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Name: Jordi Alba Ramos
Birth Date: 21 March 1989
Birth Place: Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Nationality: Spanish
Height: 1.70 m (5'5'')
Weight: 69 kg (152 lbs)
Position: Left Winger, Left Back
Number: 28
Contract Expires: 30 June 2014
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FC Barcelona
Jordi Alba started his football career by training in the youth ranks of Barcelona, but the Catalan giants felt Jordi was too small, so they released him.
UE Cornella
Jordi then went to play with Cornella. Cornella is in the Tercera (Third) Division, which is actually the fourth level of Spanish football.
Valencia CF
After one year with Cornella, Alba signed with Valecnia for just ¤6,000. He would help the Valencia reserves gain promotion to Segunda B (The Segunda or Second Division, is broken up into Seguna A and Segunda B). He would also earn a call-up to the Spain U-19 side that year as well.
Gimnàstic Tarragona
For the 2008/2009 season, the Catalan left winger went on loan to Segunda side Nastic. He would make 37 appearances, starting 24 games. He had four goals as well.
Valencia CF
Jordi returned from loan and started the 2009/2010 season in VCF's preseason camp. He impressed the coaches and management so much that he earned himself a spot in the first team. He scored two goals in his first two preseason matches with the club.
He would go on to have a good debut season for Los Che. Surprisingly though, he spent much of his time at left back, after an injury sidelined Jérémy Mathieu for three months, and the fact that Asier del Horno had been loaned out to Real Valladolid in January.
International Career
Alba made three appearances for the Spain U-19 squad at the UEFA U-19 Championships and helped Spian win a gold medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.
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