Alejandro "Álex" Blesa Pina (born 15 January 2002) is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Levante UD.

Álex Blesa
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Blesa Pina
Date of birth (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Valencia, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Levante
Number 16
Youth career
2012–2018 Levante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Levante B 66 (3)
2020– Levante 4 (0)
2022Castellón (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2023Cultural Leonesa (loan) 29 (3)
International career
2018-2019 Spain U17 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2020

Club career edit

Born in Valencia, Blesa played youth football for Levante UD. In August 2018, while still a youth, he signed his first professional contract by agreeing to a deal until 2022.[1]

On 26 August 2018, aged only 16, Blesa made his senior debut with the reserves, starting and playing 81 minutes in a 3–0 Segunda División B home win over CD Teruel.[2] He scored his first goal on 8 September, netting his side's second in a 2–2 away draw against UE Olot.[3]

Blesa made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 19 July 2020, coming on as a late substitute for captain José Luis Morales in a 1–0 home win against Getafe CF.[4] On 24 June 2021, he was promoted to the main squad for the 2021–22 campaign.[5]

On 28 January 2022, after failing to feature in a single league minute during the campaign, Blesa moved to Primera División RFEF side CD Castellón on loan.[6] On 19 August, he moved to fellow league team Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa also in a temporary deal.[7]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 20 July 2020.[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Levante 2018–19 Segunda División B 24 2 0 0 24 2
2019–20 17 0 0 0 17 0
Career total 41 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 2
Levante 2019–20 La Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 42 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 2
Notes

References edit

  1. ^ "E'No' a la Juve: El canterano estrella se queda" ['No' to Juve: The star academy player stays] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Contundente victoria del Atlético Levante UD para iniciar la temporada" [Convincing victory of Atlético Levante UD to start the season] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ "El Atlético Levante UD consigue en Olot un trabajado empate" [Atlético Levante UD get a hard draw in Olot] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. ^ "El VAR borra al Getafe de la Europa League" [VAR knock Getafe out of the Europa League] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Fichajes de la casa" [Home signings] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ "El Levante UD y el CD Castellón acuerdan la cesión de Álex Blesa" [Levante UD and CD Castellón agree the loan of Álex Blesa] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Álex Blesa jugará cedido en la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa tras el acuerdo alcanzado hasta final de temporada" [Álex Blesa will play on loan at Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa after the agreement reached until the end of the season] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  8. ^ Álex Blesa at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

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