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
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Zalaya and the second or maternal family name is Galardón.

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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