Xabi Alonso — Career, clubs & managerial record
Xabi Alonso
Chelsea· Premier League · 
Spain · Age 44
87/ 100
Very high level
96th percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
44
25 NOV 1981
Appointed
1 JUL 2026
Tenure
3M
3 months
Contractⓘ
Until Jun 2030
Contract confirmed
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
3 years, 6 months
6 years, 6 months incl. development sides
In coaching
7 years, 6 months
Includes academy & assistant roles
Season: 2026/27Competition: Premier LeagueUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review
Career summary
- Age
- 44
- Contract
- Until 2030
- Current club
- Chelsea
- Senior managerial experience
- 3 years, 6 months
- Total coaching experience
- 7 years, 6 months
- Senior spells
- 1
- Matches (recorded)
- 1
- W–D–L (recorded)
- 1–0–0
- Win rate / PPG
- 100.0% · 3.00
Honours
2 recorded- Bundesliga — Bayer Leverkusen (2023/24)—
- DFB-Pokal — Bayer Leverkusen (2023/24)—
Current spell — verified record
1
1
0
0
100%
GF 3 · GA 2 · GD 1 · 2026-08-24 → 2026-08-24
Current club spell only, all competitions. Previous-club career statistics are unchanged by this migration.
Career record — all verified senior spells
1 of 4 spells recordedMatches
1
W–D–L
1–0–0
Win rate
100.0%
Points per game
3.00
Draw rate
0.0%
Loss rate
0.0%
Win / loss ratio
Unbeaten record
Goals for / against
3 / 2
Goal difference
+1
Goals / conceded per game
3.00 / 2.00
Clubs managed
1
Honours recorded
0
Assistant, set-piece and academy roles are excluded from all totals. Goal data is held for every counted spell. Awaiting verified results: Real Madrid (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Bayer Leverkusen (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Real Sociedad B (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed).
Performance by club
- Chelsea1 · 1–0–03.00
Bars show points per game across all competitions in each spell.
Career highs
Strongest return
3.00
3.00 PPG at Chelsea (1 matches)
Highest win rate
100.0%
Chelsea, 1 wins in 1
Largest sample
1
1 matches at Chelsea
Club spells
Verified GafferLens chronology — classify spells in the admin to edit them live
Chelsea
CurrentHead Coach · 01 Jul 2026 — Present
Matches
1
W–D–L
1–0–0
Win rate
100.0%
PPG
3.00
GF / GA
3 / 2
GD
+1
Formation: —Performance
Matches1Wins1Draws0Losses0Win rate100.0%Points per game3.00Goals for3Goals against2Goal difference+1SampleDeveloping sampleScope: Current club, all competitions — approved canonical record
Tactical identity
Base shape (this spell)
Not publicly confirmed
Alternative formations
Not publicly confirmed
PROTOTYPE DATA.
Career record
- Conclusion of spell
- Ongoing
Real Madrid
Head Coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Bayer Leverkusen
Head Coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Real Sociedad B
Head Coach · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —
- Senior management
- 3 years, 6 months
- Total management
- 6 years, 6 months
- Total coaching
- 7 years, 6 months
- Current club tenure
- 3 months
Career passport
Shirts are original GafferLens club-identity visuals — not replica kits, badges or sponsors.
News & analysis
Latest on Xabi Alonso
Methodology & data freshness
GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.
Updated today · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review
Image credits
Visual: GafferLens generic Chelsea shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Xabi Alonso (status: PLACEHOLDER).