Pedro Alemañ Serna (born 21 March 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Valencia Mestalla.

Pedro Alemañ
Personal information
Full name Pedro Alemañ Serna
Date of birth (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Elche, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Valencia Mestalla
Number 8
Youth career
2012–2013 CF Celtic Elche
2013–2016 Elche
2016–2020 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Valencia Mestalla 57 (0)
2022–2023 Jong Sparta 4 (1)
2022–2024 Sparta Rotterdam 5 (0)
2024– Valencia Mestalla 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024

Career

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Alemañ is a youth product of the Spanish clubs Celtic Elche, Elche and Valencia. In the summer of 2020, he signed his first professional contract with the club, and started training with the senior team in preseason.[1] He began his senior career with Valencia Mestalla in 2020, where he became a mainstay on the team. On 30 December 2022, he moved to the Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie with a contract until 2025.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Sparta as a late substitute in a 4–0 Eredivisie loss to Ajax on 19 February 2023.[3]

On 11 January 2024, Alemañ returned to Valencia Mestalla.[4]

International career

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Alemañ was called up to a training camp with the Spain U18s.[5]

Playing style

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Alemañ is a left-footed midfielder who plays as an 8. He changes pace, reads the game well, playmakes and makes a lot of assists. He is very technical with his left foot, and has the fitness to play many matches.[6]

Personal life

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Outside of football, Alemañ has a degree in mechanical engineering from the "Colegio de Mas Camarena".[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Alemañ: "Agradezco a Gracia la oportunidad y la confianza en los jóvenes"". Mundo Deportivo. 30 August 2020.
  2. ^ Bengoa, Javier (30 December 2022). "El Valencia traspasa a Pedro Alemañ al Rotterdam". Superdeporte.
  3. ^ "Ajax Amsterdam 4-0 Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisierésumé du match (19/02/2023)". L'Équipe.
  4. ^ "El Valencia CF incorpora a Pedro Alemañ para el VCF Mestalla" [Valencia CF incorporates Pedro Alemañ for VCF Mestalla] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Pedro Alemañ, el jugón ilicitano que se ha ganado el salto al Mestalla". 11 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Pedro Alemañ, de la Academia VCF al fútbol profesional". COPE. 30 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Valencia Club de Fútbol". www.valenciacf.com.
  8. ^ Koh, Ignatius (3 November 2021). "How studies help Pedro Aleman play better football".
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