Álex Sola
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Sola López-Ocaña[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-09) 9 June 1999[1]
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Alavés
(on loan from Real Sociedad)
Number 7
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Real Sociedad B 76 (4)
2019– Real Sociedad 15 (0)
2019–2020 → Numancia (loan) 31 (1)
2023– → Alavés (loan) 14 (0)
International career‡
2016 Spain U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:35, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Alejandro "Álex" Sola López-Ocaña (born 9 June 1999), sometimes known as Álex Ujía,[2] is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Deportivo Alavés, on loan from Real Sociedad. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a right winger.

Club career

Sola was born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, and represented Real Sociedad as a youth. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 9 April 2017, starting in a 0–0 Segunda División B home draw against Sestao River Club.[3]

Sola was promoted to the B-team ahead of the 2017–18 campaign, and appeared regularly afterwards. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 16 February 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 home defeat of CD Leganés.[4][5]

On 14 August 2019, Sola renewed his contract with the Txuri-urdin until 2023, and was immediately loaned to Segunda División side CD Numancia for one year.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 22 February, netting the opener in a 2–1 loss at Albacete Balompié.

Sola suffered a knee injury in July 2020, making a come back the following April before being sidelined again in August.[7] He returned to action in January 2022, subsequently becoming a regular starter for Sanse before renewing his contract until 2026, on 12 May.[8]

On 2 August 2022, Sola was promoted to Real Sociedad's first team, being assigned the number 2 jersey.[9] On 1 September 2023, after the arrival of Álvaro Odriozola, he was loaned to fellow top tier side Deportivo Alavés for the 2023–24 season.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Álex Sola". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Alguacil busca alternativas en el Sanse para el lateral derecho" [Alguacil looks for solutions at Sanse for the right back] (in Spanish). Fútbol Fantasy. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Merecen más" [Deserve more] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Januzaj provoca la ola en Anoeta" [Januzaj makes the crowd wave at Anoeta] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  5. ↑ ""This is Real Sociedad"". Real Sociedad. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Acuerdo para su cesión al CD Numancia" [Agreement for his loan to CD Numancia] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Preocupación por la lesión de Alex Sola" [Concern due to the injury of Alex Sola] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Renueva hasta 2026" [Renews until 2026] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Cómo pelear por un sueño" [How to fight for a dream] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Acuerdo para su cesión al Deportivo Alavés" [Agreement for his loan to Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
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