Edgar Alcañiz

Edgar Alcañiz
Personal information
Full name Edgar Alcañiz Baldovi
Date of birth (2005-03-18) 18 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Sueca, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Levante B
Number 10
Youth career
2011–2013 Promeses Sueca
2013–2014 Alzira
2014–2019 Levante
2019–2020 Patacona
2020–2023 Levante
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Levante B 31 (0)
2023– Levante 3 (0)
International career
2023– Spain U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024

Edgar Alcañiz Baldovi (born 18 March 2005) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlético Levante UD.

Club career

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Born in Sueca, Valencian Community, Alcañiz joined Levante UD's youth setup in 2014, from UD Alzira. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 12 March 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 Tercera Federación away loss against Elche CF Ilicitano.[1]

Alcañiz made his first team debut on 27 May 2023, replacing fellow youth graduate Pepelu late into a 2–1 Segunda División home win over Real Oviedo.[2] On 4 July, he renewed his contract until 2025.[3]

International career

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On 11 April 2023, Alcañiz was called up to the Spain national under-18 team by manager Santi Denia,[4] making his international debut in a friendly against Switzerland seven days later.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "El Atlético Levante UD no consigue puntuar en Elche" [Atlético Levante UD cannot get a point in Elche] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. ^ "El Levante deberá esperar a los 'playoffs' para volver a Primera" [Levante will have to wait for the 'play-offs' to return to Primera] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ "El Levante UD y Edgar Alcañiz renuevan su relación contractual por dos temporadas, hasta 2025" [Levante UD and Edgar Alcañiz renew their contractual relationship for two seasons, until 2025] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Santi Denia recluta al levantinista Édgar Alcañiz para la sub-18" [Santi Denia recruits the levantinista Édgar Alcañiz for the under-18s]. Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). Plaza Deportiva. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Edgar Alcañiz debuta con España sub18" [Edgar Alcañiz debuts with Spain under-18s] (in Spanish). Valencia Base. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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