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Atletico Madrid · Euro Championship · Defender · #22 · Spain · 30 yrs
Álex Grimaldo plays as a defender for Atletico Madrid. Álex Grimaldo is a Spanish international, 30 years old, defender, currently at Atletico Madrid. Álex Grimaldo wears shirt number 22 for Atletico Madrid. Álex Grimaldo was born in Valencia, Spain on 1995-09-20. Álex Grimaldo is 171 cm tall and weighs 63 kg. Álex Grimaldo's Sportra profile tracks season statistics across Euro Championship, Euro Championship - Qualification, International Champions Cup, World Cup, and other leagues. Álex Grimaldo's page brings together career clubs, trophies, injury history, multi-competition stats, and related news headlines. On Sportra you can explore Álex Grimaldo season statistics, transfer history, trophies, injury updates, and related news across every competition tracked in the profile.
| Season | Team |
|---|---|
| 2026 |  Atletico Madrid ATM |
| 2026 |  Spain ESP |
| 2025 |  Bayer Leverkusen BAY |
| 2024 | Bayer Leverkusen BAY |
| 2024 | Spain ESP |
| Date | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Transfer | Bayer Leverkusen BAY | Atletico Madrid ATM |
| 2023-07-01 | Free |  Benfica BEN | Bayer Leverkusen BAY |
| 2016-01-04 | € 1.5M |  Barcelona BAR | Benfica BEN |
Season intelligence
Profile as Defender: creator, high usage. Archetype: Wide creator. Season rating 7.0.
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Spain reached the 2026 World Cup final with a very young squad, one where Lamine Yamal and other stars will surely be chasing another final by the 2030 edition. Regardless of how Sunday’s final against Argentina ends, Spain are building their next cycle around a core that is remarkably young for a team competing at the very top of the sport, meaning the 2030 World Cup window looks wide open for most of this squad. Unlike other contenders whose stars are racing against the clock, Spain’s headline name points in the opposite direction. Lamine Yamal will be just 22 years old when the next edition kicks off, meaning the Barcelona forward, already a World Cup finalist before turning 19, could realistically feature in three or four more tournaments beyond this one. The same applies to much of the spine of this team. Pedri, Gavi and Pau Cubarsi will all still be in their mid-twenties by 2030, while captain Rodri and Mikel Merino should remain firmly within their prime years, giving Luis de la Fuente — or whoever succeeds him — a squad capable of chasing back-to-back finals. Not everyone in the squad shares that outlook. Veterans such as Aymeric Laporte, Marcos Llorente, Alex Grimaldo and Borja Iglesias will all be past 34 by the next tournament, leaving their participation far less certain than that of their younger teammates. Aymeric Laporte of Spain. (Getty Images) Spain team’s age in 2030 PositionPlayerBirthdate / AgeAge for the 2030 edition (from June 8)GoalkeeperUnai Simon06/11/1997 (29)33GoalkeeperDavid Raya09/15/1995 (30)33GoalkeeperJoan Garcia05/04/2001 (25)29DefenderMarc Cucurella07/22/1998 (27)30DefenderAlex Grimaldo09/20/1995 (30)33DefenderPau Cubarsi01/22/2007 (19)23DefenderAymeric Laporte05/27/1994 (32)36DefenderMarc Pubill03/25/2003 (23)27DefenderEric Garcia01/09/2001 (25)29DefenderPedro Porro09/13/1999 (26)29DefenderMarcos Llorente01/30/1995 (31)35MidfielderPedri11/25/2002 (23)26MidfielderFabian Ruiz04/03/1996 (30)34MidfielderMartin Zubimendi02/02/1999 (27)31MidfielderGavi08/05/2004 (21)24MidfielderRodri06/22/1996 (30)33MidfielderAlex Baena07/16/2001 (25)28MidfielderMikel Merino06/22/1996 (30)33ForwardLamine Yamal07/13/2007 (19)22ForwardVictor Muñoz07/13/2003 (23)26ForwardDani Olmo05/07/1998 (28)32ForwardYeremy Pino01/20/2002 (24)28ForwardNico Williams07/12/2002 (24)27ForwardFerran Torres02/29/2000 (26)30ForwardBorja Iglesias01/17/1993 (33)37ForwardMikel Oyarzabal04/09/1997 (29)33
Spain will be without the services of iconic left-back Jordi Alba for the 2026 World Cup, following the legendary defender's decision to hang up his boots. As Spain embarks on their 2026 World Cup campaign in North America, they do so with a completely transformed look on the left side of their defense. For more than a decade, that flank was the exclusive territory of Jordi Alba, but he officially retired from professional soccer at the conclusion of the 2025 MLS season with Inter Miami. Alba closed out his illustrious career helping Inter Miami capture the MLS Cup on December 6, 2025, with a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps. Following that final match alongside longtime teammates Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets, the 36-year-old stepped away from the game. While his club retirement is fresh, Alba’s absence from the national team has actually been standard for some time. The overlapping defender had already closed his international chapter nearly three years prior to the 2026 tournament. The final time Alba wore the Spanish kit was on June 18, 2023, when he captained Spain to a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Croatia to secure the country’s first-ever UEFA Nations League title. Just over two months later, in August 2023, he officially announced his retirement from international duty to focus completely on his club career in the United States. Jordi Alba of Spain with the UEFA Nations League trophy. (Getty Images) For the 2026 World Cup roster, De la Fuente made the decision to call Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella and Bayer Leverkusen’s Álex Grimaldo to patrol the left side in North America. Jordi Alba’s legacy with the National Team Alba’s international journey began back in October 2011, making an instant splash during a Euro qualifier against Scotland by providing an assist in a 3-1 victory. From that night on, he became an immovable fixture in Spain’s starting lineups. Over his 93 senior caps, Alba proved to be one of the most lethal attacking defenders in international soccer history, registering nine goals and nine assists. While he narrowly missed out on being part of the squad that won the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, he was an absolute pillar of the side that captured UEFA Euro 2012. His 2023 Nations League triumph served as the perfect bookend to an indelible international career, leaving huge shoes to fill as Spain already entered a new era.
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