Alejandro "Álex" Millán Iranzo (born 7 November 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Famalicão, on loan from Villarreal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Millán Iranzo | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Famalicão (on loan from Villarreal) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | Zaragoza | ||
| 2016–2017 | Villarreal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Villarreal C | 38 | (16) |
| 2019–2021 | Villarreal B | 40 | (13) |
| 2020– | Villarreal | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Union SG (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Famalicão (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2015–2016 | Spain U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Spain U18 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2022 | |||
Born in Zaragoza, Aragon, Millán joined Real Zaragoza's youth setup in 2009, aged nine.[1] In July 2016, he moved to Villarreal CF for a fee of €350,000, signing a contract until 2020.[2]
On 27 August 2017, while still a youth, Millán made his senior debut with the C-team, coming on as a late substitute for Andrei Rațiu in a 0–0 Tercera División away draw against Crevillente Deportivo.[3] He was definitely promoted to the C-side ahead of the 2018–19 campaign, and scored his first senior goals on 12 October 2018, netting a hat-trick in a 4–2 home win against CD Acero.[4]
Millán was promoted to the reserves in 2019, in Segunda División B. He made his first team debut on 16 December of the following year; after replacing Dani Raba in the 78th minute, he scored his team's fifth in a 6–0 away routing of SD Leioa, for the season's Copa del Rey.[5]
Millán made his La Liga debut on 19 December 2020, replacing fellow youth graduate Gerard Moreno in a 3–1 away success over CA Osasuna.[6] The following 13 August, he moved abroad and joined Belgian First Division A club Cercle Brugge on loan for one year.[7] Following the signing of fellow striker Silvère Ganvoula in January 2022, his loan was taken over by league leaders Union SG on 28 January.[8]
On 8 July 2022, Millán was loaned to Famalicão in Portugal for the 2022–23 season.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Villarreal B | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 18 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 22 | 10 | — | — | 22 | 10 | |||
| Total | 40 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | ||
| Villarreal | 2020–21 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2021–22 | First Division A | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |
| Union SG | 2021–22 | First Division A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 60 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 17 | ||
F.C. Famalicão – current squad | |
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