Àlex Pareja

Àlex Pareja

Soccer Analyst, ESPN

Biography

-Born in Barcelona in 1979

-Played for FC Barcelona’s academy and for several semipro teams in Barcelona and Andorra (played UEFA CUP in 2006 with Andorra Champions FC Rangers).

-UEFA A coaching license 

-Got my Journalism bachelor’s degree at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

-Worked as a sports journalist since 2001: TV (City TV Barcelona, Andorra TV, TV3, ESPN) and press (Don Balon, Panenka).

-Covered La Liga (First and Second Division) for almost a decade for TV3, focused on Catalan teams: FC Barcelona, Espanyol. Girona, Gimnastic Tarragona and CE Sabadell. 

-European Soccer Analyst for ESPN Deportes since April 2015. Appearances at shows like Fuera De Juego and SportsCenter and commentator for La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and Eredivisie live games.