Alain Baroja
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alain Baroja Méndez | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sud América (on loan from Cádiz) |
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| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2009 | Caracas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2016 | Caracas | 92 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Llaneros de Guanare (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → AEK Athens (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2016– | Cádiz | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Sud América (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Venezuela | 13 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 26 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2016 |
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Alain Baroja Méndez (born 23 October 1989) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Uruguayan club Sud América, on loan from Spanish club Cádiz CF, as a goalkeeper..
Born in Caracas, Alain debuted for the national team at age 25. Initially second-choice to Dani Hernandez, he soon worked his way up to first-choice and eventually earned his first senior cap following some brilliant performances at club level with Caracas FC.
On 17 July 2015, AEK Athens reached an agreement with Caracas FC for the transfer of Alain Baroja on a one-year loan. The 25-year-old Venezuelan goalkeeper was under AEK Athens radar for a while and as his team, Caracas FC, officially announced his transfer -on a one-year loan- to the Greek club was completed. He started as the indisputable first goalie of the club, till 17 December 2015 when he suffered a finger injury in training and will remain out of action for at least one month. On 13 February 2016, almost two months from his last appearance, he replaced his teammate Giannis Anestis, being the first choice of AEK manager Gustavo Poyet, in a glorious 1-0 derby win against the undefeated, till that game, champions Olympiakos. On 9 June 2016, the officials of AEK Athens announced that they are not intended to activate the buying clause on Alain Baroja's loan contract and the Venezuelan goalkeeper will return to Caracas FC.
On 24 August 2016, Baroja was loaned to Spanish Segunda División club Cádiz CF, being immediately loaned out to Sud América in Uruguay.
On 1 October 2012, Baroja received his first call-up to the Venezuelan senior side, for a match scheduled to be played against Ecuador on 16 October 2012 for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, but he didn't play. He was called again to play a friendly match against Nigeria but he didn't play either.
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