Pozuelo playing for Swansea City in 2013
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alejandro Pozuelo Melero | ||
Date of birth | 20 September 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Seville, Spain | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Genk | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
Betis | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Betis B | 42 | (16) |
2011–2013 | Betis | 29 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Swansea City | 22 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Rayo Vallecano | 11 | (0) |
2015– | Genk | 64 | (11) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2017. |
Alejandro Pozuelo Melero (born 20 September 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Belgian club K.R.C. Genk as an attacking midfielder.
Born in Seville, Andalusia, Pozuelo spent his youth career at his local club, Real Betis. He made his senior debuts with the B-team, spending a couple of seasons in Segunda División B.
Pozuelo made his official debut with the main squad on 2 October 2011, playing the second half of a 0–1 La Liga home loss against Levante UD. On 18 December he scored his first league goal for the Verdiblancos, as well as being sent off in the 2–0 win at Atlético Madrid.
Pozuelo was promoted to Betis' first team for the 2012–13 campaign. He appeared in a total of 13 games in all competitions, netting his only goal in a 5–3 away success over Athletic Bilbao.
On 2 July 2013, Pozuelo joined Swansea City on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, signing alongside teammate José Cañas and becoming the seventh Spaniard in the squad.
He scored on his debut for the club, rounding off the scoring in a 4–0 home victory over Malmö FF in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League; he netted his second in the same competition and also at the Liberty Stadium on 22 August 2013 in a 5–1 play-off round win against Romania's FC Petrolul Ploiești.