José de León (footballer)

José Alejandro de León Gómez (born 2 March 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Alavés B. Born in Spain, he represents the Dominican Republic internationally.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de León and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
José de León
Personal information
Full name José Alejandro de León Gómez
Date of birth (2004-03-02) 2 March 2004
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Alavés B
Number 7
Youth career
2019–2021 Alavés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Alavés B 67 (9)
International career‡
2024– Dominican Republic U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024

Career

De León joined the youth academy of Alavés in 2019. In 2021, he started plaing with Alavés B.[2] On 19 May 2022, de León signed a professional contract with Alavés until 2025. He made his senior and professional debut with the senior Alavés side in a 2–0 Copa del Rey loss to Athletic Bilbao on 16 January 2024.[3]

International career

Born in Spain, de León is of Dominican descent. He was called up to the Spain U16s in February 2020.[4] He was called up to the Spain U18s for a set of friendlies in February 2022.[2] In September 2022, he was called up to the Dominican Republic U20s, but had to pull out due to an ankle sprain during training.[5] In March 2024, he was called up to the Dominican Republic national under-23 team.[6]

References
  1. "José De León's career". BeSoccer.
  2. Rodriguez, Sergio Carrero (27 January 2022). "José de León, la nueva perla de la cantera del Alavés".
  3. "El Athletic va en serio a por la Copa". MARCA. 16 January 2024.
  4. "Alaves". www.deportivoalaves.com.
  5. "Steven Martínez entra a la convocatoria Sub-20 por De León para enfrentar a Colombia".
  6. "Sedofutbol se activa para fechas FIFA del mes de marzo".
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