Álex Vallejo Explained

Álex Vallejo
Fullname:Alexander Vallejo Mínguez
Birth Date:16 January 1992
Birth Place:Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Diósgyőr
Clubnumber:50
Youthyears1:2003–2011
Youthclubs1:Alavés
Years1:2011–2012
Clubs1:Alavés B
Caps1:18
Goals1:0
Years2:2011–2012
Clubs2:Alavés
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2012
Clubs3:Sestao (loan)
Caps3:7
Goals3:0
Years4:2012–2015
Clubs4:Mallorca B
Caps4:75
Goals4:2
Years5:2013–2017
Clubs5:Mallorca
Caps5:23
Goals5:1
Years6:2017–2019
Clubs6:Córdoba
Caps6:46
Goals6:0
Years7:2019–2020
Clubs7:Fuenlabrada
Caps7:10
Goals7:0
Years8:2020–2022
Clubs8:Huddersfield Town
Caps8:21
Goals8:1
Years9:2022–2023
Clubs9:Doxa Katokopias
Caps9:18
Goals9:0
Years10:2023
Clubs10:Stal Mielec
Caps10:14
Goals10:0
Years11:2023–
Clubs11:Diósgyőr
Caps11:31
Goals11:2
Club-Update:12 August 2024

Alexander 'Álex' Vallejo Mínguez (born 16 January 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hungarian club Diósgyőr. He has previously played for Spanish clubs Alavés, Sestao, Mallorca, Córdoba and Fuenlabrada, before moving to England in 2020, Cyprus in 2022 and Poland in 2023.

Football career

Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, Vallejo finished his graduation with Deportivo Alavés' youth setup, and made his senior debut with the club's reserves in the 2011–12 season, in the Tercera División. On 20 August 2011, he made his first-team debut, but was substituted after 24 minutes after conceding a penalty in a 2–2 away draw against CA Osasuna B, in the Segunda División B championship.[1]

On 25 January 2012, Vallejo signed a new deal with Alavés and was immediately loaned to Sestao River Club, also in the third division.[2] On 2 August, he joined fellow third-division side RCD Mallorca B[3] and was a regular starter in the 2012–13 season, in which the club were relegated.

On 23 November 2013, Vallejo played his first professional game with the club's first team, starting in a 2–1 home win over former club Alavés, in the Segunda División.[4] On 26 June of the following year, he renewed his association with the Balearic outfit for three years, being definitively promoted to the first-team.[5]

On 20 December 2014, Vallejo scored his first professional goal in a 3–1 away loss to SD Ponferradina; this match proved to be his last one with the main squad before suffering a severe knee injury in April 2015, sidelining him for nearly two years.[6]

On 2 July 2017, after suffering relegation from the Segunda División, free agent Vallejo signed a two-year contract with fellow second-tier team Córdoba CF.[7] On 5 August 2019, after another relegation, he signed a one-year deal with second division newcomers CF Fuenlabrada.[8]

On 31 January 2020, after appearing sparingly, Vallejo cut ties with Fuenla.[9]

On 18 October 2020, Vallejo joined EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town as a free agent on a contract running until the end of the 2020–21 season with Huddersfield having the option of a further year’s extension.[10] After a period of adapting to manager Carlos Corberán’s physical demands, he made 16 appearances for the club in the 2020–21 campaign. Huddersfield activated the one year option for the 2021–22 season.[11] He scored his first goal for Huddersfield against Blackburn Rovers on 28 September 2021.[12] Huddersfield announced on 1 June 2022 that he had been released.[13]

