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Alejandro Cantero
Spanish footballer (born 2000)
Alejandro "Álex" Cantero Sánchez (born 8 June 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Levante.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cantero and the second or maternal family name is Sánchez.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alejandro Cantero Sánchez | ||
Date of birth | (2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Levante | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2011 | Brunete | ||
2011–2016 | Real Madrid | ||
2016–2018 | Levante | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Levante B | 50 | (7) |
2021– | Levante | 77 | (4) |
International career | |||
2019 | Spain U19 | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 |
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A youth product of CD Brunete and Real Madrid CF, Cantero joined the youth academy of Levante UD in 2016. He signed a professional contract with Levante on 19 February 2019, for four years.[1]
Cantero began his senior career as a stalwart with Levante's reserve side in Segunda División B. He made his senior debut with Levante in a 2–0 La Liga loss to Celta de Vigo on 30 April 2021.[2]
On 24 June 2021, Cantero was promoted to the main squad for the 2021–22 campaign.[3]
Cantero represented the Spain under-19 national team in 2019 for a pair of friendlies.[4]
- "Firmado: Blindaje antiBarça y City para el internacional sub-19". Superdeporte (in Spanish). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- Marco, Marc Escribano (30 April 2021). "El Levante se sigue dejando llevar". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- "Fichajes de la casa" [Home signings] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- "Así fue el estreno de Cantero". ElDesmarque Valencia (in Spanish). 26 July 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- Real Madrid profile (in Spanish)
- Alejandro Cantero at BDFutbol
- Alejandro Cantero at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Alejandro Cantero at Soccerway