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 this season, Alejandro Grimaldo has scored one goal and takes ninth place within his squad. He shares this rank with Jonas Hofmann, Piero Hincapié and Exequiel Palacios. With two assists, the 1.71m-tall defender presently has the fifth-most in his team along with Aleix García and Nathan Tella. With 27 shots taken so far, the player with the shirt number 20 has had the third-most attempts on goal of any Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. With a total of 38 passes to a shot, he currently leads the league. He was in the starting line-up in all previous 14 games of the season. Of these, the 29-year-old won eight games with his club.

With a total of 98 crosses, Alejandro Grimaldo provided a high amount of pressing in the penalty area of his opponent incomparable to anyone else in the league. Few players have covered a greater distance in the current season than him. He is presently the fourth-best runner with 162 km run on the pitch.

Last game

Alejandro Grimaldo played his last game on the 14th matchday of the 2024/25 season (14 December 2024). Playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, he won against FC Augsburg 2-0. He played as a midfielder throughout this entire game. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of two times. In terms of total touches, he had 90 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, Alejandro Grimaldo had 10 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win five. He covered a distance of 10.9 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, Alejandro Grimaldo had a total of 25 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Alejandro Grimaldo has played 47 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 35. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Here, Alejandro Grimaldo has put a total of 11 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.