Iván Alejo Peralta (born 10 February 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Cádiz as a right winger.

Iván Alejo
Alejo with Eibar in 2017
Personal information
Full name Iván Alejo Peralta
Date of birth (1995-02-10) 10 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Valladolid, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
Cádiz
Number 11
Youth career
Parquesol
2003–2011 Valladolid
2011–2014 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Atlético Madrid C 5 (0)
2014–2015 Atlético Madrid B 22 (1)
2015–2016 Villarreal B 17 (1)
2016–2017 Alcorcón 28 (1)
2017–2018 Eibar 21 (1)
2018–2020 Getafe 4 (0)
2019Málaga (loan) 12 (0)
2019–2020Cádiz (loan) 31 (1)
2020– Cádiz 103 (3)
International career
2013–2014 Spain U19 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024

Club career

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Born in Valladolid, Castile and León, Alejo joined Atlético Madrid youth setup in 2011 from Real Valladolid.[2] He made his senior debut for the former's C-team in 2014, in Tercera División.

Alejo was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B in July 2014. After suffering relegation, he agreed to a three-year deal with another reserve team, Villarreal CF B also in the third division.[3]

On 19 July 2016, Alejo signed a two-year contract with Segunda División club AD Alcorcón.[4] He made his professional debut on 20 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sergio Aguza in a 0–0 home draw against SD Huesca.[5]

Alejo scored his first goal as a professional on 13 May 2017, netting the first in a 2–0 home win against Rayo Vallecano, but was sent off a minute later.[6] On 14 June, after helping the Madrid side avoid relegation, he signed a four-year contract with SD Eibar.[7]

Alejo made his debut in La Liga on 21 August 2017, replacing goalscorer Charles in a 1–0 away win over Málaga CF.[8] He scored his first goal in the category on 3 December, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home defeat of RCD Espanyol.

On 26 July 2018, Alejo signed a five-year contract with fellow top division side Getafe CF.[9] The following 31 January, after being rarely used, he was loaned to second division side Málaga CF until the end of the season.[10]

On 30 August 2019, Alejo moved to Cádiz CF in the second level, also in a temporary deal, signed until the end of the season.[11][12] The following 22 July, after achieving promotion, the club exercised the obligatory buyout clause and signed him permanently until 2025.[13]

Personal life

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In March 2020, Alejo donated €10,000 to the Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid for the purchase of sanitary supplies needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 4 June 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Madrid B 2014–15 Segunda División B 22 1 22 1
Villarreal B 2015–16 Segunda División B 17 1 17 1
Alcorcón 2016–17 Segunda División 28 1 7 2 35 3
Eibar 2017–18 La Liga 22 1 0 0 22 1
Getafe 2018–19 La Liga 4 0 3 0 7 0
Málaga (loan) 2018–19 Segunda División 12 0 0 0 12 0
Cádiz (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 31 1 2 0 33 1
Cádiz 2020–21 La Liga 22 1 2 0 24 1
2021–22 La Liga 20 2 4 0 24 2
2022–23 La Liga 31 0 1 0 32 0
Total 73 3 7 0 90 3
Career total 209 8 19 2 0 0 0 0 228 10

References

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  1. ^ "Iván Alejo" (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ "El vallisoletano Iván Alejo atrae el interés de varios clubes europeos" [Valladolid's own Iván Alejo attracts interest of various European clubs]. El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 24 April 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  3. ^ "El Villarreal ha fichado a Iván Alejo, canterano del Atlético" [Villarreal have signed Iván Alejo, Atlético's youth graduate]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 10 June 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Iván Alejo, nuevo jugador de la AD Alcorcón" [Iván Alejo, new player of AD Alcorcón] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Alcorcón y Huesca, sin gol en un partido con poco fútbol" [Alcorcón and Huesca, no goal in a match with little football]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  6. ^ "El Alcorcón cree en la salvación" [Alcorcón believe in salvation]. Marca (in Spanish). 13 May 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Iván Alejo sera jugador del Eibar hasta 2021" [Iván Alejo will be an Eibar player until 2021] (in Spanish). SD Eibar. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Charles, tú sí que vales" [Charles, you are the real deal]. Marca (in Spanish). 21 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Alejo firma con el Getafe" [Alejo signs with Getafe] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  10. ^ "El Getafe y el Málaga acuerdan la cesión de Iván Alejo" [Getafe and Málaga agree the loan of Iván Alejo] (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Alejo cedido" [Alejo loaned] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Iván Alejo se va cedido al Cádiz". Marca.com (in Spanish). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Alejo, Choco, Malbasic, Pombo y Álvaro continuarán de amarillo" [Alejo, Choco, Malbasic, Pombo and Álvaro will remain amarillos] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  14. ^ "El jugador del Cádiz Iván Alejo dona 10.000 euros al Hospital Clínico de Valladolid" [Cádiz player Iván Alejo donates 10,000 euros to the Hospital Clínico de Valladolid]. ABC (in Spanish). 27 March 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  15. ^ Iván Alejo at BDFutbol
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