Roberto Alarcón Sáez (born 21 April 1998) is a Spanish professional
footballer who plays as a
defender for
Valour FC in the
Canadian Premier League.
Early life
Alarcón was born in
Palma de Mallorca
Palma (; ; also known as ''Palma de Mallorca'', officially between 1983–88, 2006–08, and 2012–16) is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situate ...
, Spain. He began playing youth football in the academy system of
RCD Mallorca
Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...
.
Playing career
Alarcón began his senior career with
RCD Mallorca B of the
Tercera División. In January 2018, he went on loan to
CF Platges de Calvià. He made his debut for Mallorca on 18 August 2018 against
Poblense.
He would go on to score five goals in his first season with the club, the first of which was scored on 27 October 2018 as Mallorca lost 3-2 to
Platges de Calvià.
In January 2020, Alarcón signed with
FC Tucson
FC Tucson is an American soccer club based in Tucson, Arizona that plays in USL League Two. The club has an amateur women’s team, FC Tucson Women, that play in the WPSL. Organized in 2010, the club first fielded a team in March 2011, then joine ...
of
USL League One. He made his league debut for the club on 25 July 2020, playing the entirety of a 2-1 away victory over
Fort Lauderdale CF
Inter Miami Club de Fútbol II, commonly known as Inter Miami CF II, is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, that plays in the MLS Next Pro, the third-tier of A ...
.
He scored his first goal on August 18 against
Orlando City B. In December, FC Tucson exercised their club option on Alarcón,
however, prior to the season, he mutually agreed to terminate his contract at the club.
In September 2021, he signed with Romanian club
Universitatea Cluj in
Liga II. He had initially been set to join
FC Brașov, however, upper management of the club decided not to sign him after he impressed in his trial. He made nine appearances for the club as they earned promotion to the top tier for the following season. In June 2022, he was released by the club.
In July 2022, Alarcón signed a contract with
Canadian Premier League club
Cavalry FC. In December 2022, Cavalry announced that he would be returning for the 2023 season, and that his contract had a club option for 2024. Upon completion of the 2023 season, the defender's club option for the 2024 season was declined, thus ending his time with the club.
On December 15, 2023, Alarcón officially joined fellow CPL side
Valour FC on a
free transfer, signing a contract of undisclosed length. He made his debut on 14 April against
Vancouver FC.
References
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1998 births
Living people
Footballers from Palma de Mallorca
RCD Mallorca B players
FC Tucson players
Tercera División players
USL League One players
Liga II players
FC Universitatea Cluj players
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Cavalry FC players
Canadian Premier League players