Alejandro "Álex" Alfaro Cascales (born 15 June 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Elche CF Ilicitano.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Alfaro Cascales | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-06-15) 15 June 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Alicante, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Elche B | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2018 | Valencia | ||
| 2018–2021 | Elche | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Elche B | 33 | (1) |
| 2022– | Elche | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2022 | |||
After playing for four years in the youth categories of Valencia CF, Alfaro joined Elche CF in 2018.[1] He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 4 September 2021, starting in a 1–1 Tercera División RFEF home draw against Hércules CF B.[2]
Alfaro scored his first senior goal on 5 January 2022, netting the B's second in a 2–2 away draw against the same opponent.[3] In July, he was included in the first team's pre-season,[4] before making his professional – and La Liga – debut on 15 August, after coming on as a second-half substitute for Gerard Gumbau in a 3–0 away loss against Real Betis.[5][6]