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Alejandro "Álex" Calvo Mata (born 20 February 2004) is a Spanish professional
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who plays as a winger for
FC Andorra Futbol Club Andorra is a professional football club based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra, that currently competes in , in the Spanish league system. The club was founded in 1942 and currently plays its home fixtures at Estadi Nacional. In spite ...
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Club career


Málaga

Born in
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,
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, Calvo joined
Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, who compete in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system, following the ...
's youth setup in 2016, aged 13. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 8 December 2022, starting in a 0–0
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home draw against UD Torre del Mar. Calvo made his first team debut on 11 March 2023; coming on as a late substitute for
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, he scored a late equalizer in a 2–2
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away draw against
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Andorra

On 4 August 2023, after Málaga's
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, Calvo was transferred to
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in the second division, signing a five-year contract; Málaga also retained 20% over a future sale. On 22 August of the following year, after another relegation, he activated a release clause and moved on loan to
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International career

On 21 February 2023, Calvo was called up to Spain under-19s, scoring on his debut against
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two days later.


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Calvo, Alex 2004 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Spain Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers Segunda División players Tercera Federación players Atlético Malagueño players Málaga CF players FC Andorra players CD Mirandés footballers Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Andorra Expatriate men's footballers in Andorra 21st-century Spanish sportsmen