Carles Aleñá
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carles Aleñá Castillo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mataró, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Barcelona B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2016 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Barcelona B | 26 | (2) |
| 2016– | Barcelona | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Spain U17 | 16 | (3) |
| 2015– | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2016. | |||
Carles Aleñá Castillo (born 5 January 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a central midfielder.
Club career
Born in Mataró, Barcelona, Catalonia, Aleñá moved to FC Barcelona's youth system, La Masia, in 2006 at the age of eight, after a successful trial.[1] Highly rated by the club,[2][3] he made his debut with the reserves on 29 August 2015, coming on as a late substitute for David Babunski in a 0–0 Segunda División B home draw CF Pobla de Mafumet.[4]
On 24 November 2015, Aleñá scoring a spectacular goal in a UEFA Youth League game against Roma.[5] He scored his first senior goal on 19 December, in a Barça B 2–4 away loss to CD Eldense.[6]
Aleñá was first included in Barcelona's main squad on 10 February 2016,[7] remaining an unused substitute in their 1–1 away draw against Valencia CF in the second leg of Copa del Rey semi-finals.[8] He made his first team debut on 30 November of that year, starting and scoring the equalizer in an away draw against Hércules CF for the same scoreline, in the same competition.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 30 November 2016.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Barcelona | 2016-17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Personal life
Aleñá's father, named Francesc, was also a footballer. A forward, he played for several clubs in the 1980s and 1990s.[11]
References
- ↑ Carles Aleñá, uno de los elegidos (Carles Aleñá, one of the chosen); Mundo Deportivo, 14 September 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Aleñá, el Maradona de la cantera (Aleñá, the Maradona of the youth system); Mundo Deportivo, 27 September 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Así es Carles Aleñá, la nueva perla de la cantera azulgrana (So is Carles Aleñá, the new pearl of Barcelona's youth system); Marca, 19 February 2016 (Spanish)
- ↑ Un penalti fallado en el 90' impide el primer triunfo del Barça B (A missed penalty in the 90th minute prevents the first triumph of Barça B); Sport, 29 August 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ Watch Carles Aleñá's stunning goal for Barcelona; UEFA, 24 November 2015
- ↑ CD Eldense-Barça B: Derrota para cerrar el año (4-2) (Eldense CD-Barça B: Defeat to end the year (4-2)); FC Barcelona, 19 December 2015 (Spanish)
- ↑ FC Barcelona announce squad for Mestalla; FC Barcelona, 10 February 2016
- ↑ Barça salvage 1–1 King's Cup draw against improved Valencia; Reuters, 10 February 2016
- ↑ Otro petardazo del Barça (Another firecracker from Barça); Marca, 30 November 2016 (Spanish)
- ↑ "Carles Aleñá". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ↑ Carles Aleñá: "No me llamo Carles, me llamo Pivaldo" (Carles Aleñá: "My name is not Carles, call me Pivaldo"); Sport, 14 September 2015 (Spanish)
External links
- Carles Aleñá profile at BDFutbol
- Carles Aleñá profile at Soccerway