Jordi Alba

Jordi Alba is my kind of footballer: undersized at 170 cm, yet relentless. Released by Barcelona as a youngster, he clawed his way back through Cornellà and Valencia, then returned to become one of the finest left-backs of his era. What I love is how he weaponized his lack of height with endless running, blistering pace, and pure will, turning a supposed weakness into an identity. His telepathic link with Messi produced countless goals from sheer overlapping persistence. I have a soft spot for players who refuse to accept limits, and Alba is exactly that.

Name (English)

Jordi Alba

Name (Japanese)

ジョルディ・アルバ

Reading

じょるでぃ・あるば

Born

March 21, 1989 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Snake

Origin

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona Province, Spain

Height

170 cm

Occupation

association football player

• Official sitehttps://www.jordialba.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jordialbaoficial/
• Xhttps://x.com/JordiAlba
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordi%20Alba
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q187159

Tags

• Barcelona Province
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-17

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