Alejandro Cabeza
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Jair Cabeza Jiménez
Date of birth (1997-03-11) 11 March 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sochi
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– Sochi 1 (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 10 December 2023

Alejandro Jair Cabeza Jiménez (born 11 March 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian Premier League club Sochi and the Ecuador national team.[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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Appearance in Supercopa Ecuador

International

As of 15 November 2019[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ecuador 2019 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Independiente del Valle

References

  1. ^ a b Alejandro Cabeza at Soccerway
  2. ^ "El Nacional vs. Independiente Valle - 20 July 2016". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Fuerza Amarilla vs. Independiente Valle - 4 December 2016". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Алехандро Кабеса стал игроком «Сочи»!" [Alejandro Cabeza became a Sochi player!] (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  6. ^ "El DT Célico convocó 27 jugadores para los amistosos que tiene la Tri contra Trinidad y Tobago y Colombia". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Cuatro jugadores debutaron con la Tricolor frente a Trinidad y Tobago". Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Ecuador vs. Trinidad and Tobago". Retrieved 18 October 2020.

External links

PFC Sochi – current squad
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