Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cole Alexander | ||
Date of birth | 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 | ||
Youth career | |||
Leeds Lentegeur | |||
Seven Stars | |||
Santos | |||
Hellenic | |||
–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) |
2020–2021 | Odisha | 15 | (3) |
2021–2023 | Kaizer Chiefs | 26 | (1) |
2023 | Helsingborgs | 7 | (1) |
International career | |||
2015–2017 | South Africa | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023 |
Cole Alexander (born 9 July 1989) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder. [2]
Alexander was born in Cape Town, [1] [3] and grew up in the Lentegeur neighborhood of Mitchells Plain. [4] He attended Lantana Primary School and later Golden Groove Primary School before attending Wittebome High School in Wynberg. [5]
He is the son-in-law of Duncan Crowie, having married his daughter Jaime in March 2019. [6]
Cole started his junior career with local side Robert Bowman, [6] and went on to play junior football with Seven Stars, Santos, Hellenic and Ajax Cape Town Juniors. [4]
He started his senior career with Ajax Cape Town in 2008, and had loan spells with Vasco da Gama and Chippa United. [4] [7] He made 43 league appearances for Ajax without scoring. [1]
On 23 June 2014, Cole joined Polokwane City on a two-year deal. [8] 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. [9] 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, [10] 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. [11] This made him the first ever South African to play at the highest level of football in India, the Indian Super League. [12] Alexander scored his first goal for the club on 22 December in a 2–2 draw with NorthEast United FC. [13] [14] On 23 July 2021, Cole mutually terminated his contract with Odisha FC after reaching agreement over an undisclosed fee. [15]
He returned to South Africa and Kaizer Chiefs in 2021. [16] In the latter half of 2023 he played for Helsingborgs IF in the Swedish Superettan, but then left. [17]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Cole Alexander | ||
Date of birth | 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 | ||
Youth career | |||
Leeds Lentegeur | |||
Seven Stars | |||
Santos | |||
Hellenic | |||
–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) |
2020–2021 | Odisha | 15 | (3) |
2021–2023 | Kaizer Chiefs | 26 | (1) |
2023 | Helsingborgs | 7 | (1) |
International career | |||
2015–2017 | South Africa | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023 |
Cole Alexander (born 9 July 1989) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder. [2]
Alexander was born in Cape Town, [1] [3] and grew up in the Lentegeur neighborhood of Mitchells Plain. [4] He attended Lantana Primary School and later Golden Groove Primary School before attending Wittebome High School in Wynberg. [5]
He is the son-in-law of Duncan Crowie, having married his daughter Jaime in March 2019. [6]
Cole started his junior career with local side Robert Bowman, [6] and went on to play junior football with Seven Stars, Santos, Hellenic and Ajax Cape Town Juniors. [4]
He started his senior career with Ajax Cape Town in 2008, and had loan spells with Vasco da Gama and Chippa United. [4] [7] He made 43 league appearances for Ajax without scoring. [1]
On 23 June 2014, Cole joined Polokwane City on a two-year deal. [8] 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. [9] 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, [10] 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. [11] This made him the first ever South African to play at the highest level of football in India, the Indian Super League. [12] Alexander scored his first goal for the club on 22 December in a 2–2 draw with NorthEast United FC. [13] [14] On 23 July 2021, Cole mutually terminated his contract with Odisha FC after reaching agreement over an undisclosed fee. [15]
He returned to South Africa and Kaizer Chiefs in 2021. [16] In the latter half of 2023 he played for Helsingborgs IF in the Swedish Superettan, but then left. [17]