Alejandra "Alex" Grimaldo Garcia, aka Alex Grimaldo, is a well-known associational soccer player from Spain. He plays professional football for Lisbon, headquartered cub S.L Benfica in the Primeira Ligue as a left-back. He represents himself wearing jersey number 3 on his club jersey. Internationally, he is a former youth Spanish international representing Spain at U16 to U 21 level.
The Benfica defender Alex Grimaldo started his soccer career at the popular Spanish club Barcelona B team. As of now, he has just played for two clubs such as Barcelona B and Benfica. Not to mention, his defending expertise has caught the eye of several managers in the English Premier League. According to the sources, he was on the verge of joining the EPL side as Manchester City FC and West Ham United competed for Alex Grimaldo to bring him this summer. Moreover, City offers to sign him for as little as a £15 million deal.
Alex Grimaldo was born on 20 September 1995 in Valencia, Spain. He was born with the family name Alejandra "Alex" Grimaldo Garcia, but he is mostly known by the name Alex Grimaldo. His birth took place in a well-to-do family where everything was in the proper place. At this time of writing, the defender appears to be 26 years of age. Also, viewing Alex's birth details, he is born under the sun sign of Virgo. He is a left-footed inverted wing-back. Well, he is a footballer with a height of 5 ft 7 inches or 1.71m and weighs around 72kg. Further description, Alex's body type is shredded athletic with a fair skin complexion.
Meanwhile, the player has barred his family details from online due to privacy concerns. Regardless, it is sure that all of his family members are of Spanish nationality. Like his parent's details, there is no information on his siblings either. Observing his travel and vacation photographs, he loves exploring new places. Not only that, but he is also very fond of online games like Call of duty. He, too, streams on his PC, playing Call of Duty with his team. Moreover, he flaunts his PC online and has his PS5, which he spends his leisure time playing.
Alex Grimaldo is frank about his love life matter to the people. Currently, the athlete is dating his gorgeous girlfriend Ana Fsuster Garcia from Spain. They are deeply in love with each other. Both of them haven't flashed their actual dating date, so it remains a secret for now. But is sure, they have in been in living relation for quite some time. We can see his various love life updates on Grimaldo's Instagram handle.
Alex and Ana on their baby's gender reveal SOURCE: Instagram For your concern, the couple is pregnant with a baby. The couple surprised the fans when they posted a photograph of his gender-revealed shots on 21 July 2022 on his Instagram accounts. Well, the couple will soon welcome a baby daughter into their family. Howver, we are unsure if they are wedded or not. Likewise, Ana's social media feeds are also full of their photo, which hints that they are serious about the relationship. The duo is eager to parent and welcome her princess to the family.
According to the reports, Alex's net worth in 2022 is approximate $7 million, including all his real state and cars. Alex Grimaldo, 26, the former Spain youth international, has been associated with some of the world's top clubs, including Barcelona B and Benfica. He makes most of his banknotes playing for the clubs. Notably when he signed a deal to join Benfica from Barcelona. Alex netted an astronomical weekly pay of €27,000, which equals €1,404,000 yearly. Additionally, he is the top 12 highest-paid players in S.L Benfica. As of 2022, his worth in the transfer market is €20 million, which is also his all-time career highest.
Promoting his sponsor (Adidas) SOURCE: Instagram Alex has maintained his lavish lifestyle pretty well. The Valencia-born player is linked with several brands and companies. Adidas is one of them. Alex has been promoting its products online. Its high-quality football boots and jersey also facilitate him. As said before, he is also a streamer and is sponsored by Razer, the computer brand. Despite that, his monetary dealing with his brands and sponsorship is still not transparent. No doubt, his involvement with them has massively credited to his bank balance.
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Prior to the Valencia youth system, the Benfica jersey number 3, Alex Grimaldo, started playing from Atletico Valbonese. Later in 2006, he joined Valencia football academy and played for the team for two years of his youth career until 2008. Further, he got offered to join the FC Barcelona youth academy in 2008. After appearing for its youth system for Barcelona from 2008 to 2012, he finally made it to the Barcelona B team. Finally, on 4 September 2011, he made his official debut for Barcelona B, starting with a 4-0 win against Cartagena.
During that time, he was just 15 years old, and he became the youngest player ever to play in the Segunda Divison game. Reportedly, on 13 September 2014, he added a first professional goal to his tally in a clash with Alaves. During his tenure there, Alex recorded a total of 92 matches with six goals to his name. Shortly after the expiration of his contract, the footballer chose to move to the Portuguese side. So, on 29 December 2015, he marked a six-month agreement with Benfica with a transfer expense of €1.5 million from Barcelona.
Alex's performance against Sporting FC SOURCE: Instagram He debuted for Benfica on 26 January 2016, coming in the 62nd minute and replacing Silvio. Similarly, his Primeira Ligue debut came three days after, on 29 January, against Uniao da Madeira. His consistency in performance has guided him to the starter of the Benfica squad. With his defending talents, Alex has capped his club by winning several wins in the league. So far, the Spanish international has made a total appearance of 164 league matches scoring 14 games for Benfica.
Regarding his international stats, he is still yet to make his debut for the Spain national team. As Spain has numerous world-class left-back, which made him hard to book his spot im the team. Nevertheless, he has represented his nation at the amateur level. He made his first appearance for his country at the U16 level. After, he represented Spain at all different ages until U21.
He seems to be a regular media user. Indeed, he is one of the most explored players in Spain. His verified Instagram id goes by the username @grimaldo35, and 487k people have followed him. He uses his social media very rationally. He grabs his huge fan-following chance to publicise his brand, sponsorship, etc., which has obliged him to make a fair sum of wealth. It is a medium via which he revises his soccer content to his fans and followings. We can also see his football reels there. As of today, Alex has 1070 posts on his Instagram feeds.
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