Aleix Garrido

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Garrido and the second or maternal family name is Cañizares.
Aleix Garrido
Personal information
Full name Aleix Garrido Cañizares[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-22) 22 February 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Ripoll, Spain[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona B
Number 8
Youth career
2012–2023 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Barcelona B 46 (4)
2023– Barcelona 1 (0)
International career‡
2021 Spain U18 3 (0)
2022–2023 Spain U19 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:54, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Aleix Garrido Cañizares (born 22 February 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barcelona Atlètic.

Club career

Born in Ripoll, Girona, Catalonia, Garrido joined the academy of Barcelona in 2012.[2]

He made his debut for the reserve team on 9 January 2022, in the Primera Federación. He scored his team's only goal in a 2–1 loss on home soil to Betis Deportivo.[3]

Garrido was called up to the Barcelona first team for the first time for a La Liga game against Elche, and went on to make his debut in the 4–0 win, coming on as a substitute for Ansu Fati.[2][4] Following the game, manager Xavi praised his ability, describing him as technically gifted.[5]

International career

Garrido has represented Spain at youth international level.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 8 June 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2021–22 Primera División RFEF 6 1 – 0 0 6 1
2022–23 Primera Federación 9 1 – 2[a] 0 11 1
2023–24 Primera Federación 21 1 – 2[b] 0 17 1
Total 36 3 0 0 4 0 40 3
Barcelona 2022–23 La Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 37 3 0 0 4 0 41 3
  1. ^ Appearances in 2023 Primera Federación play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in 2024 Primera Federación play-offs

Honours

Barcelona

References

  1. ^ a b c d Aleix Garrido at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b "Aleix Garrido makes FC Barcelona debut". fcbarcelona.com. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "FC Barcelona B 1-2 Betis Deportivo: 2022 opens with a defeat". FC Barcelona. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. ^ Jiménez, Juan (1 April 2023). "Aleix Garrido, leading the next generation at Barcelona". en.as.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  5. ^ Rincón, Jaime (1 April 2023). "Xavi: "La idea de poner a Eric en el medio es de Jordi Cruyff"" [Xavi: "The idea of putting Eric in the middle belongs to Jordi Cruyff"]. marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  6. ^ Aleix Garrido at Soccerway
  7. ^ "FC Barcelona, Liga champions 2022/23!". FC Barcelona. 14 May 2023.