Àlex Carbonell Vallés (born 15 September 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Penafiel.
Club career Born in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona, Catalonia, Carbonell initially joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2003 at the age of six. He left the club in 2011 for Cornellà, but returned in 2013.Álex Carbonell: Otro viaje de ida y vuelta (Álex Carbonell: Another round trip); Mundo Deportivo, 14 September 2015
On 29 August 2015, while still a youth, Carbonell made his senior debut with the reserves by coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 Segunda División B home draw against Pobla de Mafumet.Un penalti fallado en el 90' impide el primer triunfo del Barça B (A missed penalty in the 90th minute prevents the first triumph of Barça B); Sport, 29 August 2015 On 21 November of the following year, shortly after being promoted to the B-side, he signed a new five-year deal with the club.Àlex Carbonell, cinco años más en el Barcelona (Àlex Carbonell, five further years at Barcelona); Sport, 21 November 2016
Carbonell made his first team debut on 30 November 2016, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Hércules, for the season's Copa del Rey.Otro petardazo del Barça (Another firecracker from Barça); Marca, 30 November 2016 The following 27 July, he joined Segunda División side Reus Deportiu.Àlex Carbonell, nou jugador del CF Reus (Àlex Carbonell, new player of CF Reus); CF Reus Deportiu, 27 July 2017
Carbonell left Reus in January 2019, after Reus was excluded from the LFP. On 31 January, he signed a short-term deal with fellow second division side Córdoba.
In March 2019, Carbonell agreed to a pre-contract with Valencia, being assigned to the B-team for the 2019–20 campaign. On 9 July, he moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Eredivisie side Fortuna Sittard.
On 29 September 2020, Carbonell joined Swiss club Luzern, signing a two-year contract. On 13 July 2021, after being rarely used at Luzern, Carbonell signed for Celta de Vigo and was assigned to the B-team in Primera División RFEF. Roughly one year later, he returned to Barça and their reserve team also in the third tier, on a one-year deal.
On 13 July 2023, Carbonell agreed to a contract with Amorebieta, newly-promoted to division two.
On 26 June 2024, Carbonell signed a two-year contract with Almere City in the Netherlands, with an optional third year.
On 7 July 2025, he returned to Spain, joining Primera Federación club Lugo.
In January 2026, Carbonell moved to Portugal, signing a contract until June 2027 with Liga Portugal 2 club Penafiel.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOther TotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBarcelona B2015–16Segunda División B20——202016–17222—10232Total242—10252Barcelona2016–17La Liga00100010Reus2017–18Segunda División19000102002018–191312010161Total3212020361Córdoba2018–19Segunda División9000—90Fortuna Sittard2019–20Eredivisie17020—190Luzern2020–21Swiss Super League9000—90Celta B2021–22Primera Federación340——340Barcelona B2022–23Primera Federación370—10380Amorebieta2023–24Segunda División17010—180Career total179360401893
Honours Barcelona Copa del Rey: 2016–17 Luzern Schweizer Pokal: 2020–21
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