Alejandro Balde

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

Alejandro Balde
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Balde playing for Spain U17 in 2019
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Balde Martínez[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-18) 18 October 2003 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 3
Youth career
2007–2009 Sant Gabriel
2009–2011 Espanyol
2011–2021 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Barcelona B 29 (0)
2021– Barcelona 101 (1)
International career‡
2019 Spain U16 6 (0)
2019–2020 Spain U17 9 (0)
2019 Spain U18 3 (0)
2021 Spain U19 5 (0)
2022 Spain U21 2 (0)
2022– Spain 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:41, 13 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2023

Alejandro Balde Martínez (born 18 October 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Barcelona.

Club career

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Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, to a Bissau-Guinean father and a Dominican mother,[3] Balde joined Barcelona in 2011 at the age of eight after coming up through ranks at Espanyol.[4] In July 2021, he signed a contract renewal with Barcelona until 2024 with a release clause of 500 million euros.[5]

Balde impressed during pre-season in the summer 2021, and began the new campaign as Jordi Alba's primary back-up at the Camp Nou.[6] He sat on the bench for the opening match against Real Sociedad[7] and the next game against Athletic Bilbao.[8] On 14 September 2021, he played his first official match for Barcelona's first team replacing Alba in the 74th minute of a 3–0 loss to Bayern Munich in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.[9]

From the start of the 2022–23 season, Balde was given a more prominent role by coach Xavi, starting in more league matches than Jordi Alba and receiving more minutes in important matches.[10] On 14 May 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 away win over Espanyol, where his team secured the league title.[11]

On 20 September 2023, it was announced that Balde would sign a new contract at the club until 2028, with the buyout clause set at €1 billion.[12] On 24 January 2024, he suffered a hamstring injury in his right leg, having to undergo surgery after leaving the pitch in tears against Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals, which Barcelona lost 4–2, and ending up missing the rest of the season.[13]

On 12 January 2025, Balde scored his first El Clásico goal in the 2025 Supercopa de España final, scoring Barcelona's fourth goal in an eventual 5–2 victory.

International career

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Balde is of Dominican and Bissau-Guinean descent through his mother and father respectively and was eligible to play for Guinea-Bissau, Dominican Republic or Spain, but pledged allegiance to La Roja. He received a surprise call-up to the Spain national team two days before the start of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, as Valencia left-back José Gayà had injured his ankle in the training camp.[14] On 23 November 2022, he made his first international appearance in a 7–0 win against Costa Rica, substituting for Jordi Alba in the 64th minute.

Style of play

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Balde is known for his pace, dribbling, and attacking contributions.[15] His speed is also a great asset for him when he carries the ball through opposition lines. [16]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 December 2025[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona Atlètic 2020–21 Segunda División B 15 0 — — 1[a] 0 16 0
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 14 0 — — 0 0 14 0
Total 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 0
Barcelona 2021–22 La Liga 5 0 0 0 2[b] 0 0 0 7 0
2022–23 La Liga 33 1 4 0 6[c] 0 1[d] 0 44 1
2023–24 La Liga 18 0 2 1 6[b] 0 2[d] 0 28 1
2024–25 La Liga 32 0 3 0 10[b] 0 2[d] 1 47 1
2025–26 La Liga 13 0 1 0 5[b] 0 0 0 19 0
Total 101 1 10 1 29 0 5 1 145 3
Career total 130 1 10 1 29 0 6 1 175 3
  1. ^ Appearance in Segunda División B play-offs
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España

International

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As of match played 12 October 2023[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2022 4 0
2023 3 0
Total 7 0

Honours

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Barcelona

Individual

References

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