17 Facts About Jordi Alba

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Jordi Alba Ramos was born on 21 March 1989 and is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team.

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Jordi Alba is often regarded as one of the best full-backs of his generation.

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Jordi Alba was an integral member of the team that won UEFA Euro 2012, and was part of the squads at the FIFA World Cup in 2014,2018, and 2022, and the European Championship in 2016 and 2020.

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Jordi Alba started his career in the youth ranks of Barcelona as a left winger, but was released by the club in 2005 for being too small.

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Jordi Alba then started in two consecutive UEFA Europa League group stage matches, against Lille and Slavia Prague.

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Jordi Alba ended his first season at Barcelona as league champion, as Tito Vilanova's side regained the title from Real Madrid.

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Jordi Alba made 38 appearances in all competitions, with one goal, as Barca won a treble.

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Jordi Alba represented Spain at the 2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, as well as appearing in all four games as the country won the gold medal at the 2009 Mediterranenan Games.

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Jordi Alba was part of the squad at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.

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Jordi Alba received his first call-up to the full national team on 30 September 2011, for the last two UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Scotland.

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Jordi Alba was included in Vicente del Bosque's squad for the Euro 2012 finals in Poland and Ukraine, and played in every match, as Spain won the tournament.

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Jordi Alba was selected for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.

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Jordi Alba made Del Bosque's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, making three appearances as the defending champions were knocked out in the group stage.

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Jordi Alba was named in Julen Lopetegui's squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and Luis Enrique's 24-man squad for the UEFA Euro 2020.

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Jordi Alba was picked for the Spain squad at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

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Jordi Alba is a diminutive, technically gifted, mobile, and rapid attacking left-back, who can be used as a left winger; he is known for his pace, link-up play, ball control, positioning, vision, movement, and his ability to time his attacking runs into space and get up the flank, as well as his ability to deliver crosses into the box, which allows him to provide assists for teammates.

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Jordi Alba is considered to be among the quickest players of his generation, and one of the fastest full-backs of all time.