Al-Fateh confirmed the signing of forward Alex Valera, who will join the Arabian team in the next few hours and will remain in the team until 2025. The Peruvian will have his first experience abroad after playing beach football, Copa Peru, and Liga 1. In the same line, we take a look at his career and what awaits him in Asian football.
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Through an exciting video, Al-Fateh welcomes the Peruvian and becomes the latest signing of the club for the 2022/23 season. With this news, Alex Valera joins Christian Cueva and hopes to adapt as soon as possible to impress coach Nassif Bayaoui. However, something remarkable is the 180° turn that the striker's life took, who three years ago played in Copa Peru and until recently was the most sought-after player abroad.
Alex Valera, who played beach football and Copa Peru, arrived at Universitario de Deportes and became the team's top scorer. Only in 2022 he scored 12 goals that made the "merengue" fans jump with joy, which led to interest from Independiente de Avellaneda, Rosario Central, and Al-Fateh. It is precisely the Arabian club that ended up signing him, at Universitario they confirmed that this sale is historic for the club and for Peruvian football.
In which Copa Peru teams did Alex Valera play?
Alex Valera competed in Copa Peru for various clubs, he was the top scorer with Deportivo Garcilaso (Cusco) but achieved the championship and promotion with Molinos El Pirata (Lambayeque):
- Unión Católica (Lagunas) / 2012, 2013
- San Juan de Miraflores (Lagunas) / 2014
- Sport Olímpico (Pomalca) / 2015
- Juan López Chonate (Patapo) / 2016
- Juventud San Alberto (Patapo) / 2016
- Molinos El Pirata (José Leonardo Ortiz) / 2016, 2017, 2018
- FC Carlos Stein (José Leonardo Ortiz) / 2017
- Deportivo Garcilaso (Cusco) / 2019
- Deportivo Llacuabamba (Parcoy) / 2019
When did Alex Valera become champion in Copa Peru?
The 26-year-old forward, Alex Valera, won the "fútbol macho" during the 2018 season when he was part of Molinos El Pirata. The striker was key for the Lambayeque team.
Alex Valera and the goals he scored in the Liga 1 2022
- Universitario 3-0 AD Cantolao (1 goal)
- Universitario 3-0 San Martín (1 goal)
- Universitario 3-0 César Vallejo (1 goal)
- Universitario 2-1 ADT (2 goals)
- Universitario 1-1 Sport Boys (1 goal)
- Atlético Grau 0-1 Universitario (1 goal)
- Universitario 3-1 Alianza Atlético (2 goals)
- Universitario 1-0 UTC (1 goal)
- Universitario 1-1 AD Cantolao (1 goal)
- San Martín 4-0 Universitario (1 goal)
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