 Lizancos with Lugo in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Lizancos Saldaña | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Granada, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burgos | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Granada 74 | ||
| 2012–2014 | Ciudad Granada | ||
| 2014–2017 | Granada | ||
| 2017–2018 | Atarfe Industrial | ||
| 2018–2022 | Santa Fe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Huétor Vega | 29 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Polvorín | 26 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Lugo | 39 | (1) |
| 2025– | Burgos | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2025 | |||
Alejandro "Álex" Lizancos Saldaña (born 14 September 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a right-back for Burgos CF.
Career
[edit]Lizancos was born in Granada, Andalusia, and played for Granada 74 CF, CD Ciudad de Granada, Granada CF, Atarfe Industrial CF and CD Santa Fe as a youth.[1] In 2022, after finishing his formation, he moved to Tercera Federación side CD Huétor Vega.[2]
In 2023, Lizancos joined CD Lugo and was initially assigned to farm team Polvorín FC also in the fifth division.[3] On 1 June of the following year, after already having made four appearances with the first team, he renewed his contract for two years and was definitely promoted to the main squad in Primera Federación.[4]
Lizancos was a key unit for Lugo during the 2024–25 campaign, featuring in 40 matches as the club narrowly avoided relegation.[5] On 15 July 2025, he signed a four-year contract with Segunda División side Burgos CF,[6] for a rumoured fee of €200,000.[7]
Lizancos made his professional debut on 15 August 2025, coming on as a late substitute for Anderson Arroyo in a 5–1 home routing of Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lizancos: "Tenemos que seguir con este juego, ganar y sumar de tres, no merecer más o menos"" [Lizancos: "We have to keep on playing like this, win and take the three points, not deserving more or less"] (in Spanish). El Progreso. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Álex Lizancos, un seguro en el lateral para el Lugo" [Álex Lizancos, a safety in the full-back for Lugo] (in Spanish). El Progreso. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Álex Lizancos, futbolista del Lugo: «Te la juegas al estar lejos de casa, pero mi objetivo era el primer equipo»" [Álex Lizancos, Lugo footballer: "You take a risk being away from home, but my goal was the first team"] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Álex Lizancos renueva y promociona al primer equipo" [Álex Lizancos renews and promotes to the first team] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Álex Lizancos jugará en el Burgos" [Álex Lizancos will play at Burgos] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Álex Lizancos, un muro infranqueable para la banda derecha del Burgos CF" [Álex Lizancos, an impassable wall for the right flank of Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "El Lugo hace oficial la venta de Lizancos, que dejará unos 200.000 euros en caja" [Lugo turn official th transfer of Lizancos, who will leave around 200,000 euros on balance] (in Spanish). El Progreso. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "El Burgos amarga el regreso de la Cultural a Segunda" [Burgos bitter Cultural's return to Segunda] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
External links
[edit]- Álex Lizancos at BDFutbol
- Álex Lizancos at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Álex Lizancos at Soccerway