Alex Valera

Alex Eduardo Valera Sandoval (born 16 May 1996), better known as Alex Valera, is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Universitario de Deportes and the Peru national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valera and the second or maternal family name is Sandoval.
Alex Valera
Personal information
Full name Alex Eduardo Valera Sandoval
Date of birth (1996-05-16) 16 May 1996
Place of birth Chiclayo, Peru
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Universitario de Deportes
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Pirata Olmos
2018-2019 Deportivo Garcilaso
2019-2020 Deportivo Llacuabamba 21 (9)
2020–2022 Universitario 41 (23)
2022–2023 Al-Fateh 5 (0)
2023- Universitario 27 (14)
International career‡
2021– Peru 11 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:39, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:02, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Before the 2020 season, he signed for Deportivo Llacuabamba.[1]

On December 4, 2020, Valera reached a deal with Peruvian club Universitario and joined their squad on a 1 year contract.[2]

On 1 August 2022, Valera joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Fateh on a three-year deal.[3][4]

International career

Valera was called up to the Peru national football team for the 2021 Copa América and made his senior international debut on June 17, 2021, coming off the bench in a 4–0 defeat against Brazil.[5]

After Peru reached fifth place and qualified for intercontinental playoff against Asia's representative Australia, Valera was substituted in 116', in which the game was dragged into the penalty shootout; during the penalty shootout, he missed the final shot in the sudden death, and thus Peru failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, losing 4–5 on penalty to Australia.[6]

International goals
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1316 January 2022Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru Panama1–01–1Friendly
2420 January 2022 Jamaica2–03–0

References
  1. "Alex Valera: "En césped o cemento yo siempre he sido goleador"". once.pe. 14 September 2020.
  2. "Alex Valera llegó a un acuerdo con Universitario de Deportes por una temporada" [Alex Valera reaches a deal with Universitario de Deportes for one season contract] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. "الفتح السعودي يبرم صفقة لاتينية".
  4. "Alex Valera fue anunciado como fichaje del Al-Fateh de Arabia Saudita".
  5. "Convocados para a Copa América 2021: veja os elencos das seleções que disputam o torneio" [Players called up for the 2021 Copa América] (in Portuguese). Goal.com. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  6. "Alex Valera missed his penalty and the Peruvian team was left out of the Qatar 2022 World Cup | VIDEO - 24 News Recorder".
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