Alejandro Grimaldo Biography: Net Worth, Salary, Family, Lifestyle and Career Stats

Alejandro Grimaldo is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Bayer Leverkusen. The Spaniard has an excellent left foot and is a left-back by trade. He is one of the best in his position as he is an absolute menace going forward. Grimaldo is known for his creativity from set pieces, goal scoring as well as defending.

Born and bred in Valencia, Alejandro Grimaldo joined the famed La Masia. An ACL injury posed a tough question early in his career. He responded brilliantly after moving to Benfica and developing into one of the world’s best left-backs. A move to Bayer Leverkusen rubberstamped that fact as he played a pivotal role in them winning the Bundesliga title in 2024. Find out more about “El Peque” and his biography here.

Alejandro Grimaldo Bio

Alejandro Grimaldo Net Worth & Salary

Alejandro Grimaldo is earning his biggest salary to date at Bayer Leverkusen. The defender currently signed a €6 million a year contract at Bayer Leverkusen. He received a good signing bonus as he signed for them on a free transfer. The current contract runs to 2027 and sees him earn a base salary of €115,385 per week.

The current salary is almost quadruple of what he was earning at Benfica. He used to earn €1.6 million a season in Lisbon. The move to Leverkusen just when he was approaching his peak years added financial security to his game.

Grimaldo’s net is estimated to be worth around €20 million.

Brand Endorsements/Advertisements

Alejandro Grimaldo models for multiple international brands and promotes them constantly on his social media handles. He was seen on the ramp at the Diesel Fashion Week in 2023. He also donned the recent outfits from Karl Lagerfeld and promoted the brand. The Kooples, a designer brand, have also found their way to the superstar in a bid to reach his followers.

Lifestyle

Alejandro Grimaldo is known to have a calm life outside of football. He loves exploring new places with his wife and daughter. As seen on his social media, whenever he has time, he travels to new places. He enjoys spending time with his brother and cousins when he is given a day off.

Grimaldo is also a huge gamer. He enjoys playing Call of Duty and EA FC on his PS5 console during the days he’s not needed on the pitch. He only has a single car in his garage and prefers keeping a lowkey profile when it comes to spending riches.

Alejandro Grimaldo and his family

Alejandro Grimaldo has a mixed heritage in his family. His paternal grandparents are farmers from Spain and his maternal grandparents have migrated from Mexico. His father Manuel Grimaldo was also a professional footballer and played in the lower divisions. He has always supported his children taking up the sport.

Grimaldo’s mother Maria used to run a dance school that focused mainly on Mexican styles. She played a key role in the Grimaldo brothers pursuit of football. His brother Sergio Grimaldo Garcia was also a professional footballer. But he decided to quit the sport for a better career elsewhere. His children Luca and Diego are always seen on Alejandro Grimaldo’s socials.

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Alejandro Grimaldo’s Girlfriend

Alejandro Grimaldo is happily married with a child with his partner. He has exchanged wedding vows with Valencia-based Ana Fuster Garcia recently. Though the couple’s first meeting details are unknown, they first appeared on each other socials 7 years ago. They post together very often and keep no secrets from the public.

Grimaldo finally tied the wedding knot with Ana in a private ceremony in 2022. The couple are blessed with a child and Grimaldo spends all his time off the field with them. Ana is known to hold a degree in Criminology and has a double degree to show for it.

Alejandro Grimaldo Early Life

Grimaldo was born in the cultural melting pot of Valencia. Hailing from a middle-class family he didn’t face any struggles growing up. It allowed him to enjoy his childhood and play the game he loved without any pressure. He was always seen playing in the makeshift playgrounds with his brother and his neighbors.

Grimaldo’s unique traits caught the eyes of multiple scouts and Atletico Valbonese took a special interest in him. Valencia soon took him off their hands and Grimaldo went on to become the player he is today.

Alejandro Grimaldo Career

Club Career

2008: Alejandro Grimaldo was drawn to football from a very young age and joined Valencia’s academy as a seven-year-old. He always used to compete with older boys and earned the nickname “El Peque” for being the little one. It was at Valencia where he showed incredible energy while going forward and coming back to defend as well.

