Jesús ‘Txus’ Alba Ramos (born 31 March 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for CD Lugo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jesús Alba Ramos | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lugo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Espanyol | ||
| 2014–2016 | Damm | ||
| 2016–2018 | Espanyol | ||
| 2018–2022 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Barcelona B | 30 | (1) |
| 2023 | Ternana | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | Antequera | 16 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Cultural Leonesa | 16 | (1) |
| 2025– | Lugo | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Spain U18 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Career
editBorn in Barcelona, Catalonia, Alba started at the academy of RCD Espanyol in 2010 where he stayed for four seasons before moving on to CF Damm. He rejoined Espanyol before then moving to FC Barcelona in 2018. Barca paid their city rivals €50,000 for his services.[1][2] Alba was recognised as one of the best talents in the Barcelona youth sides, even as he adjusted to a new more central midfield position than he had at Espanyol.[3] Alba signed on to play for FC Barcelona Atlètic for the 2022–23 and 2023-24 seasons.[4][5] He has continued his progress under newly appointed Barcelona Atletic manager Rafael Marquez and Alba’s regular age group partner Marc Casadó playing alongside him in central midfield.[6][7]
On 18 August 2023, Alba signed with Ternana Calcio in Italian Serie B.[8] On 16 November 2023, he left the club via mutual consent.[9] In January 2024 he signed for Antequera CF.[10]
On 15 July 2024, Alba signed a contract with Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in the third tier for one season, with an option for a second.[11] On 26 June of the following year, he moved to fellow league team CD Lugo.[12]
Style of play
editAlba is gathering a reputation for his vision, passing, and ability to assist and score at dead-ball situations.[13] He is praised for being two-footed and having good balance allowing him to dribble with the ball.[14]
International career
editIn 2020 made his debut appearances for the Spanish U18 football team as he played in matches against the Turkish U18 and Romanian U18 sides.[15]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 18 March 2023[16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barcelona B | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
| Career total | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Meet Txus Alba, FC Barcelona's New 'Pearl' Following In Ansu Fati's Footsteps". Forbes.com.
- ^ "Txus Alba, la perla del juvenil del Barça que sigue los pasos de Ansu". Sport.es. 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Who is Txus Alba, Barcelona's newest La Masia gem?". Firstsportz.com. 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Confirmados los dorsales del Barça Atlétic 2022/23". fcbarcelona.es.
- ^ "Txus Alba, Fermín, Pelayo, Juanda y Saïdou, azulgranas hasta el 2024". fcbarcelona.es.
- ^ "La revolución de Márquez". sport.es. 31 August 2022.
- ^ "There's a future! The Juvenil players rising to Barça B". sport.es. 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Dal Barcellona, a titolo definitivo, arriva il centrocampista Jesús Alba Ramos "Txus"" [Midfielder Jesús Alba Ramos “Txus” arrives from Barcelona on a permanent deal] (Press release) (in Italian). Ternana. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Risoluzione consensuale per Alba Ramos" (Press release) (in Italian). Ternana. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Muñoz, Javi (23 January 2024). "Antequera CF acquires Txus Alba, Barça's youth player". Andaluciacentro. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Txus Alba se incorpora a la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa" [Txus Alba joins Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Txus Alba, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" [Txus Alba, new player of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "Txus Alba, a virtuoso of the ball". Sport.es. 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Txus Alba by Piotr Guziński". footballtalentscout.net. 18 June 2020.
- ^ "La Masia Player to Watch : Txus Alba". barcabuzz.com. 10 December 2020.
- ^ Txus Alba at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2022.