| Álex Blanco | |
| Fullname: | Alejandro Blanco Sánchez |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Benidorm, Spain |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Reggiana |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthclubs1: | Colegio Lope de Vega |
| Youthclubs2: | Alicante |
| Youthclubs3: | Kelme |
| Youthyears4: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs4: | Valencia |
| Youthyears5: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs5: | Barcelona |
| Youthyears6: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs6: | Valencia |
| Years1: | 2017–2022 |
| Caps1: | 51 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Valencia |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Alavés (loan) |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Zaragoza (loan) |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Como |
| Caps5: | 50 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 9 June 2024 |
Alejandro "Álex" Blanco Sánchez (born 16 December 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian club Reggiana.
Born in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencian Community, Blanco joined FC Barcelona's youth setup in 2014, from Valencia CF.[1] On 22 July 2016, he returned to the Che, being assigned to the Juvenil A squad.[2]
Blanco made his senior debut with the reserves on 16 September 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–2 Segunda División B away win against Atlético Saguntino. He scored his first goal on 9 December, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw at CE Sabadell FC.
On 18 January 2018, Blanco renewed his contract with Valencia until 2020.[3] On 4 February, he scored a brace in a 4–1 home routing of Saguntino.
Blanco made his first team debut on 30 October 2018, replacing fellow youth graduate Lee Kang-in in a 2–1 away defeat of CD Ebro, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4] On 31 January 2019, Blanco was loaned to fellow La Liga side Deportivo Alavés, until June.[5]
Blanco made his top tier debut on 3 February 2019, replacing Jonathan Calleri in a 3–0 loss at Real Madrid.[6] However, he only appeared in one further match before returning to his parent club.
On 9 July 2019, Blanco extended his contract with the Che until 2021 and joined Real Zaragoza on loan for the season.[7] He scored his first professional goal the following 21 January, netting the opener in a 3–1 home win against RCD Mallorca for the national cup.
On 29 September 2020, Blanco started Valencia's opening game of the 2020–21 La Liga season away to Real Sociedad, in a 1–0 win. He scored his first goal in the top tier on 21 March of the following year, netting his team's second in a 2–1 home success over Granada CF.
On 18 January 2022, he signed a contract with Italian Serie B club Como until the end of the 2023–24 season.[8]
On 31 January 2024, Blanco signed with Reggiana until the end of the season, with an automatic extension for 2024–25 if Reggiana stays in Serie B.[9]
Blanco's father Tito was also a footballer. A midfielder, he also represented Barcelona. He is currently dating Spanish influencer Lidia Rauet[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Valencia B | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División B | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 11 | |||
| Valencia | 2018–19 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Alavés (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Zaragoza (loan) | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1[12] | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| Como | 2021–22 | Serie B | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 51 | 3 | |||||
| Career total | 146 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 19 | |||
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