Álex Blanco (footballer, born 1998)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For the Spanish footballer born in 2001, see Álex Blanco (footballer, born 2001).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Blanco and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
Álex Blanco
Blanco 2021
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Blanco Sánchez
Date of birth (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Benidorm, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Reggiana
Number 20
Youth career
Colegio Lope de Vega
Alicante
Kelme
2011–2014 Valencia
2014–2016 Barcelona
2016–2017 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Valencia B 51 (11)
2018–2022 Valencia 13 (1)
2018–2019 → Alavés (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2020 → Zaragoza (loan) 30 (2)
2022–2024 Como 50 (3)
2024– Reggiana 0 (0)
International career
2014 Spain U17 3 (0)
2016 Spain U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024

Alejandro "Álex" Blanco Sánchez (born 16 December 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie B club Reggiana.

Club career[edit]

Born in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencian Community, Blanco joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2014, from Valencia CF.[1] On 22 July 2016, he returned to the Che, being assigned to the Juvenil A squad.[2]

Blanco made his senior debut with the reserves on 16 September 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–2 Segunda División B away win against Atlético Saguntino. He scored his first goal on 9 December, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw at CE Sabadell FC.

On 18 January 2018, Blanco renewed his contract with Valencia until 2020.[3] On 4 February, he scored a brace in a 4–1 home routing of Saguntino.

Blanco made his first team debut on 30 October 2018, replacing fellow youth graduate Lee Kang-in in a 2–1 away defeat of CD Ebro, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4] On 31 January 2019, Blanco was loaned to fellow La Liga side Deportivo Alavés, until June.[5]

Blanco made his top tier debut on 3 February 2019, replacing Jonathan Calleri in a 3–0 loss at Real Madrid.[6] However, he only appeared in one further match before returning to his parent club.

On 9 July 2019, Blanco extended his contract with the Che until 2021 and joined Real Zaragoza on loan for the season.[7] He scored his first professional goal the following 21 January, netting the opener in a 3–1 home win against RCD Mallorca for the national cup.

On 29 September 2020, Blanco started Valencia's opening game of the 2020–21 La Liga season away to Real Sociedad, in a 1–0 win. He scored his first goal in the top tier on 21 March of the following year, netting his team's second in a 2–1 home success over Granada CF.

On 18 January 2022, he signed a contract with Italian Serie B club Como until the end of the 2023–24 season.[8]

On 31 January 2024, Blanco signed with Reggiana until the end of the season, with an automatic extension for 2024–25 if Reggiana stays in Serie B.[9]

Personal life[edit]

Blanco's father Tito was also a footballer. A midfielder, he also represented Barcelona. He is currently dating Spanish influencer Lidia Rauet[10]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 27 January 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valencia B 2017–18 Segunda División B 30 6 — — — 30 6
2018–19 Segunda División B 21 5 — — — 21 5
Total 51 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 11
Valencia 2018–19 La Liga 0 0 2 0 — — 2 0
2020–21 La Liga 13 1 3 0 — — 16 1
Total 13 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 18 1
Alavés (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 2 0 — — — 2 0
Zaragoza (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 30 2 3 1 — 1[a] 0 34 3
Como 2021–22 Serie B 16 1 0 0 — — 16 1
2022–23 Serie B 29 2 1 1 — — 30 2
2023–24 Serie B 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Total 50 3 1 1 — — 51 3
Career total 146 17 9 2 0 0 1 0 156 19
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Segunda División play-offs

Honours[edit]

Valencia

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Álex Blanco, un extremo de dos bandas" [Álex Blanco, a two-sided winger] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Álex Blanco vuelve al Valencia" [Álex Blanco returns to Valencia] (in Spanish). La Taronja Deportiva. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. ^ "El Valencia renueva a Álex Blanco, extremo del Mestalla" [Valencia renew Álex Blanco, Mestlala winger] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Kang In starts making history with Valencia CF the same day that Alex Blanco makes his debut". Valencia CF. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Comunicado oficial | Álex Blanco" [Official statement | Álex Blanco] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. ^ "El clavo ardiendo es Vinicius" [The burning nail is Vinicius] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  7. ^ "El Valencia renueva a Álex Blanco y lo cede al Zaragoza" [Valencia renew Álex Blanco and loan him to Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  8. ^ "ALEX BLANCO AL COMO FINO AL GIUGNO DEL 2024" (in Italian). Como. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  9. ^ "L'attaccante Alex Blanco è un nuovo calciatore della Reggiana" [Striker Alex Blanco is a new player for Reggiana] (in Italian). Reggiana. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  10. ^ "El Valencia renueva a Alex Blanco, el hijo del director deportivo del Levante" [Valencia renew Alex Blanco, the son of Levante's sporting director] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Álex Blanco". SofaScore. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Álex_Blanco_(footballer,_born_1998)&oldid=1201926734"