Alexis (footballer, born 1974)

For his nephew, also born José Alejandro Suárez, see Álex Suárez (footballer, born 1993).

This article is about one specific footballer known mononymously as Alexis. For other people with the same name, see Alexis (footballer, born 1985) and Alexis Sánchez.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Suárez and the second or maternal family name is Martín.
Alexis
Personal information
Full name José Alejandro Suárez Martín
Date of birth (1974-03-06) 6 March 1974
Place of birth Las Palmas, Spain
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position Centre-back
Youth career
Las Palmas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Las Palmas 61 (1)
1995–2003 Tenerife 163 (8)
2003–2007 Levante 129 (8)
2007–2008 Valladolid 11 (0)
Total 364 (17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

José Alejandro Suárez Martín (born 6 March 1974), known as Alexis, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender.

He amassed La Liga totals of 195 matches and seven goals over eight seasons, representing in the competition Tenerife, Levante and Valladolid.

Club career

Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Alexis started playing professionally with his hometown club UD Las Palmas, by then in the Segunda División B.[1] Subsequently, he joined neighbours CD Tenerife,[2][3] making his La Liga debut in the 1995–96 season as they finished in fifth position.[4]

After Tenerife's second top-tier relegation in four years in 2002, Alexis played one further season with them before signing for Levante UD, being instrumental in the Valencia side's 2004 promotion.[1] Following another promotion and relegation with the latter, he scored a rare goal in 2006–07 in a 1–0 away win against Recreativo de Huelva on 17 September 2006,[5] being an undisputed first-choice throughout the campaign (33 starts in 34 appearances, 2,979 minutes).[4]

Alexis moved to Real Valladolid in the summer of 2007, appearing sparingly throughout the season and being released in October of the following year alongside his teammate Cifu despite still having a contract running.[6]

Honours

Levante

References

  1. ^ a b Rodríguez, Tomás (25 March 2021). "Alexis Suárez: "Quiero que el derbi lo gané [sic] el Tenerife, un pedazo de mi corazón está en la isla"" [Alexis Suárez: "I want Tenerife to win the derby, a piece of my heart is in the island"]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  2. ^ García, Miguel (24 December 2015). "Tú a Gran Canaria y yo a Tenerife" [You to Gran Canaria and myself to Tenerife] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  3. ^ Perera, Juanma (18 January 2017). "¿Qué fue del CD Tenerife semifinalista de la UEFA?" [What happened to UEFA semi-finalists CD Tenerife?] (in Spanish). Sphera Sports. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "El central Alexis Suárez, el líder de la defensa granota en los ascensos de Jerez y Lleida" [Stopper Alexis Suárez, granota defensive leader in the promotions of Jerez and Lleida] (in Spanish). Museo Virtual Levante UD. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  5. ^ "El Levante se impone al Recreativo" [Levante best Recreativo]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 September 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Daniel Cifuentes dice que "no podemos perdonar ni un solo euro"" [Daniel Cifuentes says "we cannot forgive one single euro"] (in Spanish). Soitu. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  7. ^ "El Levante festejó el título con un homenaje al equipo que subió en 2004" [Levante celebrated title by honouring team that promoted in 2004] (in Spanish). EFE. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
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