Jordi Alba Biography

Who is Jordi Alba?

Jordi Alba is a Spanish professional football player.

He currently plays as an offensive left-back player for La Liga’s FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team.

He has been an integral member of the Spain team that won UEFA Euro 2012.

Similarly, he has been part of the squads at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups and Euro 2016. Recently, he included in Luis Enrique’s 24-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.

He was given the captaincy position in the following absence of captain Sergio Busquets due to Covid-19 until further notice.

Jordi Alba: Age, Family, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Jordi was born on March 21, 1989, as Jordi Alba Ramos.

He hails from L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain. Talking about his nationality, he holds a Spanish citizen and belongs to the Caucasian ethnicity.

Jordi was born to parents Alba Miguel (father) and Maria Jose (mother).

He has also a brother named David Alba. Talking about his academic history, he completed his football education at Valencia in the year 2008 while he was associated with the club, Cornella.

Early Life

Jordi started his football career through the youth ranks of Barcelona as a left-winger.

However, Barcelona released Alba on account of being too small in the year 2005. For two years, he played for club Cornella and ultimately FC Valencia signed Alba for a fee of euro 6,000.

Jordi Alba: Professional Life, Career

On September 13, 2009, Alba made his La Liga debut against Real Valladolid in a 4-2 win.

Afterward, he started in two consecutive UEFA Europa League group stage matches oppositeSlavia Prague and Lille. On April 11, 2010, he scored his first goal for the club against Mallorca.

He got a chance to play much of the 2009-10 season as a left-back due to continuing injuries in Valencia’s defense because of which he was able to show his outstanding performance to the public.

Throughout the year from 2009-12, he made 74 appearances and scored 5 goals for the team.

Following his amazing performance, Barcelona signed him from Valencia on June 22, 2012, and made his first appearance in the 2012-13 season in the team.

In the team, he played for the first time against Real Sociedad on August 19, 2012, in a 5-1 home win.

To date, he made his 259 appearances for the club with 14 major honors including five La Liga titles, four Copas del Rey, three Supercopa de Espana, one Uefa Champions League, and FIFA Club World Cup.

Similarly, he represented Spain at the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship and won the gold medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. He was part of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt. In September 2011, he received his first call-up to the Spanish national team for the last two UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers. Since then, he has been represented Spain in various championships and games.

Jordi Alba: Net Worth, Salary

As of 2021, Jordi has an estimated net worth of $16 million throughout his successful career as a football player.

On March 22, 2016, he signed a contract with Barcelona for over $600 million on a new five-year basis.

Similarly, his annual salary is expected to be $10 million per year. He ranked number 35 among all players from Spain with a market value of $22 million. Likewise, he ranked in number 113 among all players worldwide playing as a “Defender”.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

The 32 years player has a muscular and athletic body posture. He stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 68 kg.

Likely, his chest, waist, and biceps sizes are 44, 36, and 16 inches. He has dark brown hair color with a blue pair of eyes.

Social Media

Jordi has verified Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook accounts.

He has more than 6.5m followers on Facebook, 2.4m followers on Twitter, and 13.2m followers on Instagram respectively.

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