In Focus: Alba Redondo’s spellbinding skill set and potential 2024 transfer destinations – scout report

Alba Redondo is an international Spanish forward whose contract with Levante expires this summer. Therefore, she will be waiting for offers to choose from and make a decision about her upcoming destination, which can be in Liga F (most probably Barcelona or Real Madrid) or abroad in one of the top European leagues, WSL, Division 1 Féminine, Serie A, Frauen-Bundesliga. It is also probable that Redondo opts for an even farther destination if she receives offers from NWSL clubs.

Therefore, in this tactical analysis and scout report, we will be reserving a section discussing Redondo’s most suitable team choices after getting to know her profile extensively. The analysis will explore her main attacking traits and possible positions as well as her importance to Spain and Levante’s tactics so far.

To sum up Redondo’s value and impact on her teams’ results, it is very important to mention that she was ranked 61st on the Guardians 2023 list of the 100 Best Female Footballers in the World and won the Pichichi award for being the top goalscorer in the 2022-23 Liga F season. This already tells us a lot about Redondo’s attacking value and her goalscoring abilities.

Moreover, Redondo’s key participation with Spain in the 2023 FIFA Womens World Cup has surely made the Spanish forward a more experienced and valuable player. She not only won the World Cup while starting the final match against England but also made seven appearances during this World Cup, scoring three goals and being a very useful attacking weapon for Jorge Vilda’s side back then.

Prior to this highlight in Redondo’s footballing life, she played at Fundación Albacete’s B team from 2009 to 2012 before getting promoted to Fundación Albacete’s A team and staying with them until 2019, when she attracted the interest of Levante. She had a few excellent seasons with them while getting a few chances with Spain, but she was not lucky enough to be selected in the final squad for Euro 2022 or the 2019 World Cup.

Following her success in the 2023 World Cup however, Redondo confirmed her worth within the Spanish team, and it is very expected to see her more often during continental and international tournaments with the Spanish jersey, especially if she makes an adequate team choice this summer and succeeds in keeping her excellent run of form and remain attackingly dangerous.

Possible positions and general traits

Redondo proved on numerous occasions that she can be considered a versatile attacking player who can be useful in each of the attacking positions. She mainly plays as a left winger and sometimes as an advanced playmaker at Levante. She was used mostly as a right winger during the latest World Cup with Spain and a few times as a striker or a second striker. This means that Redondo has the experience needed for each of these positions and can cope well with the duties required for each mentioned position without being confused. This is very important for Redondo and for the teams looking for attacking players since it makes Redondo a very desired player whether the concerned team is in need of a winger, advanced playmaker or striker.

Redondo has been a great finisher from the left wing for Levante as she moves intelligently without the ball and usually exploits the gaps within opposing defences well since she is a quick player with a very good sense of positioning, especially inside the final third. This helped her score numerous goals for Levante per season, and it justifies the award she received for being the top Liga F goalscorer in the 2022-23 season.

Although her physical strength is not that excellent compared to other players in her position, she is a player who often wins duels and has a fairly remarkable endurance during her battles with defenders. Also, being a speedy winger helps her a lot in getting away from marking and in dribbling quickly past players, knowing that her dribbling success rate equals 50.2%.

Goalscoring and passing

In terms of goalscoring, her statistics actually show that she scores 0.49 goals per game and shoots 2.76 times per game, with 46.2% on target. These numbers can surely be improved if Redondo keeps her excellent run of form going and works even more on her finishing.

This graphic shows her latest 75 shots and highlights the number of shots scored, the shots on target, and the misses. What we can conclude from this graphic is that the number of misses needs to be reduced by working further on shooting on target. The positive thing is that Redondo’s shots on target are often dangerous, and that’s why many of these shots end up inside the net.