Alex Samizadeh

Alex Samizadeh (Persian: الکس سمیع زاده‎; born 10 November 1998) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He has previously played for Bolton Wanderers, Chorley and Kilmarnock.

Alex Samizadeh
Personal information
Full name Alexander Samizadeh
Date of birth (1998-11-10) 10 November 1998
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker, Winger
Youth career
2014–2015 Curzon Ashton
2015 → Manchester City (loan)
2015–2017 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Bolton Wanderers 1 (0)
2016 → Chorley (loan) 2 (2)
2017–2018 Kilmarnock 1 (0)
2018 Curzon Ashton 8 (0)
2018 Wealdstone 1 (0)
2019– Burgess Hill Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:58, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

Early life

Alexander Samizadeh was born in Tehran and moved to England in December 2013.[1]

Club career

Bolton Wanderers

Samizadeh started his career with Bolton Wanderers, progressing through their youth teams. He made his first team debut on 5 April 2016, coming on as a substitute for Kaiyne Woolery at Brentford in the Football League Championship.[2]

Chorley

In November 2016, Samizadeh joined National League North side Chorley on a two-month work experience loan.[3] He scored on his debut.

Kilmarnock

On 14 July 2017, Bolton announced that Samizadeh had been released and that he was joining Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock.[4] Samizadeh made his first appearance for the club on the same day, coming on as a second-half substitute in a Scottish League Cup match.[5] Samizadeh was released by Kilmarnock in May 2018, at the end of his contract.[6]

Curzon Ashton

On 14 August 2018, Samizadeh signed for Curzon Ashton[7] and made his debut that night coming off the bench against Alfreton Town.

Wealdstone

Samizadeh signed for Wealdstone in December 2018 and played two matches.[8]

Burgess Hill Town

In January 2019 he signed for Burgess Hill Town, scoring on his debut for the club.[9]

Personal life

In October 2020 Samizadeh and three others were charged for providing Iranian nationals with false identification and travel documents, with a view to helping them enter the UK illegally. He stood for trial where it was stated he had a false identity known as Mohammad Hossein Samizadeh in Italy in which he would use to facilitate the illegal immigrations by opening them bank accounts and make travel arrangements by having them use the false identities. His laptop also contained images of other people's stolen passports. He denied all statements.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 26 December 2018 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bolton Wanderers 2015–16[12] Championship 100000––10
2016–17[13] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]0–10
Total 100000100020
Chorley (loan) 2016–17[11] National League North 2200–00–22
Kilmarnock 2017–18[14] Scottish Premiership 1000201[lower-alpha 2]0–40
Curzon Ashton 2018–19 National League North 8000–00–80
Wealdstone 2018–19 National League South 1000–1[lower-alpha 3]0–20
Career total 13200203000182
  1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance for Kilmarnock under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. Appearance in the FA Trophy

References
  1. http://lionofviennasuite.sbnation.com/2015/10/7/9472833/bolton-wanderers-time-to-take-alex-samizadeh-seriously
  2. "Brentford v Bolton". BBC Sport. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. http://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/non-league/gainsborough-0-chorley-2-1-8235855
  4. "Alex Samizadeh joins Kilmarnock". Bolton Wanderers FC. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. http://www.espnfc.com.au/report?gameId=479761
  6. "Player updates: Departures after 2017/18 season". Kilmarnock FC. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  7. https://www.curzon-ashton.co.uk/news/post/samizadeh-signs-for-the-nash
  8. https://int.soccerway.com/players/alex-samizadeh/441628/
  9. https://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/sport/football/former-bolton-zwanderers-and-kilmarnock-striker-shines-on-burgess-hill-town-debut-1-8762975
  10. Former Bolton Wanderers striker accused of helping Iranian nationals illegally enter the UK
  11. Alex Samizadeh at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  12. "Games played by Alex Samizadeh in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  13. "Games played by Alex Samizadeh in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  14. "Games played by Alex Samizadeh in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.


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