Álex Zalaya

Pedro Alejandro 'Álex' Zalaya Galardón (born 29 April 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón B as a central defender.

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
Club information
Current team
Sporting B
Youth career
Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Zaragoza B 56 (1)
2016 Zaragoza 0 (0)
2018– Sporting B 28 (0)
National team
2014 Spain U17 2 (0)
2016–2017 Spain U19 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2020

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.[1]

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.[2] On 6 June of the following year, after achieving promotion to Segunda División B, he was promoted to the main squad.[3]

On 31 July 2018, Zalaya moved to another reserve team, Sporting de Gijón B in the third division.

References

  1. "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.
  2. "El Valladolid quiso más que el Zaragoza" [Valladolid wanted it more than Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  3. "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.
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