Alejandro Francés

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Francés and the second or maternal family name is Torrijo.

Alejandro Francés Torrijo (born 1 August 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for La Liga club Girona.

Alejandro Francés

Francés with Spain U21 in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Francés Torrijo[1]
Date of birth	(2002-08-01) 1 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Zaragoza, Spain
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Girona
Number	16
Youth career
2016–2019	Zaragoza
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	Zaragoza	123	(4)
2020	Zaragoza B	1	(0)
2024–	Girona	11	(0)
International career‡
2019	Spain U17	2	(0)
2019–2020	Spain U18	8	(0)
2021–	Spain U21	20	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:46, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Francés was born in Zaragoza, Aragon, and was a Real Zaragoza youth graduate. On 17 December 2019, before even having appeared for the B-side, he made his made his first team debut by starting in a 1–0 away win against UD Socuéllamos, for the season's Copa del Rey;^[3] along with fellow debutant Andrés Borge, both became the first players of the 21st century to appear for the club.^[4]

Francés made his professional debut on 21 January 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Pichu Atienza in a 3–1 home win over RCD Mallorca, also for the national cup.^[5] Five days later, he first appeared with the B-team by starting in a 1–2 Tercera División home loss against SD Tarazona.^[6]

Francés made his Segunda División on 16 June 2020, starting in a 3–1 away win against CD Lugo.^[7] On 20 August, he renewed his contract until 2024.^[8] The following February, he was given a permanent first team place and received the number 6 jersey.^[9]

On 26 July 2024, Francés signed a five-year contract with La Liga side Girona FC.^[10]

International career

Francés represented the Spain under-17s at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, making two appearances.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zaragoza	2019–20	Segunda División	3	0	2	0	—		0	0	5	0
	2020–21	Segunda División	28	0	1	0	—		—		29	0
	2021–22	Segunda División	33	1	0	0	—		—		33	1
	2022–23	Segunda División	23	0	1	0	—		—		24	0
	2023–24	Segunda División	36	3	0	0	—		—		36	3
	Total		123	4	4	0	—		0	0	127	4
Zaragoza B	2019–20	Tercera División	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Girona	2024–25	La Liga	11	0	1	0	6[a]	0	—		18	0
Career total			135	4	5	0	6	0	0	0	146	4

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
2. "Alejandro Francés" (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
3. "El Zaragoza evita problemas y se clasifica... de rebote" [Zaragoza avoid trouble and is qualified... through a rebound] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
4. "La cantera vuelve a responder" [The youth setup answers again] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
5. "Al Zaragoza de Víctor le gusta la Copa" [Víctor's Zaragoza like the Cup] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
6. "El Tarazona suma tres puntos de oro en la Ciudad Deportiva" [Tarazona get three golden points at the Ciudad Deportiva] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
7. "El Zaragoza tira de eficacia para superar al Lugo" [Zaragoza resort to efficiency to defeat Lugo] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
8. "Anunciadas las renovaciones de Cristian Álvarez y Alejandro Francés" [Announced the renewals of Cristian Álvarez and Alejandro Francés] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
9. "La Liga acepta la incripción de Francés con ficha profesional con el dorsal 6" [La Liga accepts the registration of Francés with a professional contract with the number 6 jersey] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
10. "Francés, nou jugador del Girona FC" [Francés, new player of Girona FC] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
11. "Alejandro Francés finaliza su experiencia en el Mundial sub 17 de Brasil" [Alejandro Francés ends his experience in Brazil's U-17 World Cup] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

External links

• Alejandro Francés at BDFutbol
• Alejandro Francés at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
• Alejandro Francés at Soccerway