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Alejandro Jair Cabeza Jiménez (born 11 March 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ecuadorian Serie A club El Nacional.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Jair Cabeza Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | El Nacional | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Sochi | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | 9 de Octubre | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | El Nacional | 11 | (1) |
| 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 1 December 2024 | |||
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]
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]
Club
- As of match played 10 December 2023
| 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 | ||
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
- Appearance in Supercopa Ecuador
International
- As of 15 November 2019[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
- Independiente del Valle
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