Álex Gálvez

Alejandro "Álex" Gálvez Jimena (born 6 June 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Qatar SC. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a defensive midfielder.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Gálvez and the second or maternal family name is Jimena.
Álex Gálvez
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Gálvez Jimena
Date of birth (1989-06-06) 6 June 1989
Place of birth Granada, Spain
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Qatar SC
Number 33
Youth career
2004–2007 Albacete
2007–2008 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Villarreal C 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Onda (loan) 26 (3)
2009–2010 Villanovense 31 (3)
2010–2012 Sporting Gijón B 51 (4)
2011–2012 Sporting Gijón 12 (2)
2012–2014 Rayo Vallecano 54 (2)
2014–2016 Werder Bremen 41 (2)
2016–2018 Eibar 23 (1)
2018 → Las Palmas (loan) 18 (0)
2018–2019 Rayo Vallecano 17 (1)
2019– Qatar SC 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:32, 7 June 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Granada, Andalusia, Gálvez played youth football for Albacete Balompié and Villarreal CF. He was loaned by the latter to farm team CD Onda in Tercera División, in what was his senior debut.

In the following two seasons, Gálvez played in Segunda División B with CF Villanovense and Sporting de Gijón's reserves,[1][2] being relegated on both occasions but reinstated in 2010–11.

Sporting Gijón

On 13 December 2011, Gálvez made his debut with Sporting's main squad in a Copa del Rey match against RCD Mallorca (1–0 away win, 1–2 aggregate loss).[3] The following 15 January, again as a starter and a stopper, he made his first La Liga appearance for the Asturians, scoring the first goal of the game in an eventual 2–1 home triumph over Málaga CF.[4]

Rayo Vallecano

On 18 July 2012, Gálvez agreed to terms with Rayo Vallecano on a two-year deal.[5] He scored his first official goal for his new team on 20 October 2013, from a 30-metre free kick for the match's only at UD Almería.[6]

In late May 2013, the Madrid outskirts club rejected a €2 million offer from Borussia Dortmund for Gálvez's playing rights.[7]

Werder Bremen

On 13 May 2014, after consecutively helping Rayo retain its top flight status, free agent Gálvez signed a three-year contract with SV Werder Bremen in Germany.[8] For most of the first half of his first season he was deployed in defensive midfield by coach Robin Dutt, but under the former's successor Viktor Skrypnyk he became a constant in the centre of defence, until injuries limited him to five appearances from January to May 2015.[9]

Continuing injury problems over the summer break proved detrimental to pre-season training for Gálvez, as he was mostly used as a backup for Assani Lukimya at the beginning of the 2015–16 campaign.[10]

Eibar

On 3 August 2016, Gálvez agreed to a three-year deal with SD Eibar in the Spanish top division.[11] Mostly a backup option in his early spell, he was loaned to fellow league club UD Las Palmas on 29 December 2017.[12]

On 30 August 2018, Gálvez terminated his contract with the Armeros.[13]

Return to Rayo

On 31 August 2018, one day after becoming a free agent, Gálvez returned to former club Rayo Vallecano after agreeing to a one-year contract.[14][15]

Career statistics
As of match played 5 June 2019[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting Gijón 2011–12[18] La Liga 12220—142
Rayo Vallecano 2012–13[18] La Liga 28020—300
2013–14[18] La Liga 26240—302
Total 5426000602
Werder Bremen 2014–15[19] Bundesliga 20120—221
2015–16[20] 21130—241
Total 4125000462
Eibar 2016–17[16] La Liga 19050—240
2017–18[16] 4120—61
Total 2317000301
Las Palmas (loan) 2017–18[16] La Liga 18010—190
Rayo Vallecano 2018–19[16] La Liga 17110—181
Career total 1658220001878

References
  1. "El Sporting B ficha al granadino Álex Gálvez, nieto del ex presidente Jimena" [Sporting B sign Granada's own Álex Gálvez, grandchild of ex-president Jimena]. Ideal (in Spanish). 11 June 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. "El Sporting B de Javi Vidales arranca esta mañana" [Javi Vidales' Sporting B get going this morning]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 15 July 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  3. Siguero, Santiago (13 December 2011). "Muñiz, gol de bandera" [Muñiz, wonder goal]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  4. "Tremendous Trejo stuns Malaga". ESPN Soccernet. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  5. "Alejandro Gálvez firma por dos temporadas con el Rayo" [Alejandro Gálvez signs for two seasons with Rayo] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  6. Melero, Delfín (20 October 2013). "Gálvez descarga un Rayo" [Gálvez unleashes a Ray ("Rayo" in English)]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  7. Suárez, Isaac (30 May 2013). "El Rayo rechaza 2 kilos del Dortmund por Gálvez" [Rayo reject 2 grand from Dortmund for Gálvez]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  8. "Galvez schlägt an der Weser auf" [Galvez arrives at the Weser] (in German). kicker. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  9. "Galvez und das gute Gefühl: "Ich starte durch"" [Galvez and the good feeling: "I will hit the ground running"]. Kreiszeitung (in German). 10 July 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  10. Klemm, Hans-Günter (26 August 2015). "Galvez ohne Groll: Lukimya hat es verdient" [Galvez holds no grudge: Lukimya deserves it] (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  11. "Alejandro Gálvez, jugador de SD Eibar hasta 2019" [Alejandro Gálvez, player of SD Eibar until 2019] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  12. "La UD Las Palmas y la SD Éibar, acuerdan la cesión del defensa Gálvez" [UD Las Palmas and SD Eibar, agree to loan of defender Gálvez] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  13. "Acuerdo para la rescisión del contrato de Gálvez como jugador armero" [Agreement for the termination of Gálvez's contract as an armero player] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  14. "Alejandro Gálvez nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Alejandro Gálvez new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  15. De Vicente, Marcos; Barroso, Ander (31 August 2018). "Gálvez firma hasta 2019 con el Rayo" [Gálvez signs until 2019 with Rayo]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  16. Álex Gálvez at Soccerway
  17. Álex Gálvez at WorldFootball.net
  18. "Gálvez: Alejandro Gálvez Jimena". BDFutbol. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  19. "Alejandro Galvez" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  20. "Alejandro Galvez" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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