spanish football player
Grimaldo and the second or maternal family name is García. In this spanish list, the first gear or paternal surname isand the second or maternal class name is Alejandro “ Álex “ Grimaldo García ( give birth 20 September 1995 ) is a spanish professional football player who plays for portuguese club Benfica as a left-back .

Club career [edit ]

Barcelona [edit ]

Born in Valencia, Valencian Community, Grimaldo joined Barcelona ‘s youth system in 2008. He made his official debut for the B-team on 4 September 2011, starting in a 4–0 away win against Cartagena at the old age of 15 years and 349 days and becoming the youngest player always to appear in a Segunda División game. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

On 23 February 2013, Grimaldo suffered a serious knee injury, being ruled out for the remainder of the season. [ 3 ] He returned to carry through in January of the stick to year, [ 4 ] appearing in 14 matches to help his team stopping point in third position. On 13 September 2014, Grimaldo scored his first professional finish, netting his side ‘s last in a 3–2 success at Alavés. [ 5 ] In a campaign which saw the team relegated, he netted four times in 36 matches ; he and Sergi Palencia were sent off on 25 April 2015, in a 2–1 winnings over Ponferradina at the Mini Estadi. [ 6 ]

Benfica [edit ]

On 29 December 2015, as his contract was about to expire, [ 7 ] Grimaldo signed with portuguese champions Benfica until 2021, for €1.5 million. Barcelona has the right to a share of a future sale. [ 8 ] Grimaldo played his first game with his new team on 26 January 2016, coming in as a 62nd-minute ersatz for Sílvio in a 6–1 away spread-eagle of Moreirense for the Taça district attorney Liga. [ 9 ] He debuted in the Primeira Liga on 29 February, featuring the entire 90 minutes in a 2–0 home gain against União district attorney Madeira ; [ 10 ] he only appeared once more in the latter competition until the end of the season, filling in for freeze Eliseu [ 11 ] in a 4–1 success over Nacional besides at the Estádio district attorney Luz that sealed the cabaret ‘s third gear straight national championship. [ 12 ] He remained in the team for the league cup final examination on 20 May, the 6–2 get the better of of Marítimo at the Estádio Cidade de Coimbra. [ 13 ]
Grimaldo with Benfica in 2019

Grimaldo ‘s first fully temper began on 7 August 2016, as he started in a 3–0 acquire against Braga for the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira in Aveiro, assisting Franco Cervi for the opening goal. [ 14 ] On 2 October he scored his beginning goal for the club, a free kick to conclude a 4–0 home gloat over Feirense ; [ 15 ] on 28 May 2017, he played the broad 90 minutes in the final of the Taça de Portugal, won after defeating Vitória de Guimarães 2–1. [ 16 ] Grimaldo ‘s maiden over appearance in the UEFA Champions League took place on 13 September 2016, when he played the entire 1–1 group stage home draw to Beşiktaş. [ 17 ] His first finish in the rival came during the lapp stage but on 2 October 2018, in a 3–2 away win over AEK Athens ; [ 18 ] he repeated the feat against the latter adversary on 12 December in the rejoinder regular, his 30-meter release complain in the 88th moment helping to a 1–0 victory. [ 19 ]

International career [edit ]

Grimaldo won his first ceiling for the Spain under-21 team on 5 February 2013 – before he had turned 18 – playing the second one-half of a 1–1 friendly draw in Belgium. [ 20 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 3 October 2021.[21][22]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2011–12 Segunda División 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2012–13 Segunda División 24 0 — — — — 24 0
2013–14 Segunda División 14 0 — — — — 14 0
2014–15 Segunda División 36 4 — — — — 36 4
2015–16 Segunda División B 17 2 — — — — 17 2
Total 92 6 — — — — 92 6
Benfica 2015–16 Primeira Liga 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2016–17 Primeira Liga 14 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 21 2
2017–18 Primeira Liga 28 1 3 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 37 1
2018–19 Primeira Liga 34 4 4 0 1 0 15 3 — 54 7
2019–20 Primeira Liga 26 0 6 0 0 0 8 0 1 1 41 1
2020–21 Primeira Liga 31 2 4 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 43 2
2021–22 Primeira Liga 10 2 1 1 1 0 8 0 — 21 2
Total 145 12 20 1 6 0 46 3 5 1 222 17
Career total 237 18 20 1 6 0 46 3 5 1 314 22

Honours [edit ]

club [edit ]

Benfica

International [edit ]

Spain

individual [edit ]

References [edit ]