Alejandro "Álex" Remiro Gargallo (born 24 March 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Real Sociedad.

Álex Remiro

Remiro playing for Bilbao Athletic in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Remiro Gargallo[1]
Date of birth	(1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth	Cascante, Spain[1]
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Real Sociedad
Number	1
Youth career
	Aluvión
2009–2013	Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Basconia	28	(0)
2014–2016	Bilbao Athletic	50	(0)
2016–2019	Athletic Bilbao	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Levante (loan)	4	(0)
2017–2018	→ Huesca (loan)	41	(0)
2019–	Real Sociedad	110	(0)
National team
2013–2014	Spain U19	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:42, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Formed at Athletic Bilbao, he played as a senior with Basconia, Bilbao Athletic, Levante, Huesca and Real Sociedad. He won the 2020 Copa del Rey with the last club.

Club career

Athletic Bilbao

Born in Cascante, Navarre, Remiro joined Athletic Bilbao's youth system in 2009, aged 14. He made his debut as a senior with the farm team in the 2012–13 season, in Tercera División.

On 26 May 2014, Remiro was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[2] He was named first choice after the departure of Kepa Arrizabalaga in January,[3] and finished the campaign with 23 appearances – play-offs included – as they returned to Segunda División after a 19-year absence.[4]

Remiro made his professional debut on 24 August 2015, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Girona FC.[5] On 22 June of the following year, he was promoted to the first team in La Liga.

Remiro was loaned to second-tier side Levante UD on 1 July 2016, for one year.[6] He was recalled by his parent club late into the following transfer window, however, due to an injury to Kepa.[7]

On 21 July 2017, Remiro moved to division two's SD Huesca on a one-year loan deal.[8] He played a major role in the Aragonese club achieving promotion to the top flight for the first time in their history, only missing one game in 42.[9][10]

On his return to the San Mamés Stadium, Remiro seemed set to play in the first team after Kepa moved to Chelsea and the other established goalkeeper Iago Herrerín sustained an injury.[10] However, his representatives failed to agree on terms on a new contract with the club, and in response his understudy Unai Simón was selected to play in the first match of the new campaign against CD Leganés;[11] with Simón becoming established in the team and no resolution to the contractual dispute, some weeks later it was confirmed that Remiro wished to leave Athletic and would be allowed to do so on 30 June 2019.[12]

Real Sociedad

Remiro agreed to a four-year deal with Athletic's rivals Real Sociedad on 10 June 2019, effective as of 1 July.[13] He made his league debut on 27 September, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 home victory over Deportivo Alavés.[14]

In May 2020, Remiro tested positive for COVID-19.[15] The following 3 April, he started in the delayed final of the Copa del Rey, helping defeat his first club Athletic 1–0 in Seville.[16][17] On 31 October, he was consoled by former teammates at the end of another Basque derby due to his obvious distress after conceding a late equalising goal with a mistimed attempt to punch the ball clear, when a victory would have put Real Sociedad clear at the top of the table.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 May 2022[19][20][21]

Honours

Levante

• Segunda División: 2016–17[22][23]

Real Sociedad

• Copa del Rey: 2019–20[16][17]

References

External links

• Álex Remiro at Athletic Bilbao
• Álex Remiro at BDFutbol

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