Alejandro Grimaldo
Spain · Defender · Bayer Leverkusen
Born 20 September 1995 (age 31). Height 171 cm. Preferred foot: left. Position: Defender. Nationality: Spain. Market value €20M.
Current club: Bayer Leverkusen — 29 appearances, 8 goals and 8 assists this season.
Career totals: 64 goals and 111 assists in 491 appearances (38,715 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | 29 | 8 | 8 | 2,524 | 7.32 |
| UEFA Champions League | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1,079 | 7.32 |
| DFB Pokal | 5 | 2 | 1 | 435 | 7.28 |
| Friendlies Clubs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 7.900000 |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 417 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.15 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.26 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.41 |
| Shots | 436 |
| Shots on target | 200 |
| Shot conversion, % | 15 |
| Key passes per 90 | 1.98 |
| Passes per 90 | 53.06 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 2.02 |
| Dribble success, % | 52 |
| Duels won, % | 52 |
| Tackles per 90 | 1.6 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 1.11 |
| Yellow cards | 43 |
| Red cards | 1 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | FC Bayern München | 0–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-04-25 | at 1. FC Köln | 1–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-05-02 | RB Leipzig | 4–1 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 2026-05-09 | at VfB Stuttgart | 3–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-05-16 | Hamburger Sport Verein | 1–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-06-04 | Iraq | 1–1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-07-06 | at Portugal | 0–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07-14 | at France | 0–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-07-19 | Argentina | 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-23 | Villarreal Club de Fútbol S.A.D. | 2–2 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-08-29 | at Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. | 1–3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-09-05 | at Athletic Club Bilbao | 3–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 |
| 2026-09-09 | at Liverpool Football Club | 2–1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 |
| 2026-09-13 | at Real Sociedad de Fútbol S.A.D. | 0–3 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| 2026-09-16 | Club Atlético Osasuna | 4–0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 7.58 |
| 2026-09-20 | Real Madrid Club de Fútbol | 2–1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 6.96 |
| 2026-09-26 | at England | 2–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-29 | Croatia | 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-10 | at Deportivo Alavés S. A. D. | 1–2 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2026-10-13 | Manchester United Football Club | 2–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.64 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
0 goals and 0 assists in 8 matches. See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- Spain 1–0 Argentina · Final — 0 goals, 0 assists
- France 0–2 Spain · Semi-finals — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Spain 2–1 Belgium · Quarter-finals — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Portugal 0–1 Spain · Round of 16 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Spain 3–0 Austria · Round of 32 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Uruguay 0–1 Spain · Group Stage - 3 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Spain 4–0 Saudi Arabia · Group Stage - 2 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Spain 0–0 Cape Verde Islands · Group Stage - 1 — 0 goals, 0 assists
Honours
23 trophies won out of 39 finals and podium finishes.
- UEFA Nations League · 2024/2026 · 2nd Place
- Bundesliga · 2024/2025 · 2nd Place
- UEFA European Championship · 2024 · Winner
- Super Cup · 2024 · Winner
- UEFA Europa League · 2023/2024 · 2nd Place
- Bundesliga · 2023/2024 · Winner
- DFB Pokal · 2023/2024 · Winner
- Primeira Liga · 2022/2023 · Winner
- Taça da Liga · 2021/2022 · 2nd Place
- Taça de Portugal · 2020/2021 · 2nd Place
- Super Cup · 2020 · 2nd Place
- Primeira Liga · 2019/2020 · 2nd Place
- Taça de Portugal · 2019/2020 · 2nd Place
- Super Cup · 2019 · Winner
- Primeira Liga · 2018/2019 · Winner
- Primeira Liga · 2017/2018 · 2nd Place
- Super Cup · 2017 · Winner
- Primeira Liga · 2016/2017 · Winner
- Taça de Portugal · 2016/2017 · Winner
- Super Cup · 2016 · Winner
- Taça da Liga · 2015/2016 · Winner
- Primeira Liga · 2015/2016 · Winner
- UEFA U19 Championship · 2011/2012 · Winner
- Taça de Portugal · 2nd Place
- DFB Pokal · Winner
- Taça de Portugal · Winner
- Bundesliga · Winner
- Super Cup · 2nd Place
- Bundesliga · 2nd Place
- Super Cup · Winner
- Super Cup · Winner
- Primeira Liga · 2nd Place
- UEFA U19 Championship · Winner
- Primeira Liga · Winner
- UEFA Europa League · 2nd Place
- Taça da Liga · 2nd Place
- UEFA European Championship · Winner
- Taça da Liga · Winner
- UEFA Nations League · 2nd Place
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | Benfica | Bayer Leverkusen | Free |
| 2016-01-01 | — | Benfica | €2.1M |
| 2012-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2011-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2009-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2008-07-01 | — | — | — |
Clubs and national teams
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Benfica
- Club Atlético de Madrid S.A.D.
- Spain · national team