Iván Alejo Peralta (born 10 February 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Cádiz as a right winger.

Iván Alejo
Alejo with Eibar in 2017
Personal information
Full name Iván Alejo Peralta
Date of birth (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Valladolid, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
Cádiz
Number 11
Youth career
Parquesol
2003–2011 Valladolid
2011–2014 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Atlético Madrid C 5 (0)
2014–2015 Atlético Madrid B 22 (1)
2015–2016 Villarreal B 17 (1)
2016–2017 Alcorcón 28 (1)
2017–2018 Eibar 21 (1)
2018–2020 Getafe 4 (0)
2019Málaga (loan) 12 (0)
2019–2020Cádiz (loan) 31 (1)
2020– Cádiz 99 (3)
International career
2013–2014 Spain U19 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024

Club career edit

Born in Valladolid, Castile and León, Alejo joined Atlético Madrid youth setup in 2011 from Real Valladolid.[2] He made his senior debut for the former's C-team in 2014, in Tercera División.

Alejo was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B in July 2014. After suffering relegation, he agreed to a three-year deal with another reserve team, Villarreal CF B also in the third division.[3]

On 19 July 2016, Alejo signed a two-year contract with Segunda División club AD Alcorcón.[4] He made his professional debut on 20 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sergio Aguza in a 0–0 home draw against SD Huesca.[5]

Alejo scored his first goal as a professional on 13 May 2017, netting the first in a 2–0 home win against Rayo Vallecano, but was sent off a minute later.[6] On 14 June, after helping the Madrid side avoid relegation, he signed a four-year contract with SD Eibar.[7]

Alejo made his debut in La Liga on 21 August 2017, replacing goalscorer Charles in a 1–0 away win over Málaga CF.[8] He scored his first goal in the category on 3 December, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home defeat of RCD Espanyol.

On 26 July 2018, Alejo signed a five-year contract with fellow top division side Getafe CF.[9] The following 31 January, after being rarely used, he was loaned to second division side Málaga CF until the end of the season.[10]

On 30 August 2019, Alejo moved to Cádiz CF in the second level, also in a temporary deal, signed until the end of the season.[11][12] The following 22 July, after achieving promotion, the club exercised the obligatory buyout clause and signed him permanently until 2025.[13]

Personal life edit

In March 2020, Alejo donated €10,000 to the Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid for the purchase of sanitary supplies needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 4 June 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Madrid B 2014–15 Segunda División B 22 1 22 1
Villarreal B 2015–16 Segunda División B 17 1 17 1
Alcorcón 2016–17 Segunda División 28 1 7 2 35 3
Eibar 2017–18 La Liga 22 1 0 0 22 1
Getafe 2018–19 La Liga 4 0 3 0 7 0
Málaga (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 12 0 0 0 12 0
Cádiz (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 31 1 2 0 33 1
Cádiz 2020–21 La Liga 22 1 2 0 24 1
2021–22 La Liga 20 2 4 0 24 2
2022–23 La Liga 31 0 1 0 32 0
Total 73 3 7 0 90 3
Career total 209 8 19 2 0 0 0 0 228 10

References edit

  1. ^ "Iván Alejo" (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ "El vallisoletano Iván Alejo atrae el interés de varios clubes europeos" [Valladolid's own Iván Alejo attracts interest of various European clubs]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 24 April 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  3. ^ "El Villarreal ha fichado a Iván Alejo, canterano del Atlético" [Villarreal have signed Iván Alejo, Atlético's youth graduate]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 June 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Iván Alejo, nuevo jugador de la AD Alcorcón" [Iván Alejo, new player of AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Alcorcón y Huesca, sin gol en un partido con poco fútbol" [Alcorcón and Huesca, no goal in a match with little football]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  6. ^ "El Alcorcón cree en la salvación" [Alcorcón believe in salvation]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 May 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Iván Alejo sera jugador del Eibar hasta 2021" [Iván Alejo will be an Eibar player until 2021] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Charles, tú sí que vales" [Charles, you are the real deal]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Alejo firma con el Getafe" [Alejo signs with Getafe] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  10. ^ "El Getafe y el Málaga acuerdan la cesión de Iván Alejo" [Getafe and Málaga agree the loan of Iván Alejo] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Alejo cedido" [Alejo loaned] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Iván Alejo se va cedido al Cádiz". Marca.com (in Spanish). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Alejo, Choco, Malbasic, Pombo y Álvaro continuarán de amarillo" [Alejo, Choco, Malbasic, Pombo and Álvaro will remain amarillos] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  14. ^ "El jugador del Cádiz Iván Alejo dona 10.000 euros al Hospital Clínico de Valladolid" [Cádiz player Iván Alejo donates 10,000 euros to the Hospital Clínico de Valladolid]. ABC (in Spanish). 27 March 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  15. ^ Iván Alejo at BDFutbol

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