Alejandro Pozuelo

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pozuelo and the second or maternal family name is Melero.
Alejandro Pozuelo

Pozuelo playing for Swansea City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Pozuelo Melero[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Genk
Number 24
Youth career
Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010–2012 Betis B 42 (16)
2011–2013 Betis 29 (3)
2013–2014 Swansea City 22 (0)
2014–2015 Rayo Vallecano 11 (0)
2015– Genk 13 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Alejandro Pozuelo Melero (born 20 September 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Belgian club K.R.C. Genk as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Betis

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Pozuelo spent his youth career at his local club, Real Betis. He made his senior debuts with the B-team, spending a couple of seasons in Segunda División B.

Pozuelo made his official debut with the main squad on 2 October 2011, playing the second half of a 0–1 La Liga home loss against Levante UD.[2] On 18 December he scored his first league goal for the Verdiblancos, as well as being sent off in the 2–0 win at Atlético Madrid.[3]

Pozuelo was promoted to Betis' first team for the 2012–13 campaign.[4] He appeared in a total of 13 games in all competitions, netting his only goal in a 5–3 away success over Athletic Bilbao.[5]

Swansea City

On 2 July 2013, Pozuelo joined Swansea City on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, signing alongside teammate José Cañas and becoming the seventh Spaniard in the squad.[6]

He scored on his debut for the club, rounding off the scoring in a 4–0 home victory over Malmö FF in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League;[7] he netted his second in the same competition and also at the Liberty Stadium on 22 August 2013 in a 5–1 play-off round win against Romania's FC Petrolul Ploiești.[8]

Rayo Vallecano

Pozuelo returned to his country's top division on 24 July 2014, joining Rayo Vallecano for an undisclosed fee.[9] His first competitive appearance took place on 14 September, as he came on as a 61st-minute substitute in a 2–3 home loss to Elche CF.[10]

Club statistics

As of 8 April 2014[11]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Betis 2011–12 La Liga 18220—202
2012–13 La Liga 11120—131
Total 29340—333
Swansea City 2013–14 Premier League 2203011[lower-alpha 1]2362
Total 22030112362
Career total 51370112695
  1. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Barclays Premier League squad numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "That`s Juanlu for you". ESPN Soccernet. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "No hay paz para el Atlético" [No peace for Atlético] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Álex Martínez y Pozuelo, con dorsal del primer equipo" [Álex Martínez and Pozuelo, with first team jersey] (in Spanish). Diario de Sevilla. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Betis fire five in eight-goal thriller". ESPN FC. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Swansea City sign Alejandro Pozuelo from Real Betis". BBC Sport. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Swansea 4 Malmo 0: New boy Bony nets twice as £12m striker gives Laudrup big first leg lead in Europa League qualifying". Daily Mail. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "Swansea 5–1 Petrolul Ploiesti". BBC Sport. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "Pozuelo completes Rayo Vallecano switch". Swansea City. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "2–3: El Elche sorprende al Rayo en Vallecas" [2–3: Elche surprises Rayo at Vallecas] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Pozuelo". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

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