Alejandro

Grimaldo

Alejandro Grimaldo history

Alejandro Grimaldo was born on 20 September 1995 in Valencia and plays for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He played for Valencia CF from 2006-2008, for FC Barcelona from 2008-2015, for SL Benfica Lissabon from 2016-2023 and has played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen since 2023.

Current season 2024/25

In the ongoing season, the 1.71m-tall defender has scored two goals and takes fourth place within his squad. He shares this rank with Granit Xhaka, Robert Andrich, Jonathan Tah, Martin Terrier and Jeremie Frimpong. Alejandro Grimaldo has been responsible for three assists so far and with this has fought his way to 28th place in the statistics of his club. With 32 shots taken so far, he has had the fourth-most attempts on goal of any Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. With a total of 47 passes to a shot, he currently leads the league. The player with the shirt number 20 was in the starting line-up in all previous 18 games of the season. Of these, he won 12 games with his club.

With a total of 117 crosses, Alejandro Grimaldo provided a high amount of pressing in the penalty area of his opponent incomparable to anyone else in the league.

Last game

The 29-year-old played his last game on the 18th matchday of the 2024/25 season (18 January 2025). He was victorious over Borussia M'gladbach while playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen with a score of 3-1. He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a defender for 81 minutes. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of one time. In terms of total touches, he had 70 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, Alejandro Grimaldo had 16 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win nine. He covered a distance of 10.2 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, Alejandro Grimaldo had a total of 21 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Alejandro Grimaldo has played 51 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 39. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Here, he has put a total of 12 balls in the net. He took the German championship title in 2023/24 while playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

International appointments

Alejandro Grimaldo won the DFB-Pokal in 2023/24 with Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He won the Supercup in 2024 with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.