Top facts about Alejandro Balde
A look at the Top facts about Alejandro Balde including his childhood, love life, career and his most interesting quotes.
Alejandro Balde is a Spanish footballer who plays for
FC Barcelonareserve and senior team. Born in 2003 at Barcelona, Spain, Balde joined Barcelona's famous academy, La Masia in 2011. Balde was promoted to Barcelona's senior team for the first time in the 21-22 pre-season after spending the last 10 years at La Masia. But he will mostly play for the reserve team. He made his unofficial senior debut in a friendly against Gimnastic, which Barcelona won 4-0. He also played against Girona and in the Juan Gamper Trophy 3-0 win against Juventus.
Balde became a regular member of Barca B in 2020-21 season and participated in the Segunda Division B play offs. He is a gifted right winger whose performances have caught the eyes of many scouts in Europe. Many English clubs including Chelsea were keen on securing his services, but Balde decided to stay at Barcelona. Considering his huge potentials, Barcelona does not want to lose him as they see him as a replacement for their long-time right-back, Jordi Alba.
Balde has been a member of Spain's youth sides since 2010. He is yet to play his first game for the senior side. At 18 years of age, Alejandro Balde has established himself as a promising talents in Europe. By the time of writing this article, He has registered 2 assists in 23 matches during his club career. Now let's have a look at the top
facts about Alejandro Balde
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In the following article we will take a look at the Top facts about Alejandro Balde. First we present you with some of the general information.
Full Name
: Alexandro Alejandro Balde Martinez
Date and Place of Birth
: 18 October 2003 / Barcelona, Spain
Height & Weight:
1.75 m (6 ft.0) /70 kg
Family Members:
Saliu (Father), Edy (Brother)
Relationship Status:
Single
Wife/Girlfriend:
Not Known
Children
: None
Current team
: Barcelona B and Barcelona
Jersey Number:
25 Barcelona B and 21 at Barcelona
Zodiac Sign:
Libra
Alejandro Balde Birthday, Zodiac Sign and nationality
First part our article on top facts about Alejandro Balde is about his birthday.
Alejandro Balde's Birthday
is at the 18th of October 2002. Alejandro Balde nationality is Spanish, but he has Dominican nationality as well. His father was Guinea-Bissauan and his mother was Dominican. Balde himself was born in Barcelona, Spain.
Alejandro Balde zodiac sign is Libra. He shares his birthday with many great stars from football and other fields. Some of the most famous figures born on the 18th of October are:
Footballers: Robbie Savage, Dante and John McGinn/ Actors and Actresses: Jean-Claude Van Damme and Zac Efron
Alejandro Balde Childhood story
At this part we will look at the top facts about
Alejandro Balde Childhood
story as well as the family and the background he grew up in.
Alejandro Balde was born into a football loving family. His father was from Guinea-Bissau and his mother was from Dominican. Balde's parents immigrated to Spain before he was born and settled in the city of Barcelona, Where Alex was born in 2003.
Alex was a bright child and his athletic qualities were apparent from an early age. According to Barcauniversal website, he was always the first in all races at school, even if the teachers gave him some seconds of disadvantage to compensate his dominance.
Balde’s amateur career began in 2007. The story goes that when he was four, his older brother Edy was playing for Sant Marti Condal and in one game, the team needed an extra player. Alejandro filled in and despite his age he managed to produce a good performance. Balde soon started his amateur career with CE Sant Gabriel by the age of 6. His position on the field was the striker and he impressed his coaches by scoring lots of goals.
The following season Balde joined Espanyol and continued to play as a forward for the Periquitos for one full season. Balde's parents encouraged him to pursue a career at football by enrolling him into La Masia when he was 10 years old.
His arrival at Barca's academy coincided the time Barcelona was at the top of the football world as Pep Guardiola side won a total of 14 titles out of the possible 18 between 2008 till 2012. Balde was fascinated by the amazing atmosphere of the city during that time and fell in love with the club.
Balde's talent was so obvious that he rose through the ranks with ease. He won the league at U10 A, B and C, U12 A and C, U 14 A and B, A16 A and B levels, and although he would normally now be in the U19B squad, he instead was promoted to Barcelona B team.
Balde earned himself a place in the Barcelona B team at 2017, which market the start of his professional career. Soon he blossomed into one of the most promising defenders at the academy. Last season he suffered an injury to his tibia that kept him out of action for a few months, but it allowed him time not only to recover, but work on his strength as well.
Alejandro Balde career
Alejandro Balde professional career started in the 2019-20 season when he was promoted to Barcelona B. He made his Barca UEFA U19 debut in a 2-1 loss to Dortmund and registered his first assists in the game against Slavia Prag. Balde played 4 games in his first season with Barca UEFA U19 and assisted 1 goal.
The following season Balde became a regular starter for Barcelona's reserve team. He made his Barca B debut in November 2020, in a 2-0 away loss to L’Hospitalet, while his first assist was registered in February 2021, in a 1-0 win over Lleida Esportiu. Balde played 16 games and assisted once.
Barcelona B had one of the best seasons of its recent years and were on the verge of qualification to Segunda B, but lost the play-off. Despite the disappointment, Balde personally had an amazing season and showed he can be reliable replacement for Jordi Alba, who has been Barcelona's left back in the past sixth seasons.
Balde's fine performances earned him several chances to train with the senior team and persuaded Barcelona's coach, Ronald Koeman to give him a chance to play with the senior side in the 21-22 preseason. Balde played his first game for Barcelona's senior side in the club’s pre-season friendly win over Girona, which Barcelona won 4-0.
Balde played his first official game for Barcelona senior side in the 3-0 home defeat to
Bayern Munichin the group stage of the Champions League, when he came on as a substitute in the second half. He was in the starting line up in the 1-1 La Liga draw against Granada, but suffered an injury and was substituted before the half time.
