Alejandro "Álex" Remiro Gargallo (born 24 March 1995) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Spain national team. Developed at

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club (; ), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao (), or simply Athletic, is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Southern Basque Country, Basque Country, Spain. They are known ...

, he played as a senior with Basconia,

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, Levante,

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and

. He won the 2020 Copa del Rey with the last club, totalling more than 250 appearances. Remiro made his full debut with

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in 2024, being part of the squad that won Euro 2024.

Club career

Athletic Bilbao

Born in Cascante,

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, Remiro joined

's youth system in 2009, aged 14. He made his debut as a senior with the

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in the 2012–13 season, in the

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. On 26 May 2014, Remiro was promoted to the reserves in the

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. He was named first choice after the departure of

Kepa Arrizabalaga Kepa Arrizabalaga Revuelta (born 3 October 1994), often referred to simply as Kepa, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Chelsea. After progressing through Athletic Bilbao's youth academy, Arrizabalaga be ...

in January, and finished the campaign with 23 appearances – play-offs included – as they returned to

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after a 19-year absence. Remiro made his professional debut on 24 August 2015, starting in a 0–1 home loss against

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. In June 2016, he was promoted to the first team in

. Remiro was loaned to second-tier side

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on 1 July 2016, for one year. He was recalled by his parent club late into the following

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, however, due to an injury to Kepa. On 21 July 2017, Remiro moved to division two's

SD Huesca Sociedad Deportiva Huesca, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club based in Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1910, the club competes in the Segunda División, having played in the Spanish top division for the first time in th ...

on a one-year loan deal. He played a major role in the

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ese club achieving promotion to the top flight for the first time in their history, only missing one game in 42. On his return to the San Mamés Stadium, Remiro seemed set to play in the first team after Kepa moved to Chelsea and the other established goalkeeper Iago Herrerín sustained an injury. However, his representatives failed to agree on the terms of a new contract with the club, and in response his understudy Unai Simón was selected to play in the first match of the new campaign against

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; with Simón becoming established in the team and no resolution to the contractual dispute, some weeks later it was confirmed that Remiro wished to leave Athletic and would be allowed to do so on 30 June 2019.

Real Sociedad

Remiro agreed to a four-year deal with Athletic rivals

on 10 June 2019, effective as of 1 July. He made his league debut on 27 September, keeping a

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in a 3–0 home victory over

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. In May 2020, Remiro tested positive for

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. The following 3 April, he started in the delayed final of the

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, helping to defeat his first club Athletic 1–0 in

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. On 31 October, he was consoled by former teammates at the end of another

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due to his obvious distress after conceding a late equalising goal with a mistimed attempt to punch the ball clear, when a victory would have put Real Sociedad clear at the top of the table. Remiro played all 38 league matches in 2022–23 (50 overall), with Real finishing fourth and qualifying for the

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. His maiden appearance in the competition took place on 20 September 2023, in a 1–1 group-stage home draw against

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International career

Remiro represented Spain at under-19 level. He was first called up to the senior team in November 2023, for

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qualifiers against

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and

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. On 15 March 2024, Remiro was picked for friendlies with

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and

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to be held later that month. He won his first

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seven days later, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for David Raya in the 1–0 loss to the former in

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. He was included in the squad for the Euro finals alongside Simón and Raya, failing to make an appearance for the champions.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Levante *

: 2016–17 Real Sociedad *

: 2019–20 Spain *

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runner-up: 2024–25

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Remiro, Alex 1995 births Living people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Navarre Men's association football goalkeepers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Basconia footballers Athletic Bilbao B footballers Levante UD footballers Athletic Bilbao footballers SD Huesca footballers Real Sociedad footballers Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2024 players UEFA European Championship–winning players