Alejandro 'Álex' Cortell Palanca (born 8 November 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Olímpic de Xàtiva as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Cortell Palanca | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Moncada, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olímpic Xàtiva | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Mouscron | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Ribarroja | 30 | (11) |
| 2011–2012 | Alzira | 41 | (20) |
| 2012–2014 | Valencia B | 51 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Olímpic Xàtiva | 26 | (10) |
| 2015 | Sabadell | 13 | (2) |
| 2016 | Alcoyano | 15 | (4) |
| 2016 | Lleida Esportiu | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Socuéllamos | 33 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Levante B | 34 | (14) |
| 2018– | Olímpic Xàtiva | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2018 | |||
Football career
editBorn in Moncada, Valencia, Cortell graduated with Valencia CF's youth setup, but moved abroad in the 2009 summer after signing with Belgian Pro League club Royal Excelsior Mouscron.[1] On 8 August 2009 he made his professional debut, coming on as a first-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw against K.S.V. Roeselare,[2] but left in December due to unpaid wages.[3]
Cortell subsequently returned to his native country and represented Ribarroja CF and UD Alzira,[4] both in Tercera División. After scoring 20 goals for the latter he returned to Valencia, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[5]
Cortell continued to appear in the third division in the following years, representing CD Olímpic de Xàtiva,[6] CE Sabadell FC,[7] CD Alcoyano, Lleida Esportiu, UD Socuéllamos and Atlético Levante UD.[8] He returned to Olímpic on 1 August 2018, with the club now in the fourth level.[9]
References
edit- ^ "El Mouscron ficha a otros dos españoles y ya suma cinco" [Mouscron signs another two Spaniards and already has five] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "R. Excelsior Mouscron 0–0 KSV Roulers" (in French). Excel Web. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "El Mouscron deja en paro a cinco jugadores españoles" [Mouscron leaves five Spanish players out of work] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "L'Alzira fitxa els atacants Cortell i Giner per reforçar la davantera i al defensa Galindo" [Alzira signs forwards Cortell and Giner to bolster attack and defender Galindo] (in Catalan). Ribera Express. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Delgado, Cortell, Danso y Serra, caras nuevas del filial" [Delgado, Cortell, Danso and Serra, new faces of the reserves] (in Spanish). Superdeporte. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "El Olímpic espera hacer hoy oficial el fichaje de Álex Cortell" [Olímpic hopes to turn official today the signing of Álex Cortell] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Àlex Cortell: "Se que vinc a un gran club"" [Àlex Cortell: "I know that I came to a great club"] (in Catalan). CE Sabadell. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Álex Cortell se incorpora al Atlético Levante UD" [Álex Cortell joins Atlético Levante UD] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "El Ontinyent ficha al portero Craviotto y Alex Cortell regresa al Olímpic de Xàtiva" [Ontinyent sign the goalkeeper Craviotto and Alex Cortell returns to Olímpic de Xàtiva] (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
External links
edit- Álex Cortell at BDFutbol
- Álex Cortell at Soccerway