Alejandro 'Álex' Cortell Palanca (born 8 November 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Olímpic de Xàtiva as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Cortell Palanca | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Moncada, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olímpic Xàtiva | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Mouscron | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Ribarroja | 30 | (11) |
| 2011–2012 | Alzira | 41 | (20) |
| 2012–2014 | Valencia B | 51 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Olímpic Xàtiva | 26 | (10) |
| 2015 | Sabadell | 13 | (2) |
| 2016 | Alcoyano | 15 | (4) |
| 2016 | Lleida Esportiu | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Socuéllamos | 33 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Levante B | 34 | (14) |
| 2018– | Olímpic Xàtiva | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2018 | |||
Football career edit
Born in Moncada, Valencia, Cortell graduated with Valencia CF's youth setup, but moved abroad in the 2009 summer after signing with Belgian Pro League club Royal Excelsior Mouscron.[1] On 8 August 2009 he made his professional debut, coming on as a first-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw against K.S.V. Roeselare,[2] but left in December due to unpaid wages.[3]
Cortell subsequently returned to his native country and represented Ribarroja CF and UD Alzira,[4] both in Tercera División. After scoring 20 goals for the latter he returned to Valencia, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[5]
Cortell continued to appear in the third division in the following years, representing CD Olímpic de Xàtiva,[6] CE Sabadell FC,[7] CD Alcoyano, Lleida Esportiu, UD Socuéllamos and Atlético Levante UD.[8] He returned to Olímpic on 1 August 2018, with the club now in the fourth level.[9]
References edit
- ^ "El Mouscron ficha a otros dos españoles y ya suma cinco" [Mouscron signs another two Spaniards and already has five] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "R. Excelsior Mouscron 0–0 KSV Roulers" (in French). Excel Web. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "El Mouscron deja en paro a cinco jugadores españoles" [Mouscron leaves five Spanish players out of work] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "L'Alzira fitxa els atacants Cortell i Giner per reforçar la davantera i al defensa Galindo" [Alzira signs forwards Cortell and Giner to bolster attack and defender Galindo] (in Catalan). Ribera Express. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Delgado, Cortell, Danso y Serra, caras nuevas del filial" [Delgado, Cortell, Danso and Serra, new faces of the reserves] (in Spanish). Superdeporte. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "El Olímpic espera hacer hoy oficial el fichaje de Álex Cortell" [Olímpic hopes to turn official today the signing of Álex Cortell] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Àlex Cortell: "Se que vinc a un gran club"" [Àlex Cortell: "I know that I came to a great club"] (in Catalan). CE Sabadell. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Álex Cortell se incorpora al Atlético Levante UD" [Álex Cortell joins Atlético Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "El Ontinyent ficha al portero Craviotto y Alex Cortell regresa al Olímpic de Xàtiva" [Ontinyent sign the goalkeeper Craviotto and Alex Cortell returns to Olímpic de Xàtiva] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
External links edit
- Álex Cortell at BDFutbol
- Álex Cortell at Soccerway