Alexis Quezada
 Quezada in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexis Quezada Cardenas | ||
| Date of birth | May 2, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Chicago Fire | ||
| 2014 | Deportivo Cuenca | ||
| 2020–2021 | Leixões | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Venados Premier | ||
| 2018–2019 | Celaya Premier | ||
| 2021 | Fafe B | 10 | (3) |
| 2022 | Xanthi | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Gualaceo | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 1, 2023 | |||
Alexis Quezada Cardenas (born May 2, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder.
Personal life
[edit]Quezada was born in Chicago, Illinois, and was raised most of his life in West Chicago. Attending Wegner Elementary School, Leman Middle School and West Chicago Community High School.[1]
Career
[edit]W.C United Wildcats
[edit]Quezada first participated in his local club soccer team, W.C United Wildcats which stands for West Chicago United Wildcats.[2]
Chicago Fire
[edit]After playing a short time with his high school program, Quezada was invited to a tryout with Chicago Fire youth academy in the Major League Soccer. Spending years in the clubs youth academy and developing.
Deportivo Cuenca
[edit]In 2014 Quezada transferred to Deportivo Cuenca (youth academy) of the Serie A at just 16 years of age which he mentioned as having an exceptional infrastructure for developing young players in their system. Alexis attracted interest from a number of clubs, and eventually Deportivo Cuenca won the race for his signature in February 2014. Toluca was close in 2013 but passport problems prevented him from playing in Mexico. [3]
Club Venados
[edit]On July 6, 2016, Quezada received his Mexican nationality and was joining Mexican side Venados F.C. of Ascenso MX.[4] Not playing much of his time due to injuries on his ankle. He did help Cantera Venados obtain their first championship title in their institution youth system.[5]
Club Celaya
[edit]Before the second half of 2017–18, Quezada joined Celaya in the Ascenso MX now called Liga de Expansión MX. [6]
Leixões S.C.
[edit]In 2020, it was announced that Quezada signed with Segunda Liga Portugal side Leixões. Debuting against Boavista on December 18, 2021, in Estádio do Bessa. He was also part of Leixões very talented side Liga Revelação under-23 squad who were one victory away of becoming champions before losing against Estoril 2–0.[7] The match was terminated after a massive brawl occurred between both sides with minutes remaining. [8]
AD Fafe
[edit]In 2021, he joined Portuguese club side Fafe in Liga 3 (Portugal) [9]
Xanthi F.C.
[edit]Alexis was officially signed to historic Greek club side Xanthi.[10] On April 10, 2022, he debuted for Xanthi in a 0–0 draw with Panserraikos in the Super League 2.
Gualaceo S.C.
[edit]Alexis signed for Ecuadorian Serie A team Gualaceo S.C.on January 23, 2023.[11] He never made an official debut for Gualaceo before leaving the club in July 2023.[12]
International career
[edit]Quezada is eligible to represent the United States, Ecuador, and Mexico internationally through birth and ancestry.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alexis Quezada: el 'mexicano' con 3 nacionalidades que se abre paso en el futbol de Europa". mediotiempo.com.
- ^ "ΠΑΝΣΕΡΡΑΪΚΟΣ – ΑΟ ΞΑΝΘΗ 0-0". xanthifc.gr.
- ^ "Pro Prospects: Fire youth joins club in SA | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
- ^ "Νέα μεταγραφή για τον ΑΟΞ, ο Alexis Quesada Cardenas!". February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Cantera Venados FC es Campeón del Grupo Uno". La Revista.
- ^ "Liga Revelação: Estoril vence Leixões e sagra-se campeão num jogo com confusão no final". www.ojogo.pt.
- ^ Pérez, Carlos. "¡Nuevo mexicano a Grecia! Alexis Quezada llega al Xanthi". juanfutbol.com.
- ^ Corp, Misiva. "futbolecuador.com - Se declara a las órdenes si La Tri lo necesita (VIDEO)". www.futbolecuador.com.
- ^ "Alexis torna-se justiceiro para 2021/22 💛🖤". facebook.com.
- ^ "Ο Αlexis Quezada στον ΑΟ Ξάνθη". xanthifc.gr.
- ^ "Gualaceo on Twitter". Twitter. January 23, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ Las altas y bajas del mercado de fichajes de cara a la segunda etapa de LigaPro de Ecuador 2023, espndeportes.espn.com, 28 July 2023
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Chicago
- American men's soccer players
- American people of Ecuadorian descent
- Sportspeople of Ecuadorian descent
- American sportspeople of Mexican descent
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Chicago Fire FC players
- C.D. Cuenca footballers
- Leixões S.C. players
- Venados F.C. players
- Celaya F.C. Premier players
- AD Fafe players
- Xanthi F.C. players
- Liga Premier de México players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- American expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- American expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- 21st-century American sportsmen