Jordi Alba
Alba training with Spain in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jordi Alba Ramos | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | L'Hospitalet, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Barcelona | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Hospitalense | ||
| 1997–2005 | Barcelona | ||
| 2005–2007 | Cornellà | ||
| 2007–2008 | Valencia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007 | Cornellà | ||
| 2007–2009 | Valencia B | 18 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | → Gimnàstic (loan) | 35 | (4) |
| 2009–2012 | Valencia | 74 | (5) |
| 2012– | Barcelona | 123 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Spain U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2009 | Spain U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Spain U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Spain U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011– | Spain | 52 | (6) |
| 2008– | Catalonia | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 |
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Jordi Alba Ramos (Catalan: [ˈʒɔrði ˈaɫβə i ˈramos], Spanish: [ˈʝorði ˈalβa i ˈramos]); born 21 March 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona and the Spain national team. Mainly a left-back and a player of great speed, he can also operate as a left winger.
He started his career at Barcelona, but was released for being deemed too small. After joined neighbouring Cornellà, Alba finished his development at Valencia, rising to prominence in La Liga with the club. In 2012, he returned to Barcelona.
Alba represented Spain at the 2014 World Cup and two European Championships, having first appeared for the team in 2011. He won the Euro 2012 tournament.
Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Alba started his career in the youth ranks of FC Barcelona as a left winger, but was released by the club in 2005 for being deemed too small. He then joined neighbouring UE Cornellà and, after almost two years, departed in a €6,000 deal to Valencia CF where he finished his football education.
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