Álex Sola

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Alejandro "Álex" Sola López-Ocaña (born 9 June 1999), sometimes known as Álex Ujía,[2] is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as either a right back or a right winger for Getafe CF.

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Álex Sola
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Sola López-Ocaña[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-09) 9 June 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth San Sebastián, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back, winger
Team information
Current team
Getafe
Number 7
Youth career
Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Real Sociedad B 76 (4)
2019–2024 Real Sociedad 15 (0)
2019–2020Numancia (loan) 31 (1)
2023–2024Alavés (loan) 29 (0)
2024– Getafe 19 (0)
International career
2016 Spain U17 1 (0)
2024– Basque Country 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024
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Sola was born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, and represented Real Sociedad as a youth. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 9 April 2017, starting in a 0–0 Segunda División B home draw against Sestao River Club.[3]

Sola was promoted to the B-team ahead of the 2017–18 campaign, and appeared regularly afterwards. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 16 February 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 home defeat of CD Leganés.[4][5]

On 14 August 2019, Sola renewed his contract with the Txuri-urdin until 2023, and was immediately loaned to Segunda División side CD Numancia for one year.[6] He scored his first professional goal on 22 February, netting the opener in a 2–1 loss at Albacete Balompié.

Sola suffered a knee injury in July 2020, making a come back the following April before being sidelined again in August.[7] He returned to action in January 2022, subsequently becoming a regular starter for Sanse before renewing his contract until 2026, on 12 May.[8]

On 2 August 2022, Sola was promoted to Real Sociedad's first team, being assigned the number 2 jersey.[9] On 1 September 2023, after the arrival of Álvaro Odriozola, he was loaned to fellow top tier side Deportivo Alavés for the 2023–24 season.[10]

On 15 July 2024, Sola signed a three-year contract with Getafe CF also in the first division.[11]

International career

Sola represented Spain at under-17 level in 2016, and also featured for the Basque Country national team in 2024, in a friendly against Uruguay.[12]

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