Alejandro

Grimaldo

Alejandro Grimaldo history

Alejandro Grimaldo was born on 20 September 1995 in Valencia and plays for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He played for Valencia CF from 2006-2008, for FC Barcelona from 2008-2015, for SL Benfica Lissabon from 2016-2023 and has played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen since 2023.

Current season 2024/25

In the current season, the 29-year-old has scored two goals and takes seventh place within his squad. He shares this rank with Granit Xhaka, Jonas Hofmann, Robert Andrich, Martin Terrier, Piero Hincapié, Amine Adli, Nathan Tella and Emiliano Buendía. With seven assists, the 1.71m-tall defender presently has the second-most in his team along with Granit Xhaka. With 45 shots taken so far, Alejandro Grimaldo has had the fourth-most attempts on goal of any Bayer 04 Leverkusen player. With 75 passes to a shot, he currently has the third-most in the league. In 31 of the previous 32 games of the season, he was in the starting line-up. Of these 32 games, the player with the shirt number 20 won 19 with his club. Additionally, he was substituted in for one game.

With a total of 197 crosses, Alejandro Grimaldo provided a high amount of pressing in the penalty area of his opponent incomparable to anyone else in the league.

Last game

Alejandro Grimaldo played his last game on the 34th matchday of the 2024/25 season (17 May 2025). Playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, he played against 1. FSV Mainz 05 and tied with 2-2. He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a midfielder for 25 minutes. In terms of total touches, he had five individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had three tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win two. Alejandro Grimaldo covered a distance of 2.3 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of three sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Alejandro Grimaldo has played 65 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 46. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Here, he has put a total of 12 balls in the net. He took the German championship title in 2023/24 while playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

International appointments

Alejandro Grimaldo won the DFB-Pokal in 2023/24 with Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He won the Supercup in 2024 with Bayer 04 Leverkusen.