Mateo Cassierra
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas | ||
Date of birth | 13 April 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Barbacoas, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Belenenses SAD | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Deportivo Cali | 43 | (12) |
2016–2018 | Jong Ajax | 46 | (29) |
2016–2019 | Ajax | 21 | (3) |
2018 | → FC Groningen (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2019 | → Racing (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2019– | Belenenses SAD | 31 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:30, 18 January 2021 (UTC) |
Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas (born 13 April 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belenenses SAD.[1]
Career
Deportivo Cali
Cassierra made his debut for Deportivo Cali in 2015. Despite having played at Deportivo Cali with a jersey displaying "Casierra", his official name is spelled "Cassierra" (with two s's).[2]
Ajax
On 17 June 2016, Cassierra signed a five-year contract with Dutch club Ajax, lasting until 2021.[3] The club paid Deportivo Cali €5.5 million to complete the transfer.[4] Cassierra is the second Colombian player after Daniel Cruz (2000–2003) to play for Ajax and also Davinson Sánchez.[5] He scored a goal in his Eredivisie debut against Sparta Rotterdam in a 1–3 win.
Cassierra spent the majority of the 2017–18 season playing for the reserves' team Jong Ajax, in the Eerste Divisie. He finished as top scorer of the reserves team with 18 goals scored, helping his side to clinch their first championship since joining the professional ranks and competing in the second tier of Dutch football.[6]
Groningen loan
On 2 June 2018, Ajax announced its loan, for one season, to FC Groningen. However, he returned after only half a season.[7]
Racing loan
In January 2019, he joined Racing on loan until July 2020.[8]
Career statistics
Club
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Colombia | Categoría Primera A | Copa Colombia | Continental1 | Other | Total | ||||||
Deportivo Cali | 2015 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 11 | |
2016 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | |
Total | 43 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 17 | |
Netherlands | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Continental2 | Other3 | Total | ||||||
Ajax | 2016–17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
Total | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
Career total | 51 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 20 |
- Statistics accurate as of last match played on 28 November 2016.[9]
1 Includes cup competitions such as Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana,and Recopa Sudamericana.
2 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
3 Includes the Johan Cruijff Shield and Eredivisie playoffs matches.
Honours
Club
Ajax
- UEFA Europa League: runners-up 2016-17[10]
Jong Ajax[10]
- Eerste Divisie: Champion 2017-18
Racing Club[10]
- Primera División: Champion 2018–19
References
- ^ "Oficial: Mateo Cassierra é reforço". A Bola (in Portuguese). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Ajax rondt transfer Colombiaan Cassierra af" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Ajax sign Mateo Cassierra". Ajax. 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Ajax rondt komst miljoenenaankoop Casierra af" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Cassierra tweede Colombiaan bij Ajax" (in Dutch). Ajax. 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Cassierra laat zich uit over 'eeuwige rol' bij Jong Ajax" (in Dutch). SoccerNews.nl. 2 May 2018.
- ^ Ajax laat Sierhuis en Matusiwa in kelder Eredivisie minuten maken (Dutch). Voetbal International. 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Ajax verhuurt Mateo Cassierra aan Racing Club". AFC Ajax. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Mateo Cassierra profile". Soccerway.
- ^ a b c "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
External links
- Mateo Cassierra at WorldFootball.net
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Barbacoas, Nariño
- Association football forwards
- Colombian footballers
- Colombian expatriate footballers
- Categoría Primera A players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Primeira Liga players
- Deportivo Cali footballers
- AFC Ajax players
- Jong Ajax players
- FC Groningen players
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Belenenses SAD players
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Colombian football forward stubs