Jalen Blesa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jalen Aleix Miller Blesa | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Dinamo Batumi (on loan from Universitatea Craiova) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Badalona | |||
| PB Anguera | |||
| –2020 | Masnou | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Masnou | ||
| 2020–2022 | Arlesey Town | 29 | (16) |
| 2022 | Istogu | ||
| 2022–2023 | Rahoveci | 14 | (10) |
| 2023–2024 | Prishtina | 33 | (10) |
| 2024– | Universitatea Craiova | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Dinamo Batumi (loan) | 23 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2025 | |||
Jalen Aleix Miller Blesa (born 21 February 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Batumi, on loan from Liga I club Universitatea Craiova.
Career
[edit]Blesa started his career with Spanish side Masnou. In September 2020, he signed for English side Arlesey Town.[1] Subsequently, he signed for Kosovan side Istogu in January 2022 before signing for Kosovan side Rahoveci in July.
On 11 January 2023, Blesa signed for Kosovan side Prishtina,[2] helping the club win the 2023–24 Kosovar Cup and he receiving interest from Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol and Ukrainian side Oleksandriya.[3] On 6 February 2023, he debuted and scored his first two goals for them during a 3–1 home win over Dukagjini in the Kosovar Cup.[4]
Following his stint there, Blesa signed for Romanian side Universitatea Craiova in 2024. During the summer of 2024, he was sent on loan to Georgian side Dinamo Batumi. Georgian newspaper Lelo wrote in 2025 that he "has been playing effectively... and this is a great bonus for the Dinamo Batumi" while playing for the club.[5]
Honours
[edit]- Prishtina
- Individual
References
[edit]- ^ Arlesey Town FC [@ArleseyTownFC] (11 September 2020). "NEW SIGNING UPDATE! Jalen Miller joins us as a striker and was last season playing in Spain. Has already scored in pre-season" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 April 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Prishtina transferon talentin Jalen Miller Blesa" [Prishtina brings in talent Jalen Miller Blesa] (in Albanian). Gazeta Enigma. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Jalen Blesa, the striker who became a star at FC Prishtina - he talks about life in the capital, successes and the future". Telegrafi. Telegrafi. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "Blesa, the American aiming for success in Kosovar football". Koha Ditore. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "[სიმბოლური ნაკრები. ეროვნული ლიგა. VI ტური] დაბრუნება დაკარგული დროის შემდეგ..." [[Symbolic team. National League. VI round] Return after lost time...] (in Georgian). Lelo. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "Jalen Miller Blesa "Ylli i javës"" [Jalen Miller Blesa "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jalen Blesa at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Barcelona
- Spanish people of American descent
- Sportspeople of American descent
- Spanish people of Cuban descent
- Sportspeople of Cuban descent
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- CD Masnou players
- CS Universitatea Craiova players
- FC Dinamo Batumi players
- FC Prishtina players
- KF Istogu players
- KF Rahoveci players
- Erovnuli Liga players
- Football Superleague of Kosovo players
- Liga I players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country)
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country)
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen