Álex Baena

Álex Baena, Spanish footballer

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Born: July 20, 2001
Age in 2026: 25
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 2001

About Álex Baena

Alejandro "Álex" Baena Rodríguez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left midfielder or attacking midfielder for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Spain national team. Baena scored his first professional goal on 5 November 2020, netting his club's third in a 4–0 UEFA Europa League home routing of Maccabi Tel Aviv. In August 2023, Baena received his first call-up to the Spain senior national team by head coach Luis de la Fuente, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Georgia and Cyprus. He went on to score his first goal for Spain on his debut against the latter opponent in a 6–0 victory.

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Álex Baena timeline

2020Baena scored his first professional goal on 5 November 2020, netting his club's third in a 4–0 UEFA Europa League home routing of Maccabi Tel Aviv.
2023In August 2023, Baena received his first call-up to the Spain senior national team by head coach Luis de la Fuente, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Georgia and Cyprus.

The world when Álex Baena was born

Álex Baena was born in 2001. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2001

#1 song"Hanging by a Moment" – Lifehouse
Top movieA Beautiful Mind
Top TV showSurvivor
Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone – J.K. Rowling (US paperback peak)

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBarry Bonds hits 73 home runs
Top headline9/11 attacks change the world forever
Technology milestoneApple iPod released
Defining fadiPod
Notable inventioniPod
World population6.17 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
Sports championArizona Diamondbacks (World Series)
Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
U.S. population284.9M

2001 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Álex Baena's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	2001	2026
Gas	$1.46	$3.45/gal
Average home	$147,800	$435,000
Average income	$51,407	$67,500
Minimum wage	$5.15	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$5.66	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.34	$0.73
Population	284.9M	341 million

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