Roberto Alarcón
Personal information
Full name Roberto Alarcón Sáez
Date of birth (1998-04-21) 21 April 1998
Place of birth Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Valour FC
Youth career
RCD Mallorca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 RCD Mallorca B 32 (6)
2018 → Platges de Calvià (loan)
2020 FC Tucson 16 (2)
2021–2022 Universitatea Cluj 9 (0)
2022–2023 Cavalry FC 26 (0)
2024– Valour FC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 30, 2023

Roberto Alarcón Sáez (born 21 April 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Early life

Alarcón was born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.[1] He began playing youth football in the academy system of RCD Mallorca.[2]

Playing career

Alarcón began his senior career with RCD Mallorca B of the Tercera División. In January 2018, he went on loan to CF Platges de Calvià.[3][4] He made his debut for Mallorca on 18 August 2018 against Poblense.[5] He would go on to score five goals in his first season with the club, the first of which was scored on 27 October 2018 as Mallorca lost 3-2 to Platges de Calvià.[6]

In January 2020, Alarcón signed with FC Tucson of USL League One. He made his league debut for the club on 25 July 2020, playing the entirety of a 2-1 away victory over Fort Lauderdale CF.[5] He scored his first goal on August 18 against Orlando City B.[7] In December, FC Tucson exercised their club option on Alarcón,[5] however, prior to the season, he mutually agreed to terminate his contract at the club.[8]

In September 2021, he signed with Romanian club Universitatea Cluj in Liga II.[9][10] He had initially been set to join FC Brașov, however, upper management of the club decided not to sign him after he impressed in his trial.[11][12] He made nine appearances for the club as they earned promotion to the top tier for the following season.[13] In June 2022, he was released by the club.[14]

In July 2022, Alarcón signed a contract with Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC.[15][16] In December 2022, Cavalry announced that he would be returning for the 2023 season, and that his contract had a club option for 2024.[17] Upon completion of the 2023 season, the defender's club option for the 2024 season was declined, thus ending his time with the club.[18]

On December 15, 2023, Alarcón officially joined fellow CPL side Valour FC on a free transfer, signing a contract of undisclosed length.[19][20]

References

  1. ↑ Tait, Ed (15 December 2023). "Roberto Alarcón:"I'm coming to a team to fight for something. I know Valour is going to fight this year."". Valour FC.
  2. ↑ Wellon, Hannah (25 July 2022). "Get To Know: Roberto Alarcón". Cavalry FC.
  3. ↑ "Roberto Alarcón refuerza al Platges" [Roberto Alarcón reinforces Platges]. Punto Balón Balear (in Spanish). 9 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "El Mallorca-B cede a Roberto Alarcón al Platges de Calvia" [Mallorca-B gives way to Roberto Alarcón at Calvia Beaches]. Sports de Canostra (in Spanish). 8 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Roberto Alarcon Set to Return to Tucson in 2021". USL League One. 15 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Platges Calvia vs. Mallorca II – 27 October 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "FC Tucson ends three-game losing streak with blowout road win". Arizona Daily Star. 18 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Club Statement: Roberto Alarcon & Jimmy Filerman". FC Tucson. 16 April 2021.
  9. ↑ ""U" Cluj își întărește defensiva. Un fundaș spaniol va evolua sub comanda lui Lincar" ["U" Cluj strengthens its defense. A Spanish defender will play under Lincar]. Ziua de Cluj (in Romanian). 8 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Întăriri în defensivă. Roberto Alarcon se alătură Universității Cluj" [Defensive reinforcements. Roberto Alarcon joins the University of Cluj]. Universitatea Cluj (in Romanian). 8 September 2021.
  11. ↑ Pascu, Andrei (9 September 2021). "Oficial: "U" Cluj s-a întărit în defensivă cu un fundaș spaniol venit inițial în România la FC Brașov" [Official: "U" Cluj has strengthened defensively with a Spanish defender who originally came to Romania at FC Brașov]. Liga II (in Romanian).
  12. ↑ Marica, Adi (26 August 2021). "Scântei la FC Brașov după eliminarea din cupă! Antrenorul Ilie Stan și președintele Ioan Mărginean sunt la cuțite! E așteptat cuvântul primarul Allen Coliban" [Sparks at FC Brașov after being eliminated from the cup! Coach Ilie Stan and president Ioan Mărginean are at stake! Mayor Allen Coliban is expected to speak]. Liga II (in Romanian).
  13. ↑ Jacques, John (5 July 2022). "Cavalry FC Adds Spanish Full-Back Roberto Alarcon". Northern Tribune.
  14. ↑ Apostol, Eduard (6 June 2022). ""Mamaia e ca Ibiza, poate mai scumpă!" » Un fotbalist spaniol din Liga 2, surprins de România: "În Spania n-am văzut așa ceva pe stradă"" ["Mamaia is like Ibiza, maybe more expensive!" »A Spanish footballer from League 2, surprised by Romania:" I haven't seen anything like this on the street in Spain "]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian).
  15. ↑ "Cavs ink Spanish fullback Alarcon". Calgary Sun. 5 July 2022.
  16. ↑ "Cavalry FC Signs Roberto Alarcón Sáez to 2022 Roster". Cavalry FC. 5 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "Cavalry FC Confirms Nine Core Players for 22/23 Season". Cavalry FC. 21 December 2022.
  18. ↑ "Cavalry FC Announces End of Season Roster Updates". Cavalry FC. 30 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "Valour FC sign Spanish defender Roberto Alarcón". Valour FC. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  20. ↑ Jacques, John (15 December 2023). "Valour Scoops Up Former Cavalry Right-Back Roberto Alarcon". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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