Álex Cortell

Álex Cortell
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Cortell Palanca
Date of birth (1990-11-08) 8 November 1990
Place of birth Moncada, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Socuéllamos
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Mouscron 2 (0)
2010–2011 Ribarroja 30 (11)
2011–2012 Alzira 41 (20)
2012–2014 Valencia B 51 (7)
2014–2015 Olímpic Xàtiva 26 (10)
2015 Sabadell 13 (2)
2016 Alcoyano 15 (4)
2016 Lleida Esportiu 0 (0)
2016– Socuéllamos

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cortell and the second or maternal family name is Palanca.

Alejandro 'Álex' Cortell Palanca (born 8 November 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Socuéllamos as a forward.

Football career

Born in Moncada, Valencia, Cortell graduated with Valencia CF's youth setup, but moved abroad in the 2009 summer after signing with Belgian Pro League club Royal Excelsior Mouscron.[1] On 8 August 2009 he made his professional debut, coming on as a first-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw against K.S.V. Roeselare,[2] but left in December due to unpaid wages.[3]

Cortell subsequently returned to his native country and represented Ribarroja CF and UD Alzira,[4] both in Tercera División. After scoring 20 goals for the latter he returned to Valencia, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[5]

Cortell continued to appear in the third division in the following years, representing CD Olímpic de Xàtiva[6] and CE Sabadell FC.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "El Mouscron ficha a otros dos españoles y ya suma cinco" [Mouscron signs another two Spaniards and already has five] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "R. Excelsior Mouscron 0–0 KSV Roulers" (in French). Excel Web. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "El Mouscron deja en paro a cinco jugadores españoles" [Mouscron leaves five Spanish players out of work] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "L'Alzira fitxa els atacants Cortell i Giner per reforçar la davantera i al defensa Galindo" [Alzira signs forwards Cortell and Giner to bolster attack and defender Galindo] (in Catalan). Ribera Express. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Delgado, Cortell, Danso y Serra, caras nuevas del filial" [Delgado, Cortell, Danso and Serra, new faces of the reserves] (in Spanish). Superdeporte. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "El Olímpic espera hacer hoy oficial el fichaje de Álex Cortell" [Olímpic hopes to turn official today the signing of Álex Cortell] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Àlex Cortell: "Se que vinc a un gran club"" [Àlex Cortell: "I know that I came to a great club"] (in Catalan). Sabadell's official website. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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