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 fourth place within his squad. He shares this rank with Granit Xhaka, Jonas Hofmann, Jonathan Tah, Patrik Schick, Martin Terrier, Jeremie Frimpong and Piero Hincapié. With one assist, the 29-year-old presently has the fifth-most in his team along with Aleix García, Martin Terrier and Victor Boniface. With 22 shots taken so far, the 1.71m-tall defender has had the third-most attempts on goal of any Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. With a total of 34 passes to a shot, he currently leads the league. He was in the starting line-up in all previous 10 games of the season. Of these, he won four games with his club.

With a total of 76 crosses, the player with the shirt number 20 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 ongoing season than him. He is currently the fourth-best runner with 116 km run on the pitch.

Last game

Alejandro Grimaldo played his last game on the 10th matchday of the 2024/25 season (9 November 2024). Playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, he played against VfL Bochum 1848 and tied with 1-1. He played as a midfielder throughout this entire game. Alejandro Grimaldo shot at the opponent's goal a total of two times. In terms of total touches, he had 84 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 14 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win nine. He covered a distance of 11.7 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, Alejandro Grimaldo had a total of 24 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Alejandro Grimaldo has played 43 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 31. 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.