Alejandro "Álex" Pozo Pozo (born 22 February 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for UD Almería. Mainly a right winger, he can also play as a right back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Pozo Pozo | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Huévar del Aljarafe, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sevilla | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Sevilla B | 70 | (5) |
| 2018–2022 | Sevilla | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Granada (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| 2020 | → Mallorca (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Eibar (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Almería (loan) | 39 | (3) |
| 2022– | Almería | 61 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Spain U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Spain U19 | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Spain U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | Spain | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Huévar del Aljarafe, Seville, Andalusia, Pozo played youth football for Sevilla FC.[2] On 21 August 2016, aged only 17, he made his professional debut with the reserves by coming on as a late substitute for Ivi in a 3–3 Segunda División home draw against Girona FC.[3]
Pozo scored his first professional goal on 22 October 2016, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 away win against CD Numancia.[4] On 20 August 2018, after suffering relegation with the B-team, he joined fellow second division side Granada CF on a one-year loan deal.[5]
Pozo was regularly utilized for the Nazaríes during the campaign, contributing with four goals in 30 appearances as his side returned to the top tier. On 27 August 2019, he renewed his contract with Sevilla until 2023, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[6]
Pozo made his La Liga debut on 29 September 2019, replacing Lucas Ocampos in a 3–2 home win against Real Sociedad.[7] The following 15 January, after featuring rarely, he was loaned to fellow top-tier club RCD Mallorca for the remainder of the season.[8]
On 5 October 2020, Pozo was loaned to fellow top tier side SD Eibar for the 2020–21 campaign, along with teammate Bryan Gil.[9] On 31 August of the following year, he moved to UD Almería in the second tier on a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause.[10]
On 6 June 2022, after Almería's promotion to the top tier as champions, Pozo signed a permanent five-year contract with the club.[11]
International career
editDue to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021.[12] Pozo made his senior debut in the match as Spain won 4–0.[13]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 14 March 2021[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Granada (loan) | 2018–19 | Segunda División | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| Sevilla | 2019–20 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Mallorca (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Eibar (loan) | 2020–21 | La Liga | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Almeria (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| Almeria | 2022–23 | La Liga | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 90 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 172 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of 8 June 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editSevilla
Almería
References
edit- ^ "Alejandro Pozo" (in Spanish). UD Almería. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "El crecimiento de Pozito" [The raise of Pozito] (in Spanish). Cuenta con la Cantera. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "El Girona remonta tres goles en el campo del filial sevillista" [Girona come back three goals in the field of sevillista's reserves] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Zambombazo de Ivi para izar al filial entre los mejores" [A bang from Ivi to raise the reserves between the best ones] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Pozo loaned to Granada". Sevilla FC. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Alejandro Pozo renueva el contrato hasta 2023" [Alejandro Pozo renews his contract until 2023] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Pozo y un debut en Nervión para la esperanza" [Pozo and a debut in Nervión for the hopes] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Agreement with RCD Mallorca for the loan of Alejandro Pozo". Sevilla FC. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Pozo y Bryan Gil se marchan cedidos a la SD Eibar por esta temporada" [Pozo and Bryan Gil move out on loan at SD Eibar for this season] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Alejandro Pozo, cedido con opción de compra a la UD Almería" [Alejandro Pozo, loaned with a buyout clause to UD Almería] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Pozo agrees to fresh terms with UD Almeria". UD Almería. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Oficial | Lista de convocados para el encuentro ante Lituania" [Official | Squad list for the match against Lithuania]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Spain youngsters impress in Lithuania rout". MARCA. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Alejandro Pozo at BDFutbol
- ^ Wilkinson, Jack (21 August 2020). "Sevilla 3-2 Inter Milan: Sevilla edge five-goal thriller for sixth Europa League crown". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
External links
edit- Alejandro Pozo at BDFutbol
- Alejandro Pozo – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Alejandro Pozo at Soccerway