Álex Gallar

Alejandro "Álex" Gallar Falguera (born 19 March 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Cartagena on loan from Girona FC as either a left winger or a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Gallar and the second or maternal family name is Falguera.
Álex Gallar
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Gallar Falguera
Date of birth (1992-03-19) 19 March 1992
Place of birth Terrassa, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Cartagena
(on loan from Girona)
Number 10
Youth career
Terrassa
2010–2011 Mallorca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Terrassa 10 (2)
2011–2012 Mallorca B 19 (1)
2012–2013 Murcia B 11 (1)
2013 Rubí 16 (6)
2013–2014 Terrassa 37 (12)
2014–2015 Cornellà 35 (8)
2015–2016 Hércules 31 (6)
2016–2017 Cultural Leonesa 35 (17)
2017–2019 Huesca 63 (13)
2019– Girona 32 (0)
2020– → Cartagena (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020

Club career

Born in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia, Gallar was a Terrassa FC youth graduate. He made his senior debut on 8 December 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–2 Segunda División B away loss against UE Lleida.

Gallar scored his first senior goal on 14 April 2010, netting his team's first in a 2–1 home win against Orihuela CF. On 19 June of that year he moved to RCD Mallorca, returning to youth football;[1] he was promoted to the reserves ahead of the 2011–12 season.

On 2 August 2012, after being sparingly used, Gallar signed for another reserve team, Real Murcia Imperial in Tercera División.[2] The following January, he moved to fellow league team UE Rubí.

On 28 May 2013, Gallar returned to Terrassa and the third division, after agreeing to a one-year deal.[3] After spells at UE Cornellà[4] and Hércules CF,[5] he moved to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa on 8 July 2016.[6]

Gallar was a key unit in Cultu's promotion to Segunda División, scoring a career-best 20 goals. On 10 July 2017, he signed a three-year deal with SD Huesca in the second division, for a fee of €400,000.[7]

Gallar made his professional debut on 19 August 2017, starting in a 0–1 loss at CD Numancia.[8] His first goal came on 10 October, in a 1–1 home draw against CF Reus Deportiu; he ended the campaign as a starter, netting eight times as his side achieved a first-ever promotion to La Liga.

Gallar made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 19 August 2018, starting and scoring a brace in a 2–1 away defeat of SD Eibar.[9] He finished 2018–19 with four goals in 25 appearances (only ten starts, however), as his side was immediately relegated back.

On 21 August 2019, Gallar agreed to a four-year contract with Girona FC in the second level.[10] On 25 September of the following year, he moved to fellow league team FC Cartagena on loan for the 2020–21 season.[11]

International career

In March 2019, Gallar was called up to the Catalonia representative team for a friendly against Venezuela.[12] However, Huesca refused to let him and Enric Gallego take part in the match.[13]

References
  1. "El Mallorca se fija en la cantera catalana para sus filiales: Alex Gallar y Víctor Blasco" [Mallorca focus on Catalan youth setup for their reserve teams: Alex Gallar and Víctor Blasco] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 19 June 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. "Alex Gallar ficha por el Murcia Imperial" [Alex Gallar signs for Murcia Imperial] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. "El Terrassa mou fitxa primer" [Terrassa move first] (in Catalan). La Xarxa. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. "Álex Gallar, nuevo jugador del Cornellá" [Álex Gallar, new player of Cornellá] (in Spanish). Vavel. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. "Álex Gallar, primer refuerzo del Hércules para la próxima temporada" [Álex Gallar, first addition of Hércules for the next season] (in Spanish). Hércules CF. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  6. "Incorporacion Alex Gallar" [Signing Alex Gallar] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  7. "Álex Gallar se incorpora a la SD Huesca" [Álex Gallar joins SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  8. "Pere Milla maravilla en Los Pajaritos" [Pere Milla wonders at the Los Pajaritos] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  9. "Gallar alumbra el brillante debut del Huesca en Primera" [Gallar lights up the brilliant debut of Huesca in Primera] (in Spanish). ABC. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  10. "Àlex Gallar, fins el 2023" [Àlex Gallar, until 2023] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  11. "Àlex Gallar, cedit al FC Cartagena" [Àlex Gallar, loaned to FC Cartagena] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  12. "Gallego citado por Cataluña, mientras el Valladolid y el Rayo no ceden a sus jugadores" [Gallego called up by Catalonia, while Valladolid and Rayo will not release their players]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  13. "Enric Gallego y Gallar tampoco irán con la Selección Catalana" [Enric Gallego and Gallar won't go with the Catalan National Team either] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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