Álex Zalaya
Personal information
Full name Pedro Alejandro Zalaya Galardón
Date of birth (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Real Murcia
Number 5
Youth career
Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Zaragoza B 56 (1)
2016 Zaragoza 0 (0)
2018–2021 Sporting B 49 (3)
2021 Sporting Gijón 0 (0)
2021–2022 Cornellà 36 (1)
2022–2023 Barcelona B 22 (0)
2023– Real Murcia 8 (0)
International career
2014 Spain U17 2 (0)
2016–2017 Spain U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2023

Pedro Alejandro 'Álex' Zalaya Galardón (born 29 April 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Real Murcia.[1]

Football career

Born in Zaragoza, Aragón, Zalaya represented Real Zaragoza as a youth. He made his senior debut for the reserves on 28 August 2016, starting in a 4–2 Tercera División home win against CD Belchite 97.[2]

Zalaya made his professional debut on 7 September 2016, coming on as a second half substitute for fellow youth graduate Jorge Pombo in a 1–2 home loss against Real Valladolid, for the season's Copa del Rey.[3] On 6 June of the following year, after achieving promotion to Segunda División B, he was promoted to the main squad.[4]

On 31 July 2018, Zalaya moved to another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón B in the third division. On 17 August 2021, he agreed to a contract with Primera División RFEF side UE Cornellà.[5]

On 1 September 2022, Zalaya joined FC Barcelona Atlètic on a one-year contract.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Álex Zalaya at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "El Deportivo Aragón comienza la temporada con victoria ante el Belchite 97 (4–2)" [Deportivo Aragón start the season with victory against Belchite 97 (4–2)] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "El Valladolid quiso más que el Zaragoza" [Valladolid wanted it more than Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lasure, Delmás y Zalaya jugarán la próxima campaña en el primer equipo" [Lasure, Delmás and Zalaya will play the following season in the first team] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Bienvenido, Álex Zalaya" [Welcome, Álex Zalaya] (in Spanish). UE Cornellà. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Álex Zalaya s'incorpora al Barça Atlètic" (in Catalan). FC Barcelona. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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