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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sola and the second or maternal family name is López-Ocaña.
Álex Sola
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Sola López-Ocaña[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-09) 9 June 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back, winger
Team information
Current team
 Getafe
Number 7
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Real Sociedad B 76 (4)
2019–2024 Real Sociedad 15 (0)
2019–2020 → Numancia (loan) 31 (1)
2023–2024 → Alavés (loan) 29 (0)
2024– Getafe 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Spain U17 1 (0)
2024– Basque Country 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024

Alejandro "Álex" Sola López-Ocaña (born 9 June 1999), sometimes known as Álex Ujía,[2] is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a right back or a right winger for Getafe CF.

Club career

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Sola was born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, and represented Real Sociedad as a youth. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 9 April 2017, starting in a 0–0 Segunda División B home draw against Sestao River Club.[3]

Sola was promoted to the B-team ahead of the 2017–18 campaign, and appeared regularly afterwards. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 16 February 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 home defeat of CD Leganés.[4][5]

On 14 August 2019, Sola renewed his contract with the Txuri-urdin until 2023, and was immediately loaned to Segunda División side CD Numancia for one year.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 22 February, netting the opener in a 2–1 loss at Albacete Balompié.

Sola suffered a knee injury in July 2020, making a come back the following April before being sidelined again in August.[7] He returned to action in January 2022, subsequently becoming a regular starter for Sanse before renewing his contract until 2026, on 12 May.[8]

On 2 August 2022, Sola was promoted to Real Sociedad's first team, being assigned the number 2 jersey.[9] On 1 September 2023, after the arrival of Álvaro Odriozola, he was loaned to fellow top tier side Deportivo Alavés for the 2023–24 season.[10]

On 15 July 2024, Sola signed a three-year contract with Getafe CF also in the first division.[11]

International career

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Sola represented Spain at under-17 level in 2016, and also featured for the Basque Country national team in 2024, in a friendly against Uruguay.[12]

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Álex Sola". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Alguacil busca alternativas en el Sanse para el lateral derecho" [Alguacil looks for solutions at Sanse for the right back] (in Spanish). Fútbol Fantasy. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Merecen más" [Deserve more] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Januzaj provoca la ola en Anoeta" [Januzaj makes the crowd wave at Anoeta] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  5. ^ ""This is Real Sociedad"". Real Sociedad. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Acuerdo para su cesión al CD Numancia" [Agreement for his loan to CD Numancia] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Preocupación por la lesión de Alex Sola" [Concern due to the injury of Alex Sola] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Renueva hasta 2026" [Renews until 2026] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Cómo pelear por un sueño" [How to fight for a dream] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Acuerdo para su cesión al Deportivo Alavés" [Agreement for his loan to Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  11. ^ "El Getafe C.F. ficha a Álex Sola" [Getafe C.F. sign Álex Sola] (in Spanish). Getafe CF. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Djaló conquista San Mamés y Bielsa la lía" [Djaló conquers San Mamés and Bielsa the mess] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Alex Sola and Samu Omorodion win the LALIGA EA SPORTS Best Play for February". La Liga. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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