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Alex Jankewitz
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Tounde Dimitri Jankewitz[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Vevey, Switzerland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 64
Youth career
0000–2018 Servette
2018–2021 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Southampton 2 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Switzerland U15 5 (1)
2016–2017 Switzerland U16 4 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U17 11 (0)
2018–2019 Switzerland U18 4 (1)
2019 Switzerland U19 6 (0)
2020– Switzerland U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:43, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:44, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Alexandre Tounde Dimitri Jankewitz (born 25 December 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Southampton.

Club career

Jankewitz signed his first professional contract in July 2019.[2] On 19 January 2021, Jankewitz made his first professional appearance for Saints in a 2–0 home victory over Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup.[3] On 30 January 2021, Jankewitz made his Premier League debut as a substitute for Oriol Romeu in a 0–1 home defeat by Aston Villa.[4] On 2 February 2021, he was sent off on his first Premier League start within the first two minutes of the away game against Manchester United, for a dangerous tackle on Scott McTominay. Southampton went on to lose the match by a record-equalling score of 9–0.[5] After the defeat, Jankewitz was subjected to racist abuse on social media, which Southampton passed on to Hampshire police.[6]

International career

Born in Switzerland, Jankewitz is of Cameroonian descent. He is a youth international for Switzerland.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 February 2021.[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton 2020–21 Premier League 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

References

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Four youngsters sign professional deals". Southampton FC. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Southampton 2-0 Shrewsbury Town". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa". 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. ^ Stone, Simon (2 February 2021). "Man Utd beat nine-man Southampton 9–0". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Jankewitz receives racist abuse". Southampton FC. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Jankewitz features in Swiss defeat". Southampton FC. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  8. ^ Alexandre Jankewitz at Soccerway

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