Álex Alegría

Spanish footballer
Álex Alegría
Personal information
Full name Alexander Alegría Moreno[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-10) 10 October 1992 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Plasencia, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
San Miguel
Plasencia
2010 Cacereño
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Cacereño 56 (11)
2012–2015 Betis B 93 (26)
2015–2019 Betis 26 (3)
2015–2016 → Numancia (loan) 41 (12)
2017–2018 → Levante (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2019 → Rayo Vallecano (loan) 9 (0)
2019 → Sporting Gijón (loan) 16 (3)
2019–2023 Mallorca 19 (0)
2020 → Extremadura (loan) 17 (6)
2021 → Zaragoza (loan) 15 (1)
2021–2022 → Burgos (loan) 25 (0)
2022–2023 → Fuenlabrada (loan) 16 (1)
2023 Foolad 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:44, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Alexander "Álex" Alegría Moreno (born 10 October 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Betis

Born in Plasencia, Province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Alegría finished his development with CP Cacereño, and made his senior debut in the Segunda División B during the 2010–11 season. On 18 July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with Real Betis, being assigned to the reserves also in the third division.[2]

Alegría agreed to a new deal with the Andalusians on 11 July 2014 after scoring nine goals in the 2013–14 campaign.[3] He made his professional debut on 1 March 2015, coming on as a second half substitute for Francisco Portillo in a 0–0 away draw against CD Mirandés in the Segunda División.[4]

On 8 July 2015, Alegría renewed his link until 2017, being immediately loaned to CD Numancia of the second tier.[5] He appeared in his first match for the club on 23 August, playing 12 minutes and scoring a brace in the 6–3 home win over CD Tenerife.[6]

On 15 June 2016, after 42 competitive games at the Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos, Alegría was definitively promoted to Betis' first team.[7] He made his debut in La Liga on 11 September of that year, starting in a 3–2 away victory against Valencia CF.[8]

Alegría scored his first goals in the Spanish top flight on 16 September 2016, a brace in a 2–2 home draw with Granada CF.[9] The following 29 January, he put the hosts ahead in an eventual 1–1 draw against FC Barcelona also at the Estadio Benito Villamarín.[10]

On 29 June 2017, Alegría was loaned to fellow top-division club Levante UD for one year.[11] He suffered a knee injury in November, being sidelined for the remainder of the campaign.[12]

On 31 August 2018, Alegría joined Rayo Vallecano on a one-year loan.[13][14] The following 31 January, however, he moved to Sporting de Gijón also in a temporary deal.[15]

Mallorca

On 2 July 2019, Alegría agreed to a five-year contract with RCD Mallorca as a free agent.[16] The following 24 January, after being sparingly used, he moved to second division side Extremadura UD on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[17]

Alegría signed with Real Zaragoza also in the second tier on 19 January 2021, on loan until the end of the season.[18] On 18 August, he joined Burgos CF of the same league also in a temporary deal.[19]

On 1 September 2022, Alegría moved to Primera Federación club CF Fuenlabrada on a one-year loan.[20] This arrangement was terminated in January 2023, and he left Mallorca shortly after.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 August 2021[22][23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cacereño 2010–11 Segunda División B 20 2 0 0 — 20 2
2011–12 Segunda División B 36 9 0 0 — 36 9
Total 56 11 0 0 0 0 56 11
Betis B 2012–13 Segunda División B 35 3 — — 35 3
2013–14 Tercera División 23 9 — 2[a] 0 25 9
2014–15 Segunda División B 35 14 — — 35 14
Total 93 26 0 0 2 0 95 26
Betis 2014–15 Segunda División 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2016–17 La Liga 25 3 2 0 — 27 3
Total 26 3 2 0 0 0 28 3
Numancia (loan) 2015–16 Segunda División 41 12 1 0 — 42 12
Levante (loan) 2017–18 La Liga 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
Rayo Vallecano (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 9 0 2 1 — 11 1
Sporting Gijón (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 16 3 0 0 — 16 3
Mallorca 2019–20 La Liga 6 0 2 0 — 8 0
2020–21 Segunda División 13 0 2 0 — 15 0
Total 19 0 4 0 0 0 23 0
Extremadura (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 17 6 0 0 — 17 6
Zaragoza (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División 15 1 0 0 — 15 1
Burgos (loan) 2021–22 Segunda División 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 302 62 9 1 2 0 313 63
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

  1. ^ a b c "Álex Alegría". Diario AS. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  2. ^ García, Basilio (18 July 2012). "Alexander Alegría, nuevo fichaje para el filial del Betis" [Alexander Alegría, new signing for Betis' reserves] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. ^ Toro Ruiz, Rafael (11 July 2014). "Tras Isaac y Javi Montoya, Álex Alegría renueva con el Real Betis B" [After Isaac and Javi Montoya, Álex Alegría renews with Real Betis B] (in Spanish). Manquepierda. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ "El Betis sale vivo de Anduva" [Betis leave Anduva alive]. Marca (in Spanish). 1 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  5. ^ "El Real Betis renueva a Álex Alegría y lo cede al CD Numancia" [Real Betis renew Álex Alegría and loan him to CD Numancia] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Set del Numancia al Tenerife con lluvia de goles en la segunda parte" [Numancia set on Tenerife with goal rain in the second half]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Álex Martínez y Álex Alegría formarán parte del primer equipo la próxima temporada" [Álex Martínez and Álex Alegría will be a part of the first team the following season] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  8. ^ Castelló, Jordi (11 September 2016). "Final de traca en Mestalla" [Fireworks finale at the Mestalla]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  9. ^ Egea, Pablo (16 September 2016). "Alegría a medias" [Half joy ("Alegría" in English, pun on his surname)]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Late Luis Suarez strike earns Barcelona a point at Real Betis". ESPN FC. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Álex Alegría goes to Levante UD on loan". Real Betis. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  12. ^ Santamaría, Jordi (15 July 2018). "Álex Alegría reaparece ocho meses después" [Álex Alegría reappears eight months later]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Álex Alegría nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Álex Alegría new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Álex Alegría goes on loan to Rayo Vallecano". Real Betis. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  15. ^ "El Real Betis y el Real Sporting de Gijón acuerdan la cesión de Álex Alegría" [Real Betis and Real Sporting de Gijón agree the loan of Álex Alegría] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Álex Alegría ficha por el RCD Mallorca" [Álex Alegría signs for RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Álex Alegría, azulgrana" [Álex Alegría, red-and-blue] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  18. ^ García, Eduardo (19 January 2021). "Oficial: Álex Alegría, nuevo jugador del Real Zaragoza" [Official: Álex Alegría, new player of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  19. ^ Elías, Álvaro (18 August 2021). "Alex Alegría llega cedido al Burgos" [Alex Alegría arrives on loan at Burgos]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Álex Alegría se marcha cedido al Fuenlabrada CF" [Álex Alegría moves out on loan to Fuenlabrada CF] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Álex Alegría finaliza su etapa en el RCD Mallorca" [Álex Alegría ends his spell at RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  22. ^ Álex Alegría at Soccerway
  23. ^ Álex Alegría at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)

External links

  • Álex Alegría at BDFutbol
  • Beticopedia profile (in Spanish)