Álex Alfaro

Not to be confused with Alejandro Alfaro.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alfaro and the second or maternal family name is Cascales.

Alejandro "Álex" Alfaro Cascales (born 15 June 2002) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Álex Alfaro

Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Alfaro Cascales
Date of birth	(2002-06-15) 15 June 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Alicante, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2014–2018	Valencia
2018–2021	Elche
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Elche B	60	(3)
2022–2023	Elche	1	(0)
2023–2024	Alzira	14	(1)
2024–2025	Deportivo B	48	(9)
2024–2025	Deportivo La Coruña	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 May 2025

Club career

After playing for four years in the youth categories of Valencia CF, Alfaro joined Elche CF in 2018.^[1] He made his senior debut with the latter's reserves on 4 September 2021, starting in a 1–1 Tercera División RFEF home draw against Hércules CF B.^[2]

Alfaro scored his first senior goal on 5 January 2022, netting the B's second in a 2–2 away draw against the same opponent.^[3] In July, he was included in the first team's pre-season,^[4] before making his professional – and La Liga – debut on 15 August, after coming on as a second-half substitute for Gerard Gumbau in a 3–0 away loss against Real Betis.^[5][6]

On 19 August 2023, Alfaro left Elche and signed for Segunda Federación side UD Alzira. The following 6 January, he moved to Deportivo de La Coruña, being initially assigned to the B-team also in division four.^[7]