Alexander 'Álex' Vallejo Mínguez (born 16 January 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Goa. He has previously played for Spanish clubs Alavés, Sestao, Mallorca, Córdoba and Fuenlabrada, before moving to England in 2020, Cyprus in 2022, Poland in 2023 and Hungary from 2023 to 2026.
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.El Alavés cede dos puntos en el minuto 93 (Alavés gives away two points in the 93rd minute); El Correo, 20 August 2011
On 25 January 2012, Vallejo signed a new deal with Alavés and was immediately loaned to Sestao River Club, also in the third division.Álex Vallejo renueva y se marcha cedido al Sestao (Álex Vallejo renews and goes on loan to Sestao); El Correo, 25 January 2012 On 2 August, he joined fellow third-division side RCD Mallorca BNuevos fichajes del Mallorca B (New signings of Mallorca B); RCD Mallorca, 2 August 2012 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.Los bermellones respiran en tres minutos mágicos (Los bermellones breathes in three magic minutes); Marca, 23 November 2013 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.Moreno y Vallejo renuevan con el RCD Mallorca (Moreno and Vallejo renew with RCD Mallorca); RCD Mallorca, 26 June 2014
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.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
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.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 On 5 August 2019, after another relegation, he signed a one-year deal with second division newcomers CF Fuenlabrada.
On 31 January 2020, after appearing sparingly, Vallejo cut ties with Fuenla.
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. 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. He scored his first goal for Huddersfield against Blackburn Rovers on 28 September 2021. Huddersfield announced on 1 June 2022 that he had been released.
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.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAlavés2011–12Segunda División B1000——10Sestao (loan)2011–12Segunda División B7000——70Mallorca B2012–13Segunda División B361———3612013–14Tercera División301———3012014–15Segunda División B90———90Total752———752Mallorca2013–14Segunda División6000——602014–15Segunda División4110——512015–16Segunda División0000——002016–17Segunda División13000——130Total23110——241Córdoba2017–18Segunda División18020——2002018–19Segunda División28010——290Total46030——490Fuenlabrada2019–20Segunda División10010——110Huddersfield Town2020–21Championship1601000—1702021–22Championship510010—61Total2111010—231Doxa Katokopias2022–23Cypriot First Division18010——190Stal Mielec2022–23Ekstraklasa140———140Career total21547010002234
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