Atlético de Madrid

Álex Baena

Midfielder#10

Bio

Born in Roquetas de Mar in 2001, Álex Baena debuted for CD Roquetas in 2007 and now plays for Atlético Madrid. He has also played for Villarreal CF, Villarreal CF B and Villarreal CF C. He plays as a midfielder. He has represented the Spain national under-16 association football team and the Spain national under-17 association football team.

Key facts

Age: 25
Height: 1.75 m
Weight: 68 kg
Number: #10
Born: 20/7/2001
Birthplace: Roquetas de Mar
Debut: 2007
Position: Midfielder
Nationality: Spain

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

2007–now

2007–2011CD Roquetas
2011–2019Villarreal CF
2017Spain national under-16 association football teamNational team
2017–2018Spain national under-17 association football teamNational team
2018–2019Spain national under-18 football teamNational team
2019–2020Spain national under-19 football teamNational team
2019Spain national under-20 football teamNational team
2019–2021Villarreal CF B
2019Villarreal CF C
2020–2025Villarreal CF
2021–2022Girona FC
2022–2023Spain national under-21 association football teamNational team
2023–Spain men's national football teamNational team
2024Spain national under-23 football teamNational team
2025–Atlético Madrid

Career stats

Season

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 UEFA Nations League	3	6	1	1	1	2	7	6	1
2026-27 Champions League	4	5	4	0	0	1	5	1	1
2026-27 LALIGA	8	17	13	4	5	3	25	11	4
2026 International Friendly	3	0	2	0	0	0	6	1	1
2026 FIFA World Cup	7	13	7	1	1	1	12	5	2

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026-27 UEFA Champions LeagueAtlético de Madrid	4	0	1	5	1	272	0	0	1	4	0	5	4	0	–	4	0
2026-27 LaLigaAtlético de Madrid	11	5	3	23	10	694	3	0	2	11	4	15	10	0	–	5	0
2026 UEFA Nations LeagueSpain	4	1	2	7	6	193	1	0	1	4	1	6	1	0	–	2	0
2026 FIFA World CupSpain	7	1	1	12	5	487	1	0	2	7	0	13	7	0	–	1	0
2026 International FriendlySpain	3	0	0	6	1	206	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	–	1	0
2025-26 LaLigaAtlético de Madrid	27	2	3	29	7	1,571	5	0	9	27	6	26	29	0	–	20	0
2025-26 UEFA Champions LeagueAtlético de Madrid	13	0	0	10	1	454	2	0	2	13	9	8	6	0	–	8	0
2025 UEFA Nations LeagueSpain	2	0	0	0	0	31	1	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	–	0	0
2024-25 LaLigaVillarreal	32	7	10	69	17	2,608	9	0	12	32	2	42	47	0	1	37	0
2024 UEFA Nations LeagueSpain	3	1	0	6	2	168	0	0	0	3	1	6	3	0	–	0	0
2024 International FriendlySpain	2	–	–	–	–	119	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023-24 LaLigaVillarreal	34	2	14	70	23	2,599	11	1	14	34	1	50	57	0	1	45	0
2023-24 UEFA Europa LeagueVillarreal	8	2	3	6	3	366	3	0	1	8	3	14	9	0	–	7	0
2022-23 LaLigaVillarreal	35	6	2	60	21	1,945	12	1	5	35	16	58	56	0	–	22	0
2020-21 LaLigaVillarreal	6	0	0	2	1	134	0	0	1	6	4	2	4	0	–	2	0
2020-21 UEFA Europa LeagueVillarreal	9	2	0	8	4	285	0	0	1	9	5	4	3	0	–	3	0
2019-20 LaLigaVillarreal	1	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
Career17 seasons	201	29	39	313	102	12,145	48	2	52	199	55	250	239	0	2	157	0

Recent games

Nov '269
v Barcelona
2 SHOT · 1 SOG · 2 FC · 3 FA · 2 OFF
L 2-1
Nov '261
@ Levante
1 A · 1 SHOT · 1 FA
W 2-0
Oct '2625
v Deportivo
2 SHOT · 1 SOG · 3 FC · 1 FA · 1 YC
W 1-0
Oct '2617
@ Espanyol
1 G · 2 SHOT · 1 SOG · 1 FC · 1 YC
W 1-0
Oct '2611
@ Alavés
1 A · 3 SHOT · 1 SOG · 1 FC
W 2-1
Sept '2621
v Real Madrid
1 SHOT · 1 SOG · 3 FC · 1 FA
W 2-1
Sept '2617
v Osasuna
1 G · 5 SHOT · 2 SOG · 2 FA
W 4-0
Sept '2614
@ Real Sociedad
2 SHOT · 3 FC · 1 FA
W 3-0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Game
4 Nov v Bayern MünchenL 0-2 4 Nov	0	0	0	59	0	1	3	0	–	1
21 Oct @ VfB StuttgartD 1-1 21 Oct	0	0	0	69	0	1	0	1	–	1
14 Oct v Manchester UnitedW 2-0 14 Oct	1	3	1	71	0	1	2	2	–	0
10 Sept @ LiverpoolL 1-2 10 Sept	0	2	0	73	1	1	0	1	–	2

Splits, UEFA Champions League

Split
HomeHome or away, 6W	9	0.1	1.1	0.1	47.1	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.3	1.1	0.7	–	0.4
AwayHome or away, 2W	8	0.0	0.6	0.1	37.8	0.3	0.1	1.0	0.8	0.4	0.5	–	1.0
WinsResult, 8W	8	0.1	0.9	0.1	41.4	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.8	–	0.4
LossesResult, 0W	5	0.0	1.4	0.0	48.0	0.0	0.4	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.2	–	1.4
DrawsResult, 0W	4	0.0	0.3	0.3	38.8	0.3	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.5	0.8	–	0.5
Regular seasonStage, 8W	17	0.1	0.9	0.1	42.7	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.5	0.8	0.6	–	0.7
ArsenalOpponent, 0W	3	0.0	0.7	0.0	21.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	1.0
BarcelonaOpponent, 2W	2	0.0	0.5	0.0	27.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	–	0.0
Club BruggeOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.5	0.0	49.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	–	1.0
Bayern MünchenOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	59.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	–	1.0
Bodo/GlimtOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	3.0	0.0	57.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	1.0
Eintracht FrankfurtOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	0.0
GalatasarayOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	–	0.0
InternazionaleOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	2.0	0.0	68.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	–	1.0
LiverpoolOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	2.0	0.0	73.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	–	2.0
Manchester UnitedOpponent, 1W	1	1.0	3.0	1.0	71.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	–	0.0
Tottenham HotspurOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	1.0
Union St.-GilloiseOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	62.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	–	0.0
VfB StuttgartOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	69.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	–	1.0
Riyadh Air Metropolitano, MadridGround, 6W	9	0.1	1.1	0.1	47.1	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.3	1.1	0.7	–	0.4
Emirates Stadium, LondonGround, 0W	2	0.0	1.0	0.0	25.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	1.5
Anfield, LiverpoolGround, 0W	1	0.0	2.0	0.0	73.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	–	2.0
Jan Breydel Stadium, BruggeGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	28.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	–	1.0
MHPArena, StuttgartGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	69.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	–	1.0
RAMS Park, IstanbulGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	–	0.0
Spotify Camp Nou, BarcelonaGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	–	0.0
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, LondonGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	–	1.0

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