Álex Zalaya

Álex Zalaya
Personal information
Full name Pedro Alejandro Zalaya Galardón
Date of birth (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Ourense CF
Number 15
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)
2024 Atlético Baleares 11 (0)
2024– Ourense CF 4 (0)
International career
2014 Spain U17 2 (0)
2016–2017 Spain U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 October 2024
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zalaya and the second or maternal family name is Galardón.

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