Alexis Egea Acame (born 25 December 1987), simply known as Alexis, is a Spanish professional

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who plays for CF Intercity as a

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Club career

Born in

Alicante Alicante (, , ; ; ; officially: ''/'' ) is a city and municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean port. The population ...

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

, Egea made his senior debuts with Torrellano Illice CF in the 2008–09 campaign, in the regional leagues. In 2011, he appeared during the whole pre-season with

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

, being later assigned to the reserves. Alexis left the ''Franjiverdes'' in the 2012 summer, and signed for

Estudiantes de Altamira Altamira Fútbol Club, or Estudiantes de Altamira (previously known as Estudiantes de Santander) was a Mexican football team based in Altamira, Tamaulipas. History On July 12, 2001, the expansion club ''Estudiantes de Santander'' announced an op ...

on 3 January of the following year. He made his professional debut on the 12th, starting in a 3–3 away draw against

Club Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Club Necaxa, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Aguascalientes (city), Aguascalientes. It competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican ...

. On 10 August 2013, Alexis returned to Spain, signing a one-year deal with CD Torrevieja. On 13 May 2015 he moved to Guatemalan club

Universidad SC Universidad SC or, more commonly known as, ''USAC'' or just ''Universidad'' is a Guatemalan professional football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. They currently compete in the ''Primera División'', the second ...

, and subsequently represented Víkingur Ólafsvík (two stints) and CD Almoradí.

Personal life

Alexis' father Sergio, was also a footballer and a defender. His brother,

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, is a

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Egea, Alexis 1987 births Living people Footballers from Alicante Spanish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Tercera División players Elche CF Ilicitano footballers CD Torrevieja players Ungmennafélagið Víkingur players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland 21st-century Spanish sportsmen