Álvaro Valles Rosa (born 25 July 1997) 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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Career

Early career

Born in La Rinconada,

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, Valles finished his formation with

. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 16 October 2016, starting in a 3–0

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away win against CD Guadalcacín. On 6 September 2017, after being rarely used, Valles was loaned to CD Gerena of the fourth division, for one year. On 10 July of the following year, he moved to another

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of the

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Las Palmas

Valles made his first-team debut for the

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on 13 October 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 home defeat of

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in the

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. He subsequently established himself as a starter for the main squad under

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, overtaking fellow youth graduate

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and Raúl Fernández, and renewed his contract until 2024 on 17 June 2022. Valles contributed with 34 appearances during the 2022–23 season as the club achieved promotion to

. He made his debut in the top tier of Spanish football on 12 August 2023, starting in a 1–1 home draw against

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. Demoted to third-choice ahead of the 2024–25 campaign after the arrivals of

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and Dinko Horkaš, Valles terminated his link with the ''Amarillos'' on 10 February 2025.

Betis

On 17 June 2025, Valles returned to Betis on a five-year contract, now being a first team member.

Career statistics

References

External links

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* * 1997 births Living people People from La Rinconada Footballers from the Province of Seville Spanish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers UD Las Palmas Atlético players UD Las Palmas players Real Betis players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-footy-goalkeeper-stub