Álex Millán
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Millán Iranzo
Date of birth (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Oviedo
Youth career
2009–2016 Zaragoza
2016–2017 Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Villarreal C 38 (16)
2019–2023 Villarreal B 60 (17)
2020–2023 Villarreal 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Cercle Brugge (loan) 18 (3)
2022 → Union SG (loan) 8 (1)
2022–2023 → Famalicão (loan) 13 (2)
2023– Oviedo 0 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Spain U17 8 (0)
2017 Spain U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2022

Alejandro "Álex" Millán Iranzo (born 7 November 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Real Oviedo.

Club career

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 KSV 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 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise on 28 January.[8]

On 8 July 2022, Millán was loaned to Famalicão in Portugal for the 2022–23 season.[9] The following 7 January, his loan was terminated, and he returned to the B-team in Segunda División.[10]

On 27 June 2023, Millán signed a two-year contract with fellow second division side Real Oviedo,[11] but suffered a knee injury in the pre-season which led him to miss most part of the season.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 January 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Villarreal B 2019–20 Segunda División B 183——183
2020–21 Segunda División B 2210——2210
Total 401300004013
Villarreal 2020–21 La Liga 1011—21
2021–22 La Liga 0000—00
Total 10110021
Cercle Brugge (loan) 2021–22 First Division A 18320—203
Union SG 2021–22 First Division A 1000—10
Career total 60331006317

References

  1. ↑ "Álex Millán deja el Real Zaragoza tras siete años en el club" [Álex Millán leaves Real Zaragoza after seven years in the club] (in Spanish). Vavel. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "El juvenil Álex Millán se va al Villarreal por 350.000 euros" [Youngster Álex Millán moves to Villarreal for 350,000 euros] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "El Enrique Miralles no vio goles en el estreno de Crevillente y Villarreal C" [Enrique Miralles did not see any goals in the debut of Crevillente and Villarreal C] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Álex Millán sentencia al Acero con un 'hat-trick'" [Álex Millán sentences Acero with a 'hat-trick'] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "El Villarreal cumple con un 'set' el trámite ante el Leioa" [Villarreal comply with the formality against Leioa with a 'set'] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Gerard Moreno devuelve al Villarreal a la senda de la victoria" [Gerard Moreno puts Villarreal back into winning ways] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Alex Millan joins Cercle Brugge". Cercle Brugge KSV. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Cami, Thomas (28 January 2022). "Competitieleider Union zoekt en vindt versterking bij… Cercle Brugge: Alex Millan tekent huurcontract bij de Unionisten" [League leaders Union look for and find reinforcements at… Cercle Brugge: Álex Millán signs on loan with the Unionists]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  9. ↑ "ÁLEX MILLÁN, LOANED TO FC FAMALICÃO". Villarreal. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Bienvenido de nuevo, Millán" [Welcome again, Millán] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Álex Millán, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo" [Álex Millán, new player of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Álex Millán sufre una grave lesión de rodilla y pasará por el quirófano" [Álex Millán suffers a serious knee injury and will undergo surgery] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  13. ↑ Álex Millán at Soccerway
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