Alejandro Francés
Francés with Spain U21 in 2021
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Francés Torrijo[1]
Date of birth (2002-08-01) 1 August 2002
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Zaragoza
Number 6
Youth career
2016–2019 Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Zaragoza 101 (2)
International career‡
2019 Spain U17 2 (0)
2019–2020 Spain U18 8 (0)
2021– Spain U21 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Alejandro Francés Torrijo (born 1 August 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for Real Zaragoza.

Club career

Francés was born in Zaragoza, Aragon, and was a Real Zaragoza youth graduate. On 17 December 2019, before even having appeared for the B-side, he made his made his first team debut by starting in a 1–0 away win against UD Socuéllamos, for the season's Copa del Rey;[3] along with fellow debutant Andrés Borge, both became the first players of the 21st century to appear for the club.[4]

Francés made his professional debut on 21 January 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Pichu Atienza in a 3–1 home win over RCD Mallorca, also for the national cup.[5] Five days later, he first appeared with the B-team by starting in a 1–2 Tercera División home loss against SD Tarazona.[6]

Francés made his Segunda División on 16 June 2020, starting in a 3–1 away win against CD Lugo.[7] On 20 August, he renewed his contract until 2024, being definitely promoted to the main squad.[8] The following February, he was given a permanent first team place after receiving the number 6 jersey.[9]

International career

Francés represented the Spain under-17s at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, making two appearances.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Alejandro Francés" (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "El Zaragoza evita problemas y se clasifica... de rebote" [Zaragoza avoid trouble and is qualified... through a rebound] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "La cantera vuelve a responder" [The youth setup answers again] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Al Zaragoza de Víctor le gusta la Copa" [Víctor's Zaragoza like the Cup] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "El Tarazona suma tres puntos de oro en la Ciudad Deportiva" [Tarazona get three golden points at the Ciudad Deportiva] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "El Zaragoza tira de eficacia para superar al Lugo" [Zaragoza resort to efficiency to defeat Lugo] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Anunciadas las renovaciones de Cristian Álvarez y Alejandro Francés" [Announced the renewals of Cristian Álvarez and Alejandro Francés] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "La Liga acepta la incripción de Francés con ficha profesional con el dorsal 6" [La Liga accepts the registration of Francés with a professional contract with the number 6 jersey] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Alejandro Francés finaliza su experiencia en el Mundial sub 17 de Brasil" [Alejandro Francés ends his experience in Brazil's U-17 World Cup] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
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