Alberto Soro Álvarez (born 9 March 1999) is a Spanish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays for

Granada CF Granada Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (), known simply as Granada, is a Spanish football club based in the city of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, that plays in the Segunda División, after being relegated from La Liga in the 2021� ...

as an

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Club career

Soro was born in

Ejea de los Caballeros Ejea de los Caballeros (); an, Exeya d'os Caballers; (commonly known simply as Ejea) is a town and municipality in the province of Zaragoza, part of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It is one of the five main towns in the ''Comarca de l ...

Zaragoza Zaragoza, also known in English as Saragossa,''Encyclopædia Britannica'"Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)" is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It lies by the Ebro river and its tributari ...

, Aragon, and joined

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at L ...

's youth setup in 2009, from

SD Ejea Sociedad Deportiva Ejea is a Spanish football team based in Ejea de los Caballeros, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1927, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3, holding home games at '' Municipal de Ejea'', with a 2,2 ...

. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 14 May 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the '' Segunda División'', and the semi-professional '' Segunda ...

home win against AD CF Épila. Soro made his professional debut with on 25 August 2018, replacing Diogo Verdasca in a 0–0 home draw against

in the Segunda División championship. He scored his first professional goal on 8 September, netting the last in a 4–0 away routing of Real Oviedo. On 5 October 2018, Soro renewed his contract until 2022 and was definitely promoted to the main squad. He ended his first campaign with two goals in 29 appearances, as his side avoided relegation. On 26 July 2019, Soro signed for Real Madrid until 2024, being immediately loaned back to Zaragoza for the season. He was a regular starter during his spell, contributing with four goals in 39 matches overall as his side narrowly missed out promotion in the play-offs. On 1 September 2020, Soro signed a five-year contract with

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Honours

Granada * Segunda División: 2022–23

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Soro, Alberto 1999 births Living people People from Cinco Villas, Aragon Sportspeople from the Province of Zaragoza Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Aragon Men's association football midfielders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Deportivo Aragón players Real Zaragoza players Real Madrid CF players Granada CF footballers Spain men's youth international footballers