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Alejandro Francés Torrijo (born 1 August 2002) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for La Liga club Girona.
 Francés with Spain U21 in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Francés Torrijo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 2002 | ||
| 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 | 8 | (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 26 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:46, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
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]
Francés represented the Spain under-17s at the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, making two appearances.[11]
| 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 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 132 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 4 | ||
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