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Cole Alexander
Personal information
Full name Cole Alexander
Date of birth (1989-07-09) 9 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Odisha
Number 6
Youth career
Leeds Lentegeur
Seven Stars
Santos
Hellenic
0000–2008 Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2014 Ajax Cape Town 43 (0)
2010–2011 → Vasco da Gama (loan) 24 (0)
2012–2013 → Chippa United (loan) 10 (0)
2014–2016 Polokwane City 52 (4)
2016–2018 SuperSport United 9 (2)
2018–2020 Bidvest Wits 57 (4)
2020– Odisha 11 (2)
International career
2015–2017 South Africa 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:46, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

Cole Alexander (born 9 July 1989) is a South African soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Indian club Odisha FC.

Early and personal life

Alexander was born in Cape Town,[1][2] and grew up in the Lentegeur neighborhood of Mitchells Plain.[3] He attended Lantana Primary School and later Golden Groove Primary School before attending Witteborne High School in Wymberg.[4]

He is the son-in-law of Duncan Crowie, having married his daughter Jaime in March 2019.[5]

Club career

Cole started his junior career with local side Leeds Lentegeur,[5] and went on to play junior football with Seven Stars, Santos, Hellenic and Ajax Cape Town Juniors.[3]

He started his senior career with Ajax Cape Town in 2008, and had loan spells with Vasco da Gama and Chippa United.[3][6] He made 43 league appeaarances for Ajax without scoring.[1]

On 23 June 2014, Cole joined Polokwane City on a two year deal.[7] He made 52 appearances across two seasons at the club, scoring two goals.[1]

In February 2016, Cole signed for SuperSport United on a pre-contract agreement.[8] He made 8 appearances for SuperSport United during the 2016–17 season, and 1 appearance during the 2017–18 season. Subsequently, Cole signed for Bidvest Wits in February 2018,[9] where he made 57 league appearances across two-and-a-half seasons.[1]

On 10 October 2020, he joined Indian Super League club Odisha FC on a two year deal.[10] This made him the first ever South African to play at the highest level of football in India, the Indian Super League.[11] Alexander scored his first goal for the club on 22 December in a 2–2 draw with NorthEast United FC.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Cole Alexander at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ Jones, Seraj (24 June 2020). "Stellenbosch FC offer Cole Alexander contract for transfer next season". Kick Off. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Reiners, Rodney (8 December 2010). "King Cole is Vasco's joy". Cape Argus. Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via pressreader.com.
  4. ^ "Polokwane the perfect stop for Cole". Weekend Argus. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via pressreader.com.
  5. ^ a b Fillies, Avril (7 April 2020). "Football fire still burning for Cole". News24. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Alexander Keeping A Positive Mindset After Heartbreak At Ajax". Sbnews. 19 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Alexander Signs For Polokwane City". soccerladuma. 23 June 2014.
  8. ^ "PSL transfer news: SuperSport confirm Cole Alexander signing from Polokwane". Kick Off. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Another signing for struggling champs". Supersport.com. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Odisha FC rope in South Africa international Cole Alexander". khelnow.com. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  11. ^ Upadhyaya, Suyash (19 November 2020). "ISL 2020-21: Everything you need to know about Odisha FC central midfielder Cole Alexander". www.sportskeeda.com.
  12. ^ "Cole Alexander spares Stuart Baxter blushes with first Odisha FC goal". Kick Off. 23 December 2020.
  13. ^ "ISL 2020-21: Odisha FC draw 2-2 with NorthEast United after Cole Alexander 67th minute equaliser". India Today. 22 December 2020.
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