Álex Balboa

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In this Spanish name, the family name is Balboa.

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Álex Balboa
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Balboa with Equatorial Guinea in 2022
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Balboa Bandeira[1]
Date of birth (2001-03-06) 6 March 2001 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Huesca
(on loan from Alavés)
Youth career
2005–2013 Aurrerá Vitoria
2013–2020 Alavés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 San Ignacio 11 (2)
2021–2023 Alavés B 37 (0)
2022– Alavés 11 (0)
2023– → Huesca (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Equatorial Guinea 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2022

Alejandro 'Álex' Balboa Bandeira (born 6 March 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Segunda División club SD Huesca, on loan from La Liga side Deportivo Alavés. Born and raised in Spain to Equatorial Guinean parents, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Early life

Balboa was born in Vitoria-Gasteiz to Equatoguinean parents. His maternal grandfather is originally from São Tomé and Príncipe. His paternal side, the Balboa, is of distant Cuban descent.[4]

Club career

Balboa joined Deportivo Alavés' youth setup in 2013, from CD Aurrerá de Vitoria. He made his senior debut with farm team Club San Ignacio during the 2020–21 season in Tercera División, but finished the campaign playing with the reserves in Segunda División B.

Balboa made his first team debut on 30 November 2021, starting in a 3–0 away win over Unami CP, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5] He made his professional debut on 13 August of the following year, coming on as a late substitute for Jon Guridi in a 2–1 Segunda División away win over CD Leganés.

On 12 July 2023, Balboa renewed his contract with the Babazorros until 2026,[6] and moved on loan to SD Huesca in the second division on 8 August.[7]

International career

Balboa made his senior debut for Equatorial Guinea on 7 September 2021.[8]

Career statistics

International

As of 7 September 2021
Equatorial Guinea
Year Apps Goals
2021 1 0
Total 1 0

Personal life

Balboa's cousin is former Real Madrid CF footballer Javier Balboa,[9] who also played for the Equatorial Guinea national football team.

References

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  2. ↑ Álex Balboa profile at BDFutbol. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Álex Balboa at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 September 2021.Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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External links

  • Álex Balboa on Instagram
  • Álex Balboa at LaPreferente.com Script error: No such module "In lang".Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

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