Álex Mula

Spanish footballer
Álex Mula
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Miguel Mula Sánchez
Date of birth (1996-07-23) 23 July 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Gimnàstic
Number 15
Youth career
2003–2010 Espanyol
2010–2014 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Málaga B 108 (23)
2017–2020 Málaga 22 (0)
2018 → Tenerife (loan) 16 (5)
2020 → Alcorcón (loan) 5 (1)
2020–2022 Fuenlabrada 56 (4)
2022 → Alcorcón (loan) 15 (0)
2023 Wisła Kraków 12 (2)
2023–2024 Lamia 4 (0)
2024– Gimnàstic 9 (0)
International career‡
2012 Spain U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 April 2012

Alejandro Miguel "Álex" Mula Sánchez (born 23 July 1996) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

Career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Mula joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2011, from RCD Espanyol.[1] He made his debut with the reserves on 30 March 2013 at the age of 17, starting in a 1–2 Tercera División home loss against UD San Pedro.[2]

Mula scored his first senior goals on 7 September 2014, netting a hat-trick in a 7–0 home routing of CD Español del Alquián.[3] He subsequently became a regular starter for the B-side in the following seasons, scoring a career-best 11 goals in 2016–17.

After playing regularly with the first team during the 2017 pre-season, Mula was promoted to the main squad by manager Míchel.[4] He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 26 August of that year, starting in a 0–1 away loss against Girona FC.[5]

On 31 January 2018, Mula was loaned to Segunda División side CD Tenerife for the remainder of the campaign.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 26 February, netting the last in a 3–1 home defeat of CD Lugo.

On 9 March 2018, Mula scored a brace in a 3–1 home win over Real Oviedo. Returning to Málaga (now also in the second division) for 2018–19, he contributed with 11 appearances and was definitely promoted to the main squad in July 2019.[7]

On 8 January 2020, after spending the first half of the 2019–20 campaign unregistered due to Málaga's financial problems,[8] Mula was loaned to fellow second division side AD Alcorcón until June.[9]

On 23 August 2020, Mula agreed to a four-year contract with CF Fuenlabrada, still in division two.[10] On 2 February 2022, he returned to Alkor also in a temporary deal.[11]

On 17 December 2022, he signed a deal until the end of the season with Polish second division side Wisła Kraków.[12] On 28 January 2024, after a short period at Greek side PAS Lamia 1964, he returned to his home country with Gimnàstic de Tarragona in Primera Federación.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Consternación en el Málaga y el fútbol español" [Consternation at Málaga and in the Spanish football] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  2. ^ "El Atlético Malagueño cae ante el UD San Pedro (1–2)" [Atlético Malagueño fall against UD San Pedro (1–2)] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 1 April 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Impressive first victory of the season for Atlético Malagueño (7–0)". Málaga CF. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Álex Mula convence a Míchel" [Álex Mula convinces Míchel] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Alcalá derriba la puerta del Málaga y el Girona hace historia" [Alcalá breaks the door of Málaga and Girona make history] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Mula to continue with his training at CD Tenerife". Málaga CF. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Iván Rodríguez y Mula tendrán ficha del primer equipo" [Iván Rodríguez and Mula will have a first team place] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  8. ^ "El duro trago para Iván Rodríguez y Álex Mula" [The bitter pill to swallow for Iván Rodríguez and Mula] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Álex Mula, nuevo jugador alfarero" [Álex Mula, new alfarero player] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  10. ^ "El Fuenla ficha a Álex Mula" [Fuenla sign Álex Mula] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Comunicado oficial: Alex Mula" [Official announcement: Alex Mula] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Álex Mula piłkarzem Białej Gwiazdy" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 15 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Álex Mula ja és grana!" [Álex Mula is already grana!] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

External links

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