Álex Gallar

Spanish footballer
Álex Gallar
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Gallar Falguera[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Ibiza
Number 14
Youth career
Terrassa
2010–2011 Mallorca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Terrassa 10 (2)
2011–2012 Mallorca B 19 (1)
2012–2013 Murcia B 11 (1)
2013 Rubí 16 (6)
2013–2014 Terrassa 37 (12)
2014–2015 Cornellà 35 (8)
2015–2016 Hércules 31 (6)
2016–2017 Cultural Leonesa 35 (17)
2017–2019 Huesca 63 (13)
2019–2022 Girona 32 (0)
2020–2022 → Cartagena (loan) 59 (5)
2022–2023 Málaga 19 (1)
2023– Ibiza 28 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2024

Alejandro "Álex" Gallar Falguera (born 19 March 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays as either a left winger or a forward for Spanish club Ibiza.

Club career

Born in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Gallar was a Terrassa FC youth graduate. He made his senior debut on 8 December 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 Segunda División B away loss against UE Lleida.

Gallar scored his first senior goal on 14 April 2010, netting his team's first in a 2–1 home win against Orihuela CF. On 19 June of that year he moved to RCD Mallorca, returning to youth football;[2] he was promoted to the reserves ahead of the 2011–12 season.

On 2 August 2012, after being sparingly used, Gallar signed for another reserve team, Real Murcia Imperial in Tercera División.[3] The following January, he moved to fellow league team UE Rubí.

On 28 May 2013, Gallar returned to Terrassa and the third division, after agreeing to a one-year deal.[4] After spells at UE Cornellà[5] and Hércules CF,[6] he moved to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa on 8 July 2016.[7]

Gallar was a key unit in Cultu's promotion to Segunda División, scoring a career-best 20 goals. On 10 July 2017, he signed a three-year deal with SD Huesca in the second division, for a fee of €400,000.[8]

Gallar made his professional debut on 19 August 2017, starting in a 0–1 loss at CD Numancia.[9] His first goal came on 10 October, in a 1–1 home draw against CF Reus Deportiu; he ended the campaign as a starter, netting eight times as his side achieved a first-ever promotion to La Liga.

Gallar made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 19 August 2018, starting and scoring a brace in a 2–1 away defeat of SD Eibar.[10] He finished 2018–19 with four goals in 25 appearances (only ten starts, however), as his side was immediately relegated back.

On 21 August 2019, Gallar agreed to a four-year contract with Girona FC in the second level.[11] On 25 September of the following year, he moved to fellow league team FC Cartagena on loan for the 2020–21 season;[12] his loan with the Efesé was renewed for the 2021–22 campaign.

Gallar rescinded with Girona on 14 July 2022,[13] and signed a two-year deal with second division side Málaga CF the following day.[14] On 30 June of the following year, after the club's relegation, he left after activating an exit clause on his contract.[15] On 9 August 2023, he joined Ibiza.[16]

International career

In March 2019, Gallar was called up to the Catalonia representative team for a friendly against Venezuela.[17] However, Huesca refused to let him and Enric Gallego take part in the match.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Álex Gallar". Málaga CF. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ "El Mallorca se fija en la cantera catalana para sus filiales: Alex Gallar y Víctor Blasco" [Mallorca focus on Catalan youth setup for their reserve teams: Alex Gallar and Víctor Blasco] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Alex Gallar ficha por el Murcia Imperial" [Alex Gallar signs for Murcia Imperial] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. ^ "El Terrassa mou fitxa primer" [Terrassa move first] (in Catalan). La Xarxa. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Álex Gallar, nuevo jugador del Cornellá" [Álex Gallar, new player of Cornellá] (in Spanish). Vavel. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Álex Gallar, primer refuerzo del Hércules para la próxima temporada" [Álex Gallar, first addition of Hércules for the next season] (in Spanish). Hércules CF. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Incorporacion Alex Gallar" [Signing Alex Gallar] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Álex Gallar se incorpora a la SD Huesca" [Álex Gallar joins SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Pere Milla maravilla en Los Pajaritos" [Pere Milla wonders at the Los Pajaritos] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Gallar alumbra el brillante debut del Huesca en Primera" [Gallar lights up the brilliant debut of Huesca in Primera] (in Spanish). ABC. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Àlex Gallar, fins el 2023" [Àlex Gallar, until 2023] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Àlex Gallar, cedit al FC Cartagena" [Àlex Gallar, loaned to FC Cartagena] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Rescisión del contrato de Àlex Gallar" [Àlex Gallar's contract rescision] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Álex Gallar comes to strengthen the attack". Málaga CF. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Concluye la vinculación de 18 jugadores con ficha profesional" [Link of 18 players with professional registration ends] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Oficial: Álex Gallar es nuevo jugador de la UD Ibiza" (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 9 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Gallego citado por Cataluña, mientras el Valladolid y el Rayo no ceden a sus jugadores" [Gallego called up by Catalonia, while Valladolid and Rayo will not release their players]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Enric Gallego y Gallar tampoco irán con la Selección Catalana" [Enric Gallego and Gallar won't go with the Catalan National Team either] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

External links

  • Álex Gallar at BDFutbol
  • Álex Gallar at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  • Álex Gallar at Soccerway
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