| Iván Alejo | |
| Full Name: | Iván Alejo Peralta |
| Birth Date: | 10 February 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Valladolid, Spain |
| Height: | 1.86 m[1] |
| Position: | Right winger |
| Currentclub: | Cádiz |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthclubs1: | Parquesol |
| Youthyears2: | 2003–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | Valladolid |
| Youthyears3: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs3: | Atlético Madrid |
| Years1: | 2014 |
| Clubs1: | Atlético Madrid C |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Atlético Madrid B |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Eibar |
| Caps5: | 21 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs6: | Getafe |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019 |
| Clubs7: | → Málaga (loan) |
| Caps7: | 12 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs8: | → Cádiz (loan) |
| Caps8: | 31 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2020– |
| Clubs9: | Cádiz |
| Caps9: | 103 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 4 June 2024 |
Iván Alejo Peralta (born 10 February 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Cádiz as a right winger.
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]
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]
| 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 | |||