Alessandro Burlamaqui Apaolaza (born 18 February 2002) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club CD Badajoz, on loan from Valencia CF.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alessandro Burlamaqui Apaolaza[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Lima, Peru[1] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Badajoz (on loan from Valencia) | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2011 | Gimnàstic Tarragona | ||
2011–2014 | Santes Creus | ||
2014–2015 | Reus Deportiu | ||
2015–2021 | Espanyol | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Valencia B | 22 | (0) |
2022– | → Badajoz (loan) | 7 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Peru U17 | 9 | (0) |
2020 | Peru U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:49, 10 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:16, 23 July 2021 (UTC) |
Burlamaqui was born in Lima, Peru, to a Brazilian father and Peruvian mother, but moved to Spain as a one year old.[2] After settling in Spain, Burlamaqui joined his first professional football team at the age of seven, when he signed for Gimnàstic Tarragona.[3][4] He also played for the youth sides of CE Santes Creus and Reus Deportiu, before joining Espanyol in 2015.[5]
He rose quickly through the youth ranks of Espanyol to become captain of both Juvenil A & B Teams side.[6][7][8] In October 2019, he was named among the 60 best young talents in the world by English newspaper The Guardian.[9]
In July 2021, Burlamaqui signed for fellow Spanish side Valencia on a three-year deal.[8][10][11] He played for the reserve team, helping in their promotion to Segunda División RFEF.[12]
On 19 July 2022, Burlamaqui was loaned to Primera Federación side CD Badajoz for the season.[13]
Burlamaqui is eligible to represent Peru, his birthplace, Brazil through his father, and Spain for his Spanish-Basque ancestry from his mother's family side.[2][12] He has represented Peru at both under-17 and under-20 level.[14] He has committed his international future to Peru.[12][3]