Álvaro Leiva

Álvaro Leiva
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Leiva Alemany
Date of birth (2004-12-28) 28 December 2004
Place of birth Algeciras, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Real Madrid C
Number 39
Youth career
2017–2021 Algeciras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Algeciras 37 (4)
2022– Real Madrid B 20 (0)
2023 → Osasuna B (loan) 6 (0)
2024 → Córdoba (loan) 14 (0)
2024–2025 → Algeciras (loan) 26 (4)
2025– Real Madrid C 27 (5)
2026– Real Madrid 1 (0)
International career‡
2022 Spain U18 1 (0)
2022 Spain U19 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 August 2022

Álvaro Leiva Alemany (born 15 March 2004) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Real Madrid C.

Early life

Leiva was born on 15 March 2004. Born in Algeciras, Spain, he is a native of the city.[1]

Club career

As a youth player, Leiva joined the youth academy of Algeciras and was promoted to the club's senior team ahead of the 2021–22 season, where he made thirty-seven league appearances and scored four goals. Following his stint there, he signed for Real Madrid in 2022.[2]

One year later, he was sent on loan to Osasuna B, where he made six league appearances and scored zero goals, before being sent on loan to Córdoba, where he made fourteen league appearances and scored zero goals. During the summer of 2023, he returned on loan to Algeciras, where he made twenty-six league appearances and scored four goals.[2]

International career

Leiva is a Spain youth international. On 1 September 2022, he debuted for the Spain national under-19 football team during a 2–0 home friendly win over the Israel national under-19 football team.

Style of play

Leiva plays as a winger or forward. Spanish news website Relevo wrote in 2024 that he is an "electrifying right-footed player, with his dazzling one-on-one ability and sensational footwork for crossing and striking".[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Álvaro Leiva, el 'refichaje' de Arbeloa" [Álvaro Leiva, Arbeloa's 're-signing'] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 Álvaro Leiva at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Álvaro Leiva mantiene vivo su sueño... y el de su abuelo: "Antes de fallecer me dijo que algún día jugaría en el Real Madrid. Quiero cumplirlo"" [Álvaro Leiva keeps his dream alive... and that of his grandfather: "Before he passed away, he told me that one day I would play for Real Madrid. I want to fulfill that dream"] (in Spanish). Relevo. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
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