2011: Barcelona came calling for Grimaldo in 2008 and he jumped at the chance to join the famed La Masia. Grimaldo’s already sound technique was even more polished under the watchful eyes of the coaches at the academy. His explosive running and excellent crossing techniques were becoming a weapon to use.

Grimaldo thus became the youngest player to play in the Segunda Division at just 15 years and 349 years in 2011. The record stood for quite some time before being smashed by yet another La Masia product and the recent sensation Lamine Yamal.

2013: Alejandro Grimaldo was in line to become Jordi Alba’s successor at Barcelona. But an unfortunate injury changed everything. In an academy game, Grimaldo tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament. It was the most painful injury any athlete could suffer. It kept Grimaldo out of action for a year. Even though he made the comeback in 2014, there were question marks all over as he was just 18 at the time of the incident.

2016: The Comeback Trial from ACL injury was going smoothly as Grimaldo scored his first professional goal. However, with his contract expiring and the club deeming he wasn’t ready to replace Jordi Alba yet, a solution was to be found. Benfica came in with a low €1.5 million bid and it was enough to convince the Catalans.

Thus the 8-year adventure began in Lisbon with Benfica. Grimaldo did take some time to establish himself as a starter. He started to impress everyone with his crossing ability, set piece prowesses and the ability to score crucial goals after bombing forward.

He helped the club win 4 league titles during his stint with the club. Alejandro Grimaldo got a taste of the Champions League action as well. However as his contract was running out in 2023, he needed a new challenge.

2023: Alejandro Grimaldo joined the German club Bayer Leverkusen on a free transfer. He believed he was ready to compete for bigger trophies and establish himself as one of the best left-backs in the world entering his prime. He did exactly just that in the Bundesliga.

Under Xabi Alonso, he found a role on the left side as a swashbuckling left wingback. He formed a dangerous duo with Jeremy Frimpong on the other side. Grimaldo used to bomb forward and put sumptuous deliveries on a plate for the forwards. He used to have multiple types of crosses in his locker room.

Grimaldo is a set-piece expert and scored his first goal for the club from a free-kick against Bayern Munich. He made key contributions offensively and was ever-present defensively. Grimaldo registered a season-high 13 assists in the league and scored 10 goals as Bayer Leverkusen won their first-ever Bundesliga.

Alejandro Grimaldo was linked with a move away from them but he remained loyal to the club and is part of their title defence now.

International Career

Alejandro Grimaldo was a regular of the Spanish under teams. He represented the under-17 team in 2012 and was called up to the under-21 team as an 18-year-old only. The full-back was at Barcelona and it was easier for the national scouts to track his progress. However, the move to Benfica coupled with Jordi Alba’s renewed spell with the national team kept him out of the senior set-up.

Alejandro Grimaldo received his first senior call-up in 2023. He made his debut in the Euro qualifiers and assisted on his debut. He was part of the title-winning Spain squad at the Euro 2024. Despite his excellent form heading into the tournament, Marc Cucurella was the preferred starter as Grimaldo failed to see much game time at the tournament.

Alejandro Grimaldo Injury Record

Grimaldo suffered a grievous Cruciate ligament tear in 2013 as a teenager. It ruled him out for a year and played a role in him not having a pro career at Barcelona. Apart from that he had hamstring and knee injuries here and there.

Over the last 5 years, he has been near unbreakable on the injury front. Grimaldo’s comeback from the ACL injury and the ability to perform at 100% has become a source of inspiration.

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Records

• Youngest player ever in Segunda Division till 2023
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament – 2012
• UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2018/19
• Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2018/19, 2022/23
• Primeira Liga Goal of the Month: January 2019, August 2021
• Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2023/24
• Bundesliga Player of the Month: April 2024

Awards and Achievements

• Primeira Liga: 2015/15,2016/17,2018-19,2022-23
• Taca de Portugal : 2016/17
• Taca da Liga: 2015/16
• Supertaca Candido de Oliveira: 2016,2017,2019
• Bundesliga: 2023/24
• DFB-Pokal: 2023/24
• DFL-Supercup: 2024
• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2012
• UEFA European Championship: 2024