fee.[9] His first competitive appearance took place on 14 September, as he came on as a 61st-minute substitute in a 2–3 home loss to Elche CF.[10]

Club statistics

As of 8 April 2014[11]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Betis 2011–12 La Liga 18 2 2 0 — 20 2
2012–13 La Liga 11 1 2 0 — 13 1
Total 29 3 4 0 — 33 3
Swansea City 2013–14 Premier League 22 0 3 0 11[a] 2 36 2
Total 22 0 3 0 11 2 36 2
Career total 51 3 7 0 11 2 69 5
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ^ "Barclays Premier League squad numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. ^ "That`s Juanlu for you". ESPN Soccernet. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  3. ^ "No hay paz para el Atlético" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Álex Martínez y Pozuelo, con dorsal del primer equipo" (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Betis fire five in eight-goal thriller". ESPN FC. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Swansea City sign Alejandro Pozuelo from Real Betis". BBC Sport. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Swansea 4 Malmo 0: New boy Bony nets twice as £12m striker gives Laudrup big first leg lead in Europa League qualifying". Daily Mail. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Swansea 5–1 Petrolul Ploiesti". BBC Sport. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Pozuelo completes Rayo Vallecano switch". Swansea City. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  10. ^ "2–3: El Elche sorprende al Rayo en Vallecas" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Pozuelo". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2014.


Template:Persondata

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alejandro_Pozuelo&oldid=718952830"