Alejandro Pozuelo

Alejandro Pozuelo
Pozuelo playing for Swansea City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Pozuelo Melero[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Genk
Number 24
Youth career
Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Betis B 42 (16)
2011–2013 Betis 29 (3)
2013–2014 Swansea City 22 (0)
2014–2015 Rayo Vallecano 11 (0)
2015– Genk 78 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:14, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

Alejandro Pozuelo Melero (born 20 September 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Belgian club K.R.C. Genk as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Betis

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Pozuelo spent his youth career at his local club, Real Betis. He made his senior debuts with the B-team, spending a couple of seasons in Segunda División B.

Pozuelo made his official debut with the main squad on 2 October 2011, playing the second half of a 0–1 La Liga home loss against Levante UD.[2] On 18 December he scored his first league goal for the Verdiblancos, as well as being sent off in the 2–0 win at Atlético Madrid.[3]

Pozuelo was promoted to Betis' first team for the 2012–13 campaign.[4] He appeared in a total of 13 games in all competitions, netting his only goal in a 5–3 away success over Athletic Bilbao.[5]

Swansea City

On 2 July 2013, Pozuelo joined Swansea City on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, signing alongside teammate José Cañas and becoming the seventh Spaniard in the squad.[6] He scored on his debut for the club, rounding off the scoring in a 4–0 home victory over Malmö FF in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League;[7] he netted his second in the same competition and also at the Liberty Stadium on 22 August 2013 in a 5–1 play-off round win against Romania's FC Petrolul Ploiești.[8]

Rayo Vallecano

Pozuelo returned to his country's top division on 24 July 2014, joining Rayo Vallecano for an undisclosed fee.[9] His first competitive appearance took place on 14 September, as he came on as a 61st-minute substitute in a 2–3 home loss to Elche CF.[10]

Genk

On 31 August 2015, Pozuelo moved abroad again, signing a two-year deal at Belgian First Division A team K.R.C. Genk.[11]

Career statistics

As of 5 July 2018[12][13]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Betis 2011–12 La Liga 18220——202
2012–13 La Liga 11120——131
Total 293400000333
Swansea City 2013–14 Premier League 2203011[lower-alpha 1]2—362
Total 2203011200362
Rayo Vallecano 2014–15 La Liga 11021——131
Total 110210000131
Genk 2015–16 Belgian First Division A 21150—12[lower-alpha 2]3384
2016–17 296501514[lower-alpha 3]1538
2017–18 28551—11[lower-alpha 4]0446
Total 781215115127413518
Career total 1401524226327421724
  1. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Belgian First Division A playoffs
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Belgian First Division A playoffs
  4. ↑ Appearances in the Belgian First Division A playoffs

References

  1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League squad numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "That`s Juanlu for you". ESPN Soccernet. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "No hay paz para el Atlético" [No peace for Atlético]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 December 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Álex Martínez y Pozuelo, con dorsal del primer equipo" [Álex Martínez and Pozuelo, with first team jersey]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 9 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Betis fire five in eight-goal thriller". ESPN FC. 19 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Swansea City sign Alejandro Pozuelo from Real Betis". BBC Sport. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Swansea 4 Malmo 0: New boy Bony nets twice as £12m striker gives Laudrup big first leg lead in Europa League qualifying". Daily Mail. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Swansea 5–1 Petrolul Ploiesti". BBC Sport. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Pozuelo completes Rayo Vallecano switch". Swansea City A.F.C. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "2–3: El Elche sorprende al Rayo en Vallecas" [2–3: Elche surprise Rayo at Vallecas]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 September 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Pozuelo ficha por el Genk" [Pozuelo signs for Genk]. Marca (in Spanish). 31 August 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Pozuelo » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Pozuelo". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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