Álex Carbonell
{{short description|Spanish footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|Carbonell|Vallés|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Àlex Carbonell
| image = Alex Carbonell 2020.png
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|9|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Sant Cugat, Spain
| height = 1.82 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Almere City
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 = 2003–2011
| youthclubs1 = Barcelona
| youthyears2 = 2011–2013
| youthclubs2 = Cornellà
| youthyears3 = 2013–2016
| youthclubs3 = Barcelona
| years1 = 2015–2017
| clubs1 = Barcelona B
| caps1 = 24
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = Barcelona
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2019
| clubs3 = Reus
| caps3 = 33
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2019
| clubs4 = Córdoba
| caps4 = 9
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2019–2020
| clubs5 = Valencia
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = → Fortuna Sittard (loan)
| caps6 = 17
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020–2021
| clubs7 = Luzern
| caps7 = 9
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2021–2022
| clubs8 = Celta B
| caps8 = 34
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2022–2023
| clubs9 = Barcelona B
| caps9 = 37
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2023–2024
| clubs10 = Amorebieta
| caps10 = 31
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2024–
| clubs11 = Almere City
| caps11 = 10
| goals11 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = Spain U16
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2013–2014
| nationalteam2 = Spain U17
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 22 January 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Àlex Carbonell Vallés (born 15 September 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Dutch {{Dutch football updater|Almere}} club Almere City.
Club career
Born in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Carbonell initially joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2003 at the age of six. He left the club in 2011 for Cornellà, but returned in 2013.[http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20140210/mundo-barsa/cantera/alex-carbonell-promesas-fc-barcelona_54401029565.html Álex Carbonell: Otro viaje de ida y vuelta (Álex Carbonell: Another round trip)]; Mundo Deportivo, 14 September 2015 {{in lang|es}}
On 29 August 2015, while still a youth, Carbonell made his senior debut with the reserves by coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 Segunda División B home draw against Pobla de Mafumet.[http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/penalti-fallado-impide-primer-triunfo-del-barca-4465858 Un penalti fallado en el 90' impide el primer triunfo del Barça B (A missed penalty in the 90th minute prevents the first triumph of Barça B)]; Sport, 29 August 2015 {{in lang|es}} On 21 November of the following year, shortly after being promoted to the B-side, he signed a new five-year deal with the club.[http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol-base/alex-carbonell-cinco-anos-mas-barcelona-5265324 Àlex Carbonell, cinco años más en el Barcelona (Àlex Carbonell, five further years at Barcelona)]; Sport, 21 November 2016 {{in lang|es}}
Carbonell made his first team debut on 30 November 2016, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Hércules, for the season's Copa del Rey.[http://www.marca.com/eventos/marcador/futbol/2016_17/copa/dieciseisavos/ida/her_bar/ Otro petardazo del Barça (Another firecracker from Barça)]; Marca, 30 November 2016 {{in lang|es}} The following 27 July, he joined Segunda División side Reus Deportiu.[http://www.cfreusdeportiu.com/noticia/20170727193028 Àlex Carbonell, nou jugador del CF Reus (Àlex Carbonell, new player of CF Reus)]; CF Reus Deportiu, 27 July 2017 {{in lang|es}}
Carbonell left Reus in January 2019, after Reus was excluded from the LFP.{{cite web|url=https://www.laliga.es/noticias/nota-informativa-cf-reus-deportiu|title=Nota Informativa|trans-title=Informative note|publisher=La Liga|language=es|date=18 January 2019|accessdate=18 January 2019}} On 31 January, he signed a short-term deal with fellow second division side Córdoba.{{cite web|url=http://www.cordobacf.com/noticia/alex-carbonell-nuevo-jugador-del-cordoba-club-de-futbol|title=Álex Carbonell, nuevo jugador del Córdoba Club de Fútbol|trans-title=Álex Carbonell, new player of Córdoba Club de Fútbol|publisher=Córdoba CF|language=es|date=31 January 2019|accessdate=9 February 2019}}
In March 2019, Carbonell agreed to a pre-contract with Valencia, being assigned to the B-team for the 2019–20 campaign.{{cite web|url=https://eldesmarque.com/valencia/valencia-cf/178396-el-valencia-cf-ficha-a-alex-carbonell|title=El Valencia CF ficha a Álex Carbonell|trans-title=Valencia CF sign Álex Carbonell|publisher=El Desmarque|language=es|date=8 March 2019|accessdate=27 June 2019}} On 9 July, he moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Eredivisie side Fortuna Sittard.{{cite web|url=https://sittard-geleen.nieuws.nl/sport/20190710/fortuna-sittard-huurt-alex-carbonell-valles-van-valencia-cf/|title=Fortuna haalt middenvelder Alex Carbonell|trans-title=Fortuna signs midfielder Álex Carbonell|publisher=De Limburger|language=nl|date=9 July 2019|accessdate=17 July 2019}}