Overall, Balde has registered 2 assists in 21 games for Barcelona B and senior teams. Ronald Koeman is said to be fond of his skills and He is expected to play more for the senior team this season. We will have to wait and see what the future holds for Alejandro Balde.
Alejandro Balde Playing style
Alejandro Balde is a left winger who can play in multiple positions in the left side of the pitch. He possesses all the necessary technical and physical attributes to succeed as a left-back. As shown when he was just a kid, he is an extraordinary athlete, lightning fast and super powerful.
According to Barcauniversal website, Balde gained some power and muscle mass after the injury he suffered from in the 20-21 season. His biggest attribute isn’t his speed, but knowing when and how to use it. His acceleration and timing are very accurate, as well as being extremely talented on the ball.
Strong on one-versus-ones, a good passer, with a very precise first touch, great vision and quick shifts in direction and superlative body feints to protect the ball. We could say that the teenager has it all. In defence he’s still improving, but his athleticism and dynamism help him recover a lot of ground and be fairly solid against the opposing wingers.
Former Barcelona Juvenil A coach, Franc Artiga once described Alejandro Balde's playing style in an interview with Goal.com.
He is very powerful and rich in technical ability. In teams that want to attack with full-backs and keep possession, he is a spectacular wide player.
He has, above all, the physical capabilities needed to play in this type of game. When he sees space ahead of him, he flies forward and gives his team-mates space to play in.
Balde is perfect for Barca. If they were to look for a full-back in the market, they would sign a player like Balde, He is very physical, with a huge amount of talent, but tactically he has to improve, He plays on impulse, although this is a matter of maturing, of gaining experience, of encountering various match situations.
If Alba has to play 60 games and Balde has to play 10 it will be perfect, but right now he is ready to play the type of game where the context is right for him.
Alejandro Balde girlfriend, Relationships and Marital Status
There is no official news about
Alejandro Balde girlfriend
as he has successfully kept his private life away from the media. He has not shared any pictures of himself with any girls on his social media accounts. However, it will not be long before Barcelona's new La Masia graduate finds love or gives an update on his relationship status. Especially since he is getting attention from media and fans. Any new information about Alejandro Balde love life will be published here at SportMob.
Alejandro Balde Transfermarkt stats
According to
Alejandro Balde Transfermarkt
stats, he has played a total of 23 games for three of Barcelona sides (Barcelona B, FC Barcelona UEFA U19 and Barcelona). He is yet to score his first professional goal, but he has provided 2 assists for his team mates.
During his career spell at Barcelona B so far, He has registered 2 assists in 25 games. He also played 12 games for Barcelona UEFA U19, scoring 2 goals and assisting another. Balde has also played two games for Barcelona senior team, a friendly against Girona and a La Liga game against Real Sociedad.
Balde is a versatile left winger. During his career, Alejandro Balde has played all of his games as the left back.
On the international level Alejandro Balde Transfermarkt stats that he has been a member of Spain youth teams since 2018. He has played 5 games for Spain U16, 6 games for Spain U17, 3 games for the U18 and 2 games for pain U19 teams. He is yet to earn a call up to Spain national team.
Balde is under contract with Barcelona until the end of June 2024. Famous Portuguese agent, Jorge Mendes is his representative. Alejandro Balde market Value is at 500th Euros. He has an estimated net worth of 1 million Dollars in 2021, including all of his properties and earnings. Alejandro Balde salary in 2021 is not yet announced. The termination clause of his contract is set at 500 million euros.
Some Short top facts about Alejandro Balde
Alejandro Balde is active in social media. Alejandro Balde Instagram account, @ alejandrobalde has around 185k followers.
Alejandro Balde Height
is 1.75 meters. Alejandro Balde weight is 68kg. Alejandro Balde main position is the left winger. Although he has also played as a left back for Barca B.
Like many other football stars, Alejandro Balde is passionate about playing video games, especially the FIFA game. Alejandro Balde rating in FIFA 21 is 65 (his overall rating) with a potential of 86. He has got a 3-star skill moves rating.
Alejandro Balde religion
is Christianity. He is a Catholic by birth. It is not known whether he is a devoted religious person or not.
Alejandro Balde is sponsored by Nike.
Balde has been described by his close friends and relatives as a down to earth, kind, smart and talented person.
Balde's closest friend from Barcelona's academy is Xavi Simons, who joined PSG in 2019 and in what was a very controversial transfer. Despite Simon's transfer the two have been closed and have shared many photos of themselves on their social media accounts.
The most interesting facts about
Alejandro Balde tattoos
is that he does not have any tattoos on his body yet.
Alejandro Balde Quotes
One of the most amusing parts of SportMob's article on top facts about Alejandro Balde is a look back at his most interesting and controversial quotes about himself and other players.
On renewing his contracts with Barcelona in 2020
Barcelona is my second home and both me and my family wanted to stay here. I'm very happy.
On his debut for Barcelona
The debut was a dream come true despite the result. I have been working long and hard since I came to this club and I’m very happy.
I didn’t expect to get on. But when Jordi asked to come off, I got 30 seconds to warm up and then I was on. So many things were running through my head, but I was really ready for it.
From here on, I hope to get more playing time and to gain experience, keep training with the lads and learn from the best.
Alejandro Balde records and achievements
We round up our article on the top facts about Alejandro Balde with a list of his most notable achievements and records at club and international level
Alejandro Balde has not yet won any major individual or collective award. In 2021 Barcelona B was close to win the Segunda Division B play-offs but failed at the last step. However, Ronald Koeman has shown interest in the teenager and he will surely win many more titles in the near future.
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