After a short stint with Cypriot side Doxa Katokopias, on 26 January 2023 Vallejo signed a six-month deal with Polish Ekstraklasa side Stal Mielec, with a two-year extension option.[14]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alavés2011–12Segunda División B100010
Sestao (loan)2011–12Segunda División B700070
Mallorca B2012–13Segunda División B361361
2013–14Tercera División301301
2014–15Segunda División B9090
Total75275!2
Mallorca2013–14Segunda División600060
2014–15Segunda División411051
2015–16Segunda División000000
2016–17Segunda División13000130
Total2311024!1
Córdoba2017–18Segunda División18020200
2018–19Segunda División28010290
Total4603049!0
Fuenlabrada2019–20Segunda División10010110
Huddersfield Town2020–21Championship1601000170
2021–22Championship51001061
Total211101023!1
Doxa Katokopias2022–23Cypriot First Division18010190
Stal Mielec2022–23Ekstraklasa140140
Career total21547010002234

Notes and References

  1. http://alaves.elcorreo.com/noticias/2011-08-20/sigue-directo-osasuna-alaves-201108201621.html El Alavés cede dos puntos en el minuto 93 (Alavés gives away two points in the 93rd minute)
  2. http://alaves.elcorreo.com/noticias/2012-01-25/alex-vallejo-renueva-marcha-201201251341.html Álex Vallejo renueva y se marcha cedido al Sestao (Álex Vallejo renews and goes on loan to Sestao)
  3. http://www.rcdmallorca.es/principal_new.php?nombreModulo=noticiasDetalle&idnoticia=31655&idseccion=5&idmenu=3&idsubmenu=35 Nuevos fichajes del Mallorca B (New signings of Mallorca B)
  4. http://www.marca.com/2013/11/23/futbol/2adivision/1385233200.html Los bermellones respiran en tres minutos mágicos (Los bermellones breathes in three magic minutes)
  5. http://www.rcdmallorca.es/principal_new.php?nombreModulo=noticiasDetalle&idmenu=3&idnoticia=33733 Moreno y Vallejo renuevan con el RCD Mallorca (Moreno and Vallejo renew with RCD Mallorca)
  6. http://www.futboldesdemallorca.com/la-vuelta-de-alex-vallejo-y-las-quejas-justificadas-de-vazquez/ La vuelta de Álex Vallejo y las quejas justificadas de Vázquez (The return of Álex Vallejo and the justified complains of Vázquez)
  7. http://www.eldiadecordoba.es/cordobacf/fichajes-renovaciones-poner-proyecto-CCF_0_1150385527.html Seis fichajes y dos renovaciones para poner caras al nuevo proyecto del CCF (Six signings and two renewals to start up the new project of CCF)
  8. Web site: El CF Fuenlabrada ficha a Álex Vallejo. CF Fuenlabrada sign Álex Vallejo. CF Fuenlabrada. es. 5 August 2019. 7 August 2019.
  9. Web site: El CF Fuenlabrada y Vallejo acuerdan la rescisión de su contrato. CF Fuenlabrada and Vallejo agree the rescision of his contract. CF Fuenlabrada. es. 31 January 2020. 20 February 2020.
  10. Web site: Threlfall-Sykes. David. 18 October 2020. SIGNING: MIDFIELDER ÁLEX VALLEJO JOINS TOWN. live. 13 May 2021. Huddersfield Town A.F.C.. en-gb. https://web.archive.org/web/20201019155426/https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/october/signing-midfielder-alex-vallejo-joins-town/ . 2020-10-19 .
  11. Web site: Tomlinson. Adam. 11 May 2021. RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED. live. 13 May 2021. Huddersfield Town A.F.C.. en-gb. https://web.archive.org/web/20210511150229/https://www.htafc.com/news/2021/may/retained-list-confirmed/ . 2021-05-11 .
  12. News: Huddersfield 3-2 Blackburn. . 28 September 2021 . 30 September 2021.
  13. Web site: 2021/22 RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED . 2022-06-03 . www.htafc.com . en-gb.
  14. Web site: Alexander Vallejo Mínguez podpisał kontrakt z FKS Stal Mielec S.A. . . pl . 26 January 2023.
  15. Web site: ÁLEX VALLEJO . lapreferente.com . 28 March 2022.