Alessandro Burlamaqui Apaolaza (born 18 February 2002) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Valencia.
Club Career
Early career
Burlamaqui was born in Lima, Peru, to a Brazilian father and Peruvian mother, but moved to Spain as a one year old. After settling in Spain, Burlamaqui joined his first professional football team at the age of seven, when he signed for Gimnastic Tarragona. He also played for the youth sides of CE Santes Creus and Reus Deportiu, before joining Espanyol in 2015.
He rose quickly through the youth ranks of Espanyol to become captain of both Juvenil A & B Teams side. In October 2019, he was named among the 60 best young talents in the world by English newspaper The Guardian.
Valencia
In July 2021, Burlamaqui signed for fellow Spanish side Valencia on a three-year deal.