On 29 September 2020, Carbonell joined Swiss club Luzern, signing a two-year contract.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-29 |title=Der FC Luzern verpflichtet den ehemaligen Barcelona-Junior Àlex Carbonell |url=https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/fcluzern/fc-luzern-verpflichtet-ehemaliger-barcelona-spieler-alex-carbonell-ld.1262671 |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Luzerner Zeitung |language=de}} On 13 July 2021, after being rarely used at Luzern, Carbonell signed for Celta de Vigo and was assigned to the B-team in Primera División RFEF.{{cite web|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/gradario/2021/07/13/mediocentro-alex-carbonell-cuarto-fichaje-celta-b/00031626179749829648743.htm|title=El mediocentro Álex Carbonell, cuarto fichaje del Celta B|trans-title=Central midfielder Álex Carbonell, fourth signing of Celta B|publisher=La Voz de Galicia|language=es|date=13 July 2021|accessdate=14 July 2023}} Roughly one year later, he returned to Barça and their reserve team also in the third tier, on a one-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.cat/ca/noticies/2677782/alex-carbonell-nou-jugador-blaugrana|title=Àlex Carbonell, nou jugador blaugrana|trans-title=Àlex Carbonell, new blue-and-red player|publisher=FC Barcelona|language=ca|date=14 July 2022|accessdate=14 July 2023}}
On 13 July 2023, Carbonell agreed to a contract with Amorebieta, newly-promoted to division two.{{cite web|url=https://sdamorebieta.eus/es/alex-carbonell-refuerza-la-medular-de-la-sda/|title=Àlex Carbonell refuerza la medular de la SDA|trans-title=Àlex Carbonell bolsters the midfield of SDA|publisher=SD Amorebieta|language=es|date=13 July 2023|accessdate=14 July 2023}}
On 26 June 2024, Carbonell signed a two-year contract with Almere City in the Netherlands, with an optional third year.{{cite web|publisher=Almere City FC|url=https://almerecity.nl/almere-city-1/city-haalt-alex-carbonell/|title=City sign Àlex Carbonell|trans-title=City haalt Àlex Carbonell|date=26 June 2024|access-date=14 July 2024|language=nl}}
Career statistics
{{updated|11 December 2023}}{{Soccerway|alejandro-carbonell/316438}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season ! colspan="3" |League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||
| rowspan="3" |Barcelona B
| !colspan="2" |2015–16 | rowspan="2" |Segunda División B | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | ||
| !colspan="2" |2016–17 | 22 | 2 | colspan="2" |— | 1{{Efn|Appearance in Segunda División B play-offs|name=SDPO|group=lower-alpha}} | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!24 | 2 | colspan="2" |— | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| align="center" valign="center" |Barcelona
| !colspan="2" |2016–17 |0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| rowspan="3" |Reus
| rowspan="2" |Segunda División |19 |0 |0 |0 |1{{Efn|Appearance in Copa Catalunya|name=CC|group=lower-alpha}} |0 |20 |0 | |||||||
| 2018–19
|13 |1 |2 |0 |1{{Efn|Appearance in Copa Catalunya|name=CC|group=lower-alpha}} |0 |16 |1 | |||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!32 !1 !2 !0 !2 !0 !36 !1 | |||||||
| Córdoba
|Segunda División |9 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |9 |0 | |||||||
| Fortuna Sittard
|17 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— |19 |0 | |||||||
| Luzern
|9 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |9 |0 | |||||||
| Celta B
|34 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |34 |0 | |||||||
| Barcelona B
|Primera Federación |37 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1{{Efn|Appearance in Copa Catalunya|name=CC|group=lower-alpha}} |0 |38 |0 | |||||||
| Amorebieta
|Segunda División |17 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |18 |0 | |||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!179 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 189 | 3 |
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Honours
References
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External links
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- {{Soccerway}}
{{Almere City squad}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Sant Cugat del Vallès
Category:Footballers from the Province of Barcelona
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Primera Federación players
Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:FC Barcelona Atlètic players
Category:CF Reus Deportiu players
Category:Fortuna Sittard players
Category:RC Celta Fortuna players
Category:SD Amorebieta footballers
Category:Almere City FC players
Category:Spain men's youth international footballers
Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands