Álex Arias

Alejandro 'Álex' Miguel Arias de Haro (born 13 June 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a winger for Logroñés.

Álex Arias

Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Miguel Arias de Haro
Date of birth	(1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Avilés, Spain
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	UD Logroñes/Logroño
Number	14
Youth career
1999–2007	Oviedo
2007–2008	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Oviedo	13	(0)
2007–2010	Espanyol B	2	(0)
2008–2009	→ Premià (loan)	12	(0)
2009–2010	→ Moratalla (loan)	33	(1)
2010–2011	Unión Estepona	24	(1)
2011–2013	Marino Luanco	66	(13)
2013–2014	Avilés	37	(15)
2014–2015	Numancia	6	(0)
2015	→ Avilés (loan)	18	(1)
2016–2017	Avilés	32	(8)
2017–2018	Coruxo	31	(5)
2018–2021	Marino Luanco	82	(26)
2021–	Calahorra	6	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2021

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Arias and the second or maternal family name is de Haro.

Club career

Born in Avilés, Asturias, Arias began his career with Real Oviedo, making his senior debuts in the 2006–07 campaign in the Segunda División B. In 2007, he moved to RCD Espanyol, being initially assigned to the youth setup and appearing rarely with the reserves also in the third tier.

In the 2008 summer Arias was loaned to Tercera División club CE Premià, and joined Moratalla CF in 2009 also on loan. He terminated his contract with the Pericos in June 2010, and continued to appear in the third tier in the following seasons, representing Marino de Luanco^[1] and Real Avilés.^[2] With the latter he scored a career-best 15 goals, as the club missed out promotion in the play-offs.

On 20 June 2014 Arias signed a two-year deal with Segunda División side CD Numancia.^[3] He played his first match as a professional on 31 August, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–2 away loss against Real Betis.^[4]

On 13 January 2015, after appearing sparingly, Arias was loaned to Avilés until June.^[5] In August 2016, after spending a year in prison, he returned to Avilés on a permanent contract.^[6]

On 2 July 2021, he joined Primera División RFEF club Calahorra.^[7]

Personal life

On 15 August 2011 Arias was involved in a car accident, killing two people by driving drunk in a small town near Salamanca, but was only tried in January 2015.^[8] He was arrested in August after being found guilty, receiving a four-year sentence.^[9]

References

1. El Marino cuenta con Álex Arias una campaña más (Marino counts with Álex Arias for a further season); La Nueva España, 15 June 2012 (in Spanish)
2. Álex Arias deja el Marino y se compromete con el Avilés (Álex Arias leaves Marino and signs with Avilés); La Nueva España, 30 May 2013 (in Spanish)
3. Alex Arias, segundo refuerzo del C. D. Numancia 14–15 (Alex Arias, second signing of C. D. Numancia 14–15); Numancia's official website, 20 June 2014 (in Spanish)
4. Con Rubén Castro es todo más fácil (With Rubén Castro everything is easier); Marca, 31 August 2014 (in Spanish)
5. Álex Arias e Ito regresan, cedidos del Numancia, al Real Avilés (Álex Arias and Ito return, loaned from Numancia, to Real Avilés); El Mundo Deportivo, 13 January 2015 (in Spanish)
6. "El futbolista Álex Arias sale de prisión y ya entrena con el Real Avilés" [Footballer Álex Arias leaves prison and already trains with Real Avilés] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Salamanca. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
7. Rioja, El Día de la (2 July 2021). "Álex Arias llega al Calahorra". El Día de la Rioja (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2021.
8. Álex Arias: "Evité la curva para no atropellar a unos peatones" (Álex Arias: "I avoided the curve to avoid running over a crowd); La Nueva España, 20 January 2015 (in Spanish)
9. El exjugador blanquiazul Álex Arias ingresa en la cárcel de Villabona (Former blanquiazul player Álex Arias joins Viallabona's prison); El Comercio, 1 August 2015 (in Spanish)

External links

• Álex Arias at BDFutbol
• Álex Arias at Soccerway
• Álex Arias at FootballDatabase.eu