Jordi Alba

Jordi Alba
Personal information
Full name	Jordi Alba Ramos
Date of birth	21 March 1989 (1989-03-21)
Place of birth	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Catalonia, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Inter Miami
Number	18
Youth clubs
1996–1998 1998–2005 2005–2006 2007–2008	Hospitalense Barcelona Cornellà Valencia
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2006–2007 2007–2009 2008–2009 2009–2012 2012–2023 2023–	Cornellà Valencia B → Gimnàstic (loan) Valencia Barcelona Inter Miami	015 00(3) 035 00(4) 074 00(5) 313 0(17) 000 00(0)
National team
2008 2009 2008–2011 2012 2011– 2008–	Spain U19 Spain U20 Spain U21 Spain U23 Spain Catalonia	006 00(1) 009 00(0) 004 00(0) 004 00(0) 093 00(9) 005 00(0)

Jordi Alba Ramos (born 21 March 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and captains the Spain national team. He is often regarded as one of the best left-backs of his generation.

Alba started his career at Barcelona, but was released after being deemed too small. After joining Cornellà, he moved to Valencia. In 2012 he returned to Barcelona, with whom he has won sixteen major honours, including five La Liga titles, five Copas del Rey and one UEFA Champions League.

After winning 23 caps and scoring one goal at youth level, Alba made his senior debut for Spain in 2011. He was an integral member of the team that won UEFA Euro 2012, and was also part of the squads at the FIFA World Cup in 2014, 2018, and 2022, and the European Championship in 2016 and 2020. Alba was the captain of the team that won the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.

Honours

Club

Barcelona

• La Liga: 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
• Copa del Rey: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21; runner-up: 2013–14, 2018–19
• Supercopa de España: 2013, 2016, 2018, 2022–23
• UEFA Super Cup: 2015
• UEFA Champions League: 2014–15
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2015

International

Spain U20

• Mediterranean Games: 2009

Spain

• UEFA Nations League: 2022–23
• UEFA European Championship: 2012
• FIFA Confederations Cup runner-up: 2013

Individual

• UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2012
• UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2014–15
• La Liga Team of the Season: 2014–15
• ESM Team of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19

Spain – 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup - Runner-up

1. Casillas 2. Albiol 3. Piqué 4. Martínez 5. Azpilicueta 6. Iniesta 7. Villa 8. Xavi 9. Torres 10. Fàbregas 11. Pedro 12. Valdés 13. Mata 14. Soldado 15. Ramos 16. Busquets 17. Arbeloa 18. Alba 19. Monreal 20. Cazorla 21. Silva 22. Navas 23. Reina Manager:   Vicente del Bosque

Spain – 2014 FIFA World Cup - Group stage

1. I. Casillas (c) 2. R. Albiol 3. Piqué 4. Javi Martínez 5. Juanfran 6. A. Iniesta 7. David Villa 8. Xavi 9. Torres 10. Fàbregas 11. Pedro 12. De Gea 13. Mata 14. Alonso 15. Ramos 16. Busquets 17. Koke 18. Alba 19. Diego Costa 20. S. Cazorla 21. Silva 22. Azpilicueta 23. Reina Manager:   Vicente del Bosque

Spain – UEFA Euro 2016 – Round of 16

1. Casillas 2. Azpilicueta 3. Piqué 4. Bartra 5. Busquets 6. Iniesta 7. Morata 8. Koke 9. Vázquez 10. Fàbregas 11. Pedro 12. Bellerín 13. De Gea 14. Thiago 15. Ramos 16. Juanfran 17. San José 18. Alba 19. Bruno 20. Aduriz 21. Silva 22. Nolito 23. Rico Manager:   Vicente del Bosque

Spain – 2018 FIFA World Cup - Round of 16

1. De Gea 2. Carvajal 3. Piqué 4. Nacho 5. Busquets 6. Iniesta 7. Saúl 8. Koke 9. Rodrigo 10. Thiago 11. Vázquez 12. Odriozola 13. Arrizabalaga 14. Azpilicueta 15. Ramos (c) 16. Monreal 17. Aspas 18. Alba 19. Costa 20. Asensio 21. Silva 22. Isco 23. Reina Manager:   Fernando Hierro

Spain – 2022 FIFA World Cup - Round of 16

1. Sánchez 2. Azpilicueta 3. García 4. P. Torres 5. Busquets (c) 6. Llorente 7. Morata 8. Koke 9. Gavi 10. Asensio 11. F. Torres 12. Williams 13. Raya 14. Balde 15. Guillamón 16. Rodri 17. Pino 18. Alba 19. Soler 20. Carvajal 21. Olmo 22. Sarabia 23. Simón 24. Laporte 25. Fati 26. Pedri Manager:   Luis Enrique