Álex_Sola
Álex Sola
Spanish footballer (born 1999)
Alejandro "Álex" Sola López-Ocaña (born 9 June 1999), sometimes known as Álex Ujía,[3] is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a right back or a right winger for Deportivo Alavés, on loan from Real Sociedad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Sola López-Ocaña[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-06-09) 9 June 1999 (age 24)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, winger | ||
| 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) | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Spain U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Basque Country[2] | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 | |||
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.[4]
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.[5][6]
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.[7] 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.[8] He returned to action in January 2022, subsequently becoming a regular starter for Sanse before renewing his contract until 2026, on 12 May.[9]
On 2 August 2022, Sola was promoted to Real Sociedad's first team, being assigned the number 2 jersey.[10] 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.[11]
Individual
- "Álex Sola". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- "Djaló conquista San Mamés y Bielsa la lía" [Djaló conquers San Mamés and Bielsa the mess] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- "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.
- "Merecen más" [Deserve more] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- "Januzaj provoca la ola en Anoeta" [Januzaj makes the crowd wave at Anoeta] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ""This is Real Sociedad"". Real Sociedad. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Renueva hasta 2026" [Renews until 2026] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- "Cómo pelear por un sueño" [How to fight for a dream] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- "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.