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Defender

A. Balde🇪🇸

FC Barcelona · La Liga · #3

Career Goals

5

Trophies

10

Weekly Wage

£86k/week

Net Worth

$8M

Alejandro Balde Height

176cm (5ft 9in)

Alejandro Balde Nationality

Spain

Alejandro Balde Religion

Unknown

Alejandro Balde Net Worth

$8 million

Alejandro Balde Weekly Wage

£86,000 per week

Alejandro Balde Contract

Expires June 2027

Alejandro Balde Club

FC Barcelona

Alejandro Balde Position

Defender

Alejandro Balde Age

22 years old

Alejandro Balde Preferred Foot

Left

Alejandro Balde Hometown

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain

Biography

Early Life

Born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, near Barcelona, on October 18, 2003, Alejandro Balde is a true product of La Masia — Barcelona's legendary youth academy. He came through every age group with the same hallmarks that characterise the best players produced there: technical fluency, positional intelligence, and a style that looks effortless.

Breakthrough

Balde broke into the first team in the 2022-23 season and never looked like a player adjusting to senior football — he looked like he had been there for years. His speed, his delivery from wide areas, and his composure at 19 years old in a team full of experienced internationals announced him as a generational full-back talent.

Career

He won La Liga in his debut season and became a regular starter for Spain's senior national team before the age of 21. He was part of Spain's Euro 2024 winning squad — a tournament won by one of the finest young Spanish sides in the national team's history.

Personal Life

Balde is quiet and focused — typical of La Masia graduates who are taught that team play comes before individual expression. He has spoken warmly about growing up near the club and how representing Barcelona was the only dream he had as a child.

Legacy

Still only 22. Euro 2024 winner. La Liga title holder. A La Masia story still being written — and the chapters so far are outstanding.

Stats & Finances

Career Goals5
Career Assists28
Career Trophies10
Int'l Caps25
Int'l Goals2
Ballon d'Or
Weekly Wage£86k/week
Net Worth$8M
Transfer RecordFree
Instagram5M followers
Age22 yrs
Contract UntilJun 2027

Career Timeline

2022FC Barcelona

Broke into Barcelona's first team aged 18 and immediately became a regular starter at left-back

2023FC Barcelona

Won La Liga in his first full senior season, confirming Barcelona's faith in their young academy graduates

2024Spain

Won Euro 2024 with Spain as one of the tournament's standout full-backs

Fun Facts

01

Balde won Euro 2024 with Spain aged just 20 — one of the youngest players in the victorious squad

02

He is a product of La Masia — Barcelona's iconic academy — having joined as a young child growing up nearby

03

His attacking output from left-back (assists, crosses, dangerous overlapping runs) makes him one of the most complete young full-backs in Europe

04

Balde is already a multiple trophy winner before his 23rd birthday — La Liga, Supercopa and Euro 2024

05

He established himself as Spain's first-choice left-back ahead of experienced competition despite being the youngest candidate for the role

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