Álex Millán
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Millán Iranzo | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Farense | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | Zaragoza | ||
| 2016–2017 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Villarreal C | 38 | (16) |
| 2019–2023 | Villarreal B | 60 | (17) |
| 2020–2023 | Villarreal | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Union SG (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Famalicão (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Oviedo | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Farense | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Spain U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 | |||
Alejandro "Álex" Millán Iranzo (born 7 November 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club SC Farense.
Club career
[edit]Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Millán joined Real Zaragoza's youth setup in 2009, aged nine.[1] In July 2016, he moved to Villarreal CF for a fee of €350,000, signing a contract until 2020.[2]
On 27 August 2017, while still a youth, Millán made his senior debut with the C-team, coming on as a late substitute for Andrei Rațiu in a 0–0 Tercera División away draw against Crevillente Deportivo.[3] He was definitely promoted to the C-side ahead of the 2018–19 campaign, and scored his first senior goals on 12 October 2018, netting a hat-trick in a 4–2 home win against CD Acero.[4]
Millán was promoted to the reserves in 2019, in Segunda División B. He made his first team debut on 16 December of the following year; after replacing Dani Raba in the 78th minute, he scored his team's fifth in a 6–0 away routing of SD Leioa, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5]
Millán made his La Liga debut on 19 December 2020, replacing fellow youth graduate Gerard Moreno in a 3–1 away success over CA Osasuna.[6] The following 13 August, he moved abroad and joined Belgian First Division A club Cercle Brugge KSV on loan for one year.[7] Following the signing of fellow striker Silvère Ganvoula in January 2022, his loan was taken over by league leaders Royale Union Saint-Gilloise on 28 January.[8]
On 8 July 2022, Millán was loaned to Famalicão in Portugal for the 2022–23 season.[9] The following 7 January, his loan was terminated, and he returned to the B-team in Segunda División.[10]
On 27 June 2023, Millán signed a two-year contract with fellow second division side Real Oviedo,[11] but suffered a knee injury in the pre-season which led him to miss most part of the season.[12] On 20 August of the following year, he returned to the Portuguese top tier after signing a two-year deal with SC Farense.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 30 January 2022[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villarreal B | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 18 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 22 | 10 | — | — | 22 | 10 | |||
| Total | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | ||
| Villarreal | 2020–21 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2021–22 | First Division A | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |
| Union SG | 2021–22 | First Division A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 60 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 17 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Álex Millán deja el Real Zaragoza tras siete años en el club" [Álex Millán leaves Real Zaragoza after seven years in the club] (in Spanish). Vavel. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "El juvenil Álex Millán se va al Villarreal por 350.000 euros" [Youngster Álex Millán moves to Villarreal for 350,000 euros] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "El Enrique Miralles no vio goles en el estreno de Crevillente y Villarreal C" [Enrique Miralles did not see any goals in the debut of Crevillente and Villarreal C] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Álex Millán sentencia al Acero con un 'hat-trick'" [Álex Millán sentences Acero with a 'hat-trick'] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "El Villarreal cumple con un 'set' el trámite ante el Leioa" [Villarreal comply with the formality against Leioa with a 'set'] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Gerard Moreno devuelve al Villarreal a la senda de la victoria" [Gerard Moreno puts Villarreal back into winning ways] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Alex Millan joins Cercle Brugge". Cercle Brugge KSV. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Cami, Thomas (28 January 2022). "Competitieleider Union zoekt en vindt versterking bij… Cercle Brugge: Alex Millan tekent huurcontract bij de Unionisten" [League leaders Union look for and find reinforcements at… Cercle Brugge: Álex Millán signs on loan with the Unionists]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "ÁLEX MILLÁN, LOANED TO FC FAMALICÃO". Villarreal. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Bienvenido de nuevo, Millán" [Welcome again, Millán] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "Álex Millán, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [Álex Millán, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Álex Millán sufre una grave lesión de rodilla y pasará por el quirófano" [Álex Millán suffers a serious knee injury and will undergo surgery] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Agora é oficial: Álex Millán está de regresso ao futebol português" [Now it is official: Álex Millán is returning to Portuguese football] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ Álex Millán at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Álex Millán at BDFutbol
- Álex Millán at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Álex Millán at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Zaragoza
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Primeira Liga players
- Villarreal CF C players
- Villarreal CF B players
- Villarreal CF players
- Real Oviedo players
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players
- F.C. Famalicão players
- S.C. Farense players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen