Alejandro Cantero

Club

Osijek

Position

Left Wing

Nationality

Spain

Date of birth

2000-06-08

Birthplace

Madrid, Spain

Height

1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

157 lbs

Shirt number

19

Alejandro "Álex" Cantero Sánchez (born 8 June 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for CD Tenerife.

A youth product of CD Brunete and Real Madrid CF, Cantero joined the youth academy of Levante UD in 2016. He signed a professional contract with Levante on 19 February 2019, for four years.

Cantero began his senior career as a stalwart with Levante's reserve side in Segunda División B. He made his senior debut with Levante in a 2–0 La Liga loss to Celta de Vigo on 30 April 2021.

On 24 June 2021, Cantero was promoted to the main squad for the 2021–22 campaign. He was mainly a substitute during the season, as the club suffered relegation.

Cantero scored his first professional goal on 27 August 2022, netting the opener in a 2–0 Segunda División home win over CD Tenerife. On 1 September, his contract was extended until 2025.

On 21 July 2024, Cantero signed a two-year deal with Tenerife in the second division.

Cantero represented the Spain under-19 national team in 2019 for a pair of friendlies.