Cole Alexander

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

Cole Alexander
Personal information
Full name Cole Alexander
Date of birth (1989-07-09) 9 July 1989
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Club 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 12 (3)
National team
2015–2017 South Africa 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:46, 17 January 2021 (UTC)

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. 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. 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. 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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