Alejandro Cabeza
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alejandro Jair Cabeza Jiménez | ||
Date of birth | 11 March 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | 9 de Octubre | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
Independiente del Valle | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2021 | Independiente del Valle | 86 | (14) |
2020 | → Aucas (loan) | 22 | (4) |
2021 | → Emelec (loan) | 26 | (9) |
2022–2023 | Emelec | 42 | (10) |
2023–2024 | Sochi | 1 | (0) |
2024– | 9 de Octubre | 3 | (0) |
International career | |||
2017 | Ecuador U20 | 1 | (1) |
2020 | Ecuador U23 | 4 | (0) |
2019 | Ecuador | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024 |
Alejandro Jair Cabeza Jiménez (born 11 March 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ecuadorian Serie B club 9 de Octubre.[1]
Club career
A youth academy graduate of Independiente del Valle, Cabeza made his first team debut on 20 July 2016 in a 5–2 league defeat against El Nacional.[2] He scored his first goal on 4 December 2016 in a 2–1 league win against Fuerza Amarilla.[3]
On 6 January 2021, Cabeza was loaned to C.S. Emelec from Independente del Valle.[4]
On 24 October 2023, Cabeza signed for Russian Premier League club Sochi.[5]
International career
Cabeza received maiden call-up to senior team in November 2019 for friendlies against Trinidad and Tobago and Colombia.[6] He made his senior team debut on 15 November 2019 in 3–0 win against Trinidad and Tobago.[7][8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 December 2023
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Independiente | 2016 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
2017 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
2018 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 7 | ||
2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11[b] | 4 | — | 39 | 6 | ||
2020 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | ||
Total | 86 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 18 | ||
Aucas (loan) | 2020 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
Emelec (loan) | 2021 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 35 | 10 |
Emelec | 2022 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 10 |
2023 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | |
Total | 42 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 15 | ||
Orenburg | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 177 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 46 |
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa Ecuador
International
- As of 15 November 2019[1]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Ecuador | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
- Independiente del Valle
References
- ^ a b Alejandro Cabeza at Soccerway
- ^ "El Nacional vs. Independiente Valle - 20 July 2016". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Fuerza Amarilla vs. Independiente Valle - 4 December 2016". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Emelec oficializa el fichaje de Alejandro Cabeza" [Emelec makes the signing of Alejandro Cabeza official]. Afición Central (in Spanish). January 6, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-06. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ "Алехандро Кабеса стал игроком «Сочи»!" [Alejandro Cabeza became a Sochi player!] (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "El DT Célico convocó 27 jugadores para los amistosos que tiene la Tri contra Trinidad y Tobago y Colombia". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Cuatro jugadores debutaron con la Tricolor frente a Trinidad y Tobago". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Ecuador vs. Trinidad and Tobago". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
External links
- Alejandro Cabeza at WorldFootball.net
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Esmeraldas, Ecuador
- Ecuadorian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Ecuador men's international footballers
- Ecuador men's under-20 international footballers
- Ecuador men's youth international footballers
- Independiente del Valle footballers
- S.D. Aucas footballers
- C.S. Emelec footballers
- PFC Sochi players
- 9 de Octubre F.C. players
- Ecuadorian Serie A players
- Russian Premier League players
- Ecuadorian Serie B players
- Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Copa Sudamericana-winning players
- Ecuadorian football forward stubs