Alejandro Villanueva (American football)
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Villanueva with the Steelers in 2015
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| No. 78 Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 22, 1988 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Meridian, Mississippi | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | SHAPE High School (Casteau, Belgium) | ||||||||
| College: | Army | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||
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| Games played: | 32 |
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| Games started: | 26 |
| Tackles: | 1 |
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| Alejandro Villanueva | |
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| Allegiance |
 United States |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 2010–present |
| Rank |
 Captain
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Alejandro "Ali" Villanueva (born September 22, 1988) is an American football offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Villanueva is also a Captain in the United States Army, in which he served as an Army Ranger and was decorated with a Bronze Star for valor. He played college football for the Army Black Knights, being recruited at one position and playing three others during the course of his career. After serving three tours of duty in Afghanistan, he signed a contract with the Eagles on May 5, 2014, after working out in a regional showcase.
Villanueva was born on Naval Air Station Meridian in Meridian, Mississippi to Ignacio Villanueva, a Spanish Naval officer who worked for NATO, and his Spanish wife Matilda Martin. Both his mother and father are over 6 feet (1.8 m) tall. Alejandro was the eldest of the family's four children, including siblings Paloma, Iñaki and Carmen.
During his childhood, he lived in Rhode Island, Spain, and Belgium. In Spain he learned to play rugby, which, for a time, he preferred to football, which he began to play in Belgium. It was while he was attending SHAPE High School in Casteau, Belgium that he was recruited to play American football. Villanueva's childhood friend whom he'd met at SHAPE HS was recruited to play football for the Army Black Knights and his friend told the Army coaches about Villanueva. They kept in touch and Villanueva told him that he was considering attending West Point, where he later enrolled.
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