Álex Blesa

Álex Blesa
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Blesa Pina
Date of birth (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ceuta
Number 14
Youth career
2012–2018 Levante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Levante B 66 (3)
2020–2024 Levante 4 (0)
2022 → Castellón (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2023 → Cultural Leonesa (loan) 29 (3)
2024– Ceuta 4 (1)
International career‡
2018-2019 Spain U17 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2020
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blesa and the second or maternal family name is Pina.

Alejandro "Álex" Blesa Pina (born 15 January 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ceuta.

Club career

Born in Valencia, Blesa played youth football for Levante UD. In August 2018, while still a youth, he signed his first professional contract by agreeing to a deal until 2022.[1]

On 26 August 2018, aged only 16, Blesa made his senior debut with the reserves, starting and playing 81 minutes in a 3–0 Segunda División B home win over CD Teruel.[2] He scored his first goal on 8 September, netting his side's second in a 2–2 away draw against UE Olot.[3]

Blesa made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 19 July 2020, coming on as a late substitute for captain José Luis Morales in a 1–0 home win against Getafe CF.[4] On 24 June 2021, he was promoted to the main squad for the 2021–22 campaign.[5]

On 28 January 2022, after failing to feature in a single league minute during the campaign, Blesa moved to Primera División RFEF side CD Castellón on loan.[6] On 19 August, he moved to fellow league team Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa also in a temporary deal.[7]

On 12 July 2024, Blesa signed with Ceuta in Primera Federación.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 July 2020.[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Levante 2018–19 Segunda División B 24 2 – – 0 0 24 2
2019–20 17 0 – – 0 0 17 0
Career total 41 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 2
Levante 2019–20 La Liga 1 0 0 0 – 0 0 1 0
Career total 42 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 2
Notes

References

  1. ^ "E'No' a la Juve: El canterano estrella se queda" ['No' to Juve: The star academy player stays] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Contundente victoria del Atlético Levante UD para iniciar la temporada" [Convincing victory of Atlético Levante UD to start the season] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ "El Atlético Levante UD consigue en Olot un trabajado empate" [Atlético Levante UD get a hard draw in Olot] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. ^ "El VAR borra al Getafe de la Europa League" [VAR knock Getafe out of the Europa League] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Fichajes de la casa" [Home signings] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ "El Levante UD y el CD Castellón acuerdan la cesión de Álex Blesa" [Levante UD and CD Castellón agree the loan of Álex Blesa] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Álex Blesa jugará cedido en la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa tras el acuerdo alcanzado hasta final de temporada" [Álex Blesa will play on loan at Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa after the agreement reached until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  8. ^ "ALEJANDRO BLESA, NUEVO JUGADOR CABALLA" [ALEJANDRO BLESA, NEW CABALLA PLAYER] (in Spanish). Ceuta. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  9. ^ Álex Blesa at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2020.