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Alejandro "Álex" Remiro Gargallo (born 24 March 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Real Sociedad.
Club career
Athletic Bilbao
Born in Cascante, Navarre, Remiro joined Athletic Bilbao's youth system in 2009, aged 14. He made his debut as a senior with the farm team in the 2012–13 season, in Tercera División.
On 26 May 2014, Remiro was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B. He was named first-choice after the departure of Kepa Arrizabalaga in January, and finished the campaign with 23 appearances – play-offs included – as they returned to Segunda División after a 19-year absence.
Remiro made his professional debut on 24 August 2015, starting in a 0–1 home loss against Girona FC. On 22 June of the following year, he was promoted to the first team in La Liga.
On 1 July 2016, Remiro was loaned to second level side Levante UD for one year. He was recalled by his parent club late into the following transfer window, however, due to an injury to Kepa.
On 21 July 2017, Remiro moved to division two's SD Huesca on a one-year loan deal. He played a major role in the Aragonese club achieving promotion to the top tier for the first time in their history, only missing one game in 42.
On his return to the San Mamés Stadium, Remiro seemed set to play in the first team after Kepa moved to Chelsea and the other established goalkeeper Iago Herrerín sustained an injury. However, his representatives failed to agree on terms on a new contract with the club, and in response his understudy Unai Simón was selected to play in the first match of the new campaign against CD Leganés; with Simón becoming established in the team and no resolution to the contractual dispute, some weeks later it was confirmed that Remiro wished to leave Athletic and would be allowed to do so on 30 June 2019.
Real Sociedad
Remiro agreed to a four-year deal with Athletic's rivals Real Sociedad on 10 June 2019, effective as of 1 July. He made his league debut on 27 September, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 home victory over Deportivo Alavés.
In May 2020, Remiro tested positive for COVID-19.