Mateo Cassierra

Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas (born 13 April 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belenenses SAD.[1]

Mateo Cassierra
Personal information
Full name Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas
Date of birth (1997-04-13) 13 April 1997
Place of birth Barbacoas, Colombia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Belenenses SAD
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Deportivo Cali 43 (12)
2016–2018 Jong Ajax 46 (29)
2016–2019 Ajax 21 (3)
2018 → FC Groningen (loan) 10 (1)
2019 → Racing (loan) 0 (0)
2019– Belenenses SAD 31 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:30, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Deportivo Cali

Cassierra made his debut for Deportivo Cali in 2015. Despite having played at Deportivo Cali with a jersey displaying "Casierra", his official name is spelled "Cassierra" (with two s's).[2]

Ajax

On 17 June 2016, Cassierra signed a five-year contract with Dutch club Ajax, lasting until 2021.[3] The club paid Deportivo Cali €5.5 million to complete the transfer.[4] Cassierra is the second Colombian player after Daniel Cruz (2000–2003) to play for Ajax and also Davinson Sánchez.[5] He scored a goal in his Eredivisie debut against Sparta Rotterdam in a 1–3 win.

Cassierra spent the majority of the 2017–18 season playing for the reserves' team Jong Ajax, in the Eerste Divisie. He finished as top scorer of the reserves team with 18 goals scored, helping his side to clinch their first championship since joining the professional ranks and competing in the second tier of Dutch football.[6]

Groningen loan

On 2 June 2018, Ajax announced its loan, for one season, to FC Groningen. However, he returned after only half a season.[7]

Racing loan

In January 2019, he joined Racing on loan until July 2020.[8]

Career statistics

Club
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
ClubSeason AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Colombia Categoría Primera A Copa Colombia Continental1 Other Total
Deportivo Cali201523810300—3311
2016204006200266
Total 431210362005917
Netherlands Eredivisie KNVB Cup Continental2 Other3 Total
Ajax2016–17812280—183
Total812280—183
Career total 5113125122007720
Statistics accurate as of last match played on 28 November 2016.[9]

1 Includes cup competitions such as Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana,and Recopa Sudamericana.

2 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

3 Includes the Johan Cruijff Shield and Eredivisie playoffs matches.

Honours

Club

Ajax

Jong Ajax[10]

Racing Club[10]

References
  1. "Oficial: Mateo Cassierra é reforço". A Bola (in Portuguese). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. "Ajax rondt transfer Colombiaan Cassierra af" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 17 June 2016.
  3. "Ajax sign Mateo Cassierra". Ajax. 17 June 2016.
  4. "Ajax rondt komst miljoenenaankoop Casierra af" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 17 June 2016.
  5. "Cassierra tweede Colombiaan bij Ajax" (in Dutch). Ajax. 17 June 2016.
  6. "Cassierra laat zich uit over 'eeuwige rol' bij Jong Ajax" (in Dutch). SoccerNews.nl. 2 May 2018.
  7. Ajax laat Sierhuis en Matusiwa in kelder Eredivisie minuten maken (Dutch). Voetbal International. 27 December 2018.
  8. "Ajax verhuurt Mateo Cassierra aan Racing Club". AFC Ajax. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  9. "Mateo Cassierra profile". Soccerway.
  10. "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
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