Alejandro 'Álex' López de Groot (born 18 September 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro López de Groot | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Calafell, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Reus | ||
| 2010–2011 | Barcelona | ||
| 2011–2012 | Reus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Reus | 59 | (13) |
| 2014–2015 | Valencia B | 34 | (11) |
| 2015–2017 | Gimnàstic | 45 | (5) |
| 2017–2021 | Mallorca | 55 | (13) |
| 2019–2020 | → Extremadura (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2020 | |||
Born in Calafell, Tarragona, Catalonia, to a Dutch mother and a Spanish father.[1] He is a grandson of Dutch cyclist Daan de Groot. López graduated with CF Reus Deportiu's youth setup, after a short stint at FC Barcelona. He made his debuts as a senior in the 2011–12 campaign, in Segunda División B.
On 3 July 2014, after scoring 12 goals during the previous season López moved to Valencia CF, being assigned to the reserves also in the third tier.[2] On 17 May of the following year, he scored five goals in an 8–2 away routing of Real Zaragoza B,[3] taking his tally up to 11.
On 26 July 2015, López signed a four-year deal with Gimnàstic de Tarragona, newly promoted to Segunda División.[4] He made his professional debut on 23 August, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Albacete Balompié.[5]
López scored his first professional goal on 10 October 2015, netting the equalizer in a 2–2 draw at SD Ponferradina. On 8 October of the following year, he scored a brace in a 4–4 away draw against Elche CF.
On 10 July 2017, López was transferred to RCD Mallorca, freshly relegated to the third tier.[6] On 7 August 2019, after achieving two consecutive promotions with the club, he was loaned to second division side Extremadura UD for one year.[7]