Alejandro José "Álex" Muñoz Miquel (born 30 July 1994) is a Spanish professional

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who plays mainly as a

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but also as a

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for club Levante.

Club career

Born in Sant Joan d'Alacant,

Alicante Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in th ...

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, Muñoz played youth football with local club Alicante CF from ages 9 to 15, and finished his development at neighbouring

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3 and plays its home ...

. In 2012, he was crowned under-18 champion with the Valencian Community autonomous team and, on 22 September of that year, while still a junior, he made his debut as a professional, coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute for

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in a 0–3 Segunda División home loss against

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. On 18 September 2013, Muñoz signed a new three-year contract, and was assigned to FC Jove Español San Vicente, the

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in the

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. On 19 August 2014 he agreed to an extension until 2018, being definitely promoted to the main squad now in the

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Fo ...

. On 21 July 2016, Muñoz joined

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA Eu ...

on a three-year deal, but only represented their reserves. He scored his first goal in the second division on 19 August 2017, closing the 1–1 away draw with

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El ...

. Muñoz moved to second-tier

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La ...

in July 2018, also for three seasons. He terminated his contract after only one, however, and signed for

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1912, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez L� ...

in the same league. On 8 July 2022, Muñoz agreed to a two-year contract with

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (, ca-valencia, Llevant Unió Esportiva ) is a Spanish football club in Valencia, in the namesake autonomous community. Founded on 9 September 1909, Levante play in Segunda División, holding home games at Ci ...

also in division two.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Munoz, Alex 1994 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Alicante Men's association football central defenders Men's association football fullbacks Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players Hércules CF B players Hércules CF players Sevilla Atlético players Real Zaragoza players CD Tenerife players Levante UD footballers