Alberto Botía

Barcelona

Botía was born in Alquerías, Region of Murcia. Aged just eight years old he began playing for Beniel, soon joining neighbours Real Murcia and remaining there for three years. In 2003 he moved to Barcelona, being inserted into its B team after a further three seasons. In late May 2009 Botía, alongside fellow youth graduate Marc Muniesa, was first called to the main squad for a UEFA Champions League match against Manchester United. He made his official debut on the 30th, coming on as a second-half substitute for Gerard Piqué in the final game of the campaign, a 1–1 away draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.

Sporting Gijón

On 14 July 2009, Botía was sent to fellow La Liga club Sporting de Gijón on a season-long loan. A regular starter throughout his first year in the top tier, he decided to extend his stay with the Asturians in a four-year deal, with Barcelona keeping a buy-back clause for the first three. Botía scored his first top-flight goal on 12 September 2010, opening a 2–0 home win over Mallorca. On 14 November, he was sent off in the last minute of a 1–0 loss to Real Madrid also at El Molinón for a foul on Cristiano Ronaldo.

Sevilla

On 8 August 2012, following Sporting's relegation, Botía signed with Sevilla for a fee believed to be in the region of €3 million. He was brought in with the help of the Doyen Group, an Anglo-Portuguese investment firm. He made his official debut for his new team 18 days later, playing the second half of…

On 7 February 2007, Botía was summoned for the Spain under-19 team, being an unused squad member at the "XXXIII International Atlantic Cup". Almost exactly two years later he received his first under-21 callup, for a friendly with Norway. On 25 August 2011, Botía was selected for the first time to the full side by manager Vicente del Bosque, for games against Chile and Liechtenstein. He was included in Luis Milla's squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics, playing the last two matches against Honduras and Morocco as the team were eliminated without scoring a goal.

In 2017, Botía began a relationship with Eleni Foureira, an Albanian-born Greek singer who represented Cyprus at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Their son was born in 2023.

Barcelona

La Liga: 2008–09 Olympiacos

Super League Greece: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 Greek Football Cup: 2014–15; runner-up: 2015–16 Al-Hilal

Saudi Super Cup: 2018 Spain U20

Mediterranean Games: 2009 Spain U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2011