Alejandro "Álex" Pozo Pozo (born 22 February 1999) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001, when it was renamed ''Unión D ...

and the Spain national team. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a right back.

Club career

Born in

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, Pozo played youth football for

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 21 August 2016, aged only 17, he made his professional debut with the reserves by coming on as a late substitute for

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in a 3–3 Segunda División home draw against

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, it plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 Segunda División play-offs. Girona holds its home matches at ...

. Pozo scored his first professional goal on 22 October 2016, netting the equalizer in a 2–1 away win against

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Lo ...

. On 20 August 2018, after suffering relegation with the B-team, he joined fellow second division side

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (), known simply as Granada, is a Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that plays in the Segunda División, after being relegated from La Liga in the 2021 ...

on a one-year loan deal. Pozo was regularly utilized for the ''Nazaríes'' during the campaign, contributing with four goals in 30 appearances as his side returned to the top tier. On 27 August 2019, he renewed his contract with Sevilla until 2023, being definitely promoted to the main squad. Pozo made his

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debut on 29 September 2019, replacing Lucas Ocampos in a 3–2 home win against

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septemb ...

. The following 15 January, after featuring rarely, he was loaned to fellow top-tier club

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

for the remainder of the season. On 5 October 2020, Pozo was loaned to fellow top tier side

SD Eibar Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in eu, Eibar Kirol Elkartea) is a professional Spanish football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, the team currently plays in the Segunda División, the s ...

for the 2020–21 campaign, along with teammate Bryan Gil. On 31 August of the following year, he moved to

in the second tier on a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause. On 6 June 2022, after Almería's promotion to the top tier as champions, Pozo signed a permanent five-year contract with the club.

International career

Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive

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test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021. Pozo made his senior debut in the match as Spain won 4–0.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Sevilla *

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: 2019–20 Almería * Segunda División: 2021–22

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pozo, Alejandro 1999 births Living people People from Aljarafe Sportspeople from the Province of Seville Spanish footballers Footballers from Andalusia Association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Sevilla Atlético players Granada CF footballers Sevilla FC players RCD Mallorca players SD Eibar footballers UD Almería players Spain youth international footballers Spain under-21 international footballers Spain international footballers UEFA Europa League winning players