Álvaro del Valle arrives at the Ovni with ‘ambition and desire’

The left-back from Bada Huesca is Fertiberia BM Puerto Sagunto’s first signing as they prepare to play in the DHP with the aim of returning to ASOBAL, as they did in 2019

Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto announce the signing of right-back Álvaro del Valle (1.92m and 89kg). The 26-year-old player from Bada Huesca arrives with ‘ambition and desire’ after being unable to play last season because of a back injury. He trained in the Corazonistas academy and, at just 17, made his Liga ASOBAL debut wearing the Balonmano Aragón shirt. Álvaro del Valle represented Spain at junior level with the Hispano Junior side, and also played in European competitions with BM Aragón and Helvetia Anaitasuna before signing for Cavigal Nice Sports Handball in 2016, where he played for two years. He then signed for two seasons with Bada Huesca, the club he joins from.

The left-back explains what brought him to Fertiberia Balonmano Puerto Sagunto: ‘I have always heard very good things about the club. Of the offers I received, this was the one that attracted me most because of the first team’s history in ASOBAL, and I am very happy about the signing’

Del Valle describes himself as ‘A more attacking than defensive player, although when I am fully focused I can perform at a solid level, so to speak. In attack, I have a good long-range shot and link up well with the pivot’

Regarding the goals for the new season and the team being assembled, the Aragonese back believes that ‘the objective for the season, both for those of us arriving and for the established players, is to return to the top tier of Spanish handball, the Sacyr ASOBAL League. We are a very young squad, but the younger we are, the more ambition and desire we have. With the signings that have been made, I think we will have a good season and achieve the objectives set by the coach and those we set ourselves’

‘I am really looking forward to starting pre-season, especially because I could not play a single match last season due to the herniated disc I was diagnosed with. I am eagerly awaiting the start of training and getting started. I want to show that I am a good player who can contribute a great deal to this team and achieve all the objectives I set myself, both individually and collectively with the whole team’, Del Valle concludes.

Translation produced using artificial intelligence.