Alex Alcalá
Mexican footballer (born 2005)
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Alejandro "Alex" Alcalá Solorio (born 20 October 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX club Querétaro. Born in the United States, he is a youth international for Mexico.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Alcalá Solorio[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockton, California, United States[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Querétaro | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Monarcas Academy | |||
| Stockton TLJ FC Rebels | |||
| 2020–2021 | LA Galaxy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | LA Galaxy II | 22 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Querétaro | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Mexico U15 | |||
| Mexico U16 | |||
| 2022– | Mexico U18 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:00, 16 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2022 | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Stockton, California, Alcalá started his career with local side Stockton TLJ FC Rebels.[2] He spent time training with Manchester City, Barcelona and Pachuca before joining the LA Galaxy academy in 2020.[3] He signed professional terms with the Galaxy in February 2021.[4]
In July 2021, it was announced that English side Manchester City have a pre-arrangement with La Galaxy to have first refusal to Alcalá's buyout clause once he turns 18.[5][6][7]
In July 2022, having not yet made his debut for LA Galaxy II, he was named to the MLS Next All-Star Game for 2022.[8]
Manchester City
On 11 January 2024, Alcalá signed a five-year deal with Manchester City's Elite Development Squad.[9]
Querétaro
International career
Style of play
A skilful and fast midfielder, Alcalá models his play style on Brazilian legend Ronaldinho, and states that he admires the playing style of Jesús Manuel Corona.[6][12] He has been referred to as the "Mexican Messi", due to his stature and playing style being similar to that of Argentine legend Lionel Messi.[2][13] However, Alcalá says that he does not like this comparison, and wants to make his own impact on the game.[12]