Álex Vallejo
{{short description|Spanish footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Álex Vallejo
| image = ALEXVALLEJO5.jpg
| image_size = 200
| fullname = Alexander Vallejo Mínguez
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|1|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
| height = {{height|m=1.91}}
| 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 = 39
| goals11 = 2
| club-update = 27 November 2024
}}
{{family name hatnote|Vallejo|Mínguez|lang=Spanish}}
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.[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)]; El Correo, 20 August 2011 {{in lang|es}}
On 25 January 2012, Vallejo signed a new deal with Alavés and was immediately loaned to Sestao River Club, also in the third division.[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)]; El Correo, 25 January 2012 {{in lang|es}} On 2 August, he joined fellow third-division side RCD Mallorca B[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)]; RCD Mallorca, 2 August 2012 {{in lang|es}} 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.[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)]; Marca, 23 November 2013 {{in lang|es}} 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.[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)]; RCD Mallorca, 26 June 2014 {{in lang|es}}
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.[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)]; Futbol Desde Mallorca, 11 October 2016 {{in lang|es}}
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.[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)]; El Día de Córdoba, 2 July 2017 {{in lang|es}} On 5 August 2019, after another relegation, he signed a one-year deal with second division newcomers CF Fuenlabrada.{{cite web|url=https://www.cffuenlabrada.es/noticia-cffuenlabrada/el-cf-fuenlabrada-ficha-a-alex-vallejo-2534.aspx|title=El CF Fuenlabrada ficha a Álex Vallejo|trans-title=CF Fuenlabrada sign Álex Vallejo|publisher=CF Fuenlabrada|language=es|date=5 August 2019|accessdate=7 August 2019}}
On 31 January 2020, after appearing sparingly, Vallejo cut ties with Fuenla.{{cite web|url=https://www.cffuenlabrada.es/noticia-cffuenlabrada/el-cf-fuenlabrada-y-vallejo-acuerdan-la-rescision-de-su-contrato-2788.aspx|title=El CF Fuenlabrada y Vallejo acuerdan la rescisión de su contrato|trans-title=CF Fuenlabrada and Vallejo agree the rescision of his contract|publisher=CF Fuenlabrada|language=es|date=31 January 2020|accessdate=20 February 2020}}
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.{{Cite web|last=Threlfall-Sykes|first=David|date=18 October 2020|title=SIGNING: MIDFIELDER ÁLEX VALLEJO JOINS TOWN|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/october/signing-midfielder-alex-vallejo-joins-town/|url-status=live|access-date=13 May 2021|website=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019155426/https://www.htafc.com/news/2020/october/signing-midfielder-alex-vallejo-joins-town/ |archive-date=2020-10-19 }} 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.{{Cite web|last=Tomlinson|first=Adam|date=11 May 2021|title=RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED|url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2021/may/retained-list-confirmed/|url-status=live|access-date=13 May 2021|website=Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|language=en-gb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511150229/https://www.htafc.com/news/2021/may/retained-list-confirmed/ |archive-date=2021-05-11 }} He scored his first goal for Huddersfield against Blackburn Rovers on 28 September 2021.{{cite news
|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58633729
|title=Huddersfield 3-2 Blackburn
|publisher=BBC
|date=28 September 2021 |access-date=30 September 2021}} Huddersfield announced on 1 June 2022 that he had been released.{{Cite web |title=2021/22 RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED |url=https://www.htafc.com/news/2022/june/202122-retained-list-confirmed/ |access-date=2022-06-03 |website=www.htafc.com |language=en-gb}}
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.{{cite web |title=Alexander Vallejo Mínguez podpisał kontrakt z FKS Stal Mielec S.A. |url=https://stalmielec.com/alexander-vallejo-minguez-podpisal-kontrakt-z-fks-stal-mielec-s-a/ |publisher=Stal Mielec |language=pl |date=26 January 2023}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 27 May 2023}}{{cite web |title=ÁLEX VALLEJO |url=https://www.lapreferente.com/index.php?comp=1621&IDjugador=72749 |website=lapreferente.com |access-date=28 March 2022}}{{soccerway|alexander-vallejo-minguez/146472}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Alavés
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sestao (loan)
|Segunda División B |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=4|Mallorca B
|Segunda División B |36 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14
|30 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15
|Segunda División B |9 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 9 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!75 | 2 | colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||75 | 2 | |||||||
| rowspan=5|Mallorca
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15
|Segunda División |4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16
|Segunda División |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|Segunda División |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 13 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||24 | 1 | |||||
| rowspan=3|Córdoba
|Segunda División |18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|Segunda División |28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 29 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||49 | 0 | |||||
| Fuenlabrada
|Segunda División |10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 11 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=3|Huddersfield Town
|16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|Championship |5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 6 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|—||23 | 1 | |||
| Doxa Katokopias
|18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 19 | 0 | |||
| Stal Mielec
|14 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 14 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!215 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 4 |
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References
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External links
- {{BDFutbol|201275}}
- {{Soccerway|alexander-vallejo-minguez/146472}}
{{Diósgyőri VTK squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vallejo, Alex}}
Category:Spanish men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Vitoria-Gasteiz
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Segunda División players
Category:Segunda División B players
Category:Tercera División players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Cypriot First Division players
Category:Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
Category:Deportivo Alavés B players
Category:Deportivo Alavés players
Category:Sestao River Club footballers
Category:RCD Mallorca B players
Category:CF Fuenlabrada footballers
Category:Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Category:Doxa Katokopias FC players
Category:Diósgyőri VTK players
Category:Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
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Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Category:Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary