Alexander Szymanowski

Alexander
Personal information
Full name Alexander Szymanowski
Date of birth (1988-10-13) 13 October 1988
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Leganés
Number 11
Youth career
1998–2000 Ferro Carril Oeste
2000–2002 Atlético Madrid
2002–2004 Unión Adarve
2004–2005 Rayo Majadahonda
2005–2006 Leones de Castilla
2006–2007 Alcobendas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 SS Reyes 24 (0)
2009–2010 Antequera 33 (6)
2010 Jumilla 0 (0)
2010–2011 SS Reyes 20 (1)
2011–2012 Alcalá 38 (11)
2012–2014 Recreativo 40 (10)
2013–2014 → Brøndby (loan) 11 (4)
2014–2015 Brøndby 40 (2)
2015– Leganés 48 (15)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 October 2016.


Alexander Szymanowski (born 13 October 1988), simply known as Alexander, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Leganés mainly as a left winger.

Club career

Early career

Born in Buenos Aires, Alexander moved to Guadarrama, Madrid in November 2000, at the age of 12. After four months on trial at Real Madrid, he subsequently represented Atlético Madrid, AD Unión Adarve, CF Rayo Majadahonda, CA Leones de Castilla and Alcobendas CF as a youth.[1][2]

Alexander made his senior debuts with UD San Sebastián de los Reyes in the 2007–08 campaign, suffering relegation from Segunda División B. In the 2009 summer he moved to Tercera División side Antequera CF, appearing regularly and subsequently returning to his previous club in the following year.

In July 2011 Alexander moved to RSD Alcalá in the third tier.[3] He finished the season with 38 appearances and 11 goals, being the club's top goalscorer.

Recreativo

On 11 July 2012, Alexander signed a three-year contract with Recreativo de Huelva in Segunda División.[4] After being nearly left out of the squad due to not having an EU passport,[5][6] he played his first match as a professional on 25 August, starting in a 1–0 home win against CD Mirandés.[7]

On 14 October Alexander scored his first professional goal, netting the last in a 2–5 away loss against Girona FC.[8] On 26 May 2013 he scored a brace in a 2–1 home win against Córdoba CF,[9] and contributed with 38 appearances and 10 goals during his first campaign, with his side narrowly avoiding relegation.[10]

Brøndby

On 29 August 2013, Alexander signed a one-year loan contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF with a €2M buyout clause.[11] On 15 September he made his debut, in a 2–1 home win over Odense Boldklub.[12] Late in the month, Alexander scored his first two goals abroad, in a 3–2 win over FC Copenhagen, being also named man of the match.[13]

On 10 January 2014, Brøndby activated the buyout clause in Alexander's contract, who signed a two-and-half year contract with the Danish side.[14] On 27 July of the following year he was released.[15]

Leganés

On 29 July 2015 Alexander signed a two-year deal with CD Leganés in the second tier.[16] He was an undisputed starter for the Madrid side during the season, scoring a career-best 12 goals to help his side promote to La Liga for the first time ever.

Alexander made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 27 August 2016, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Atlético Madrid.[17] He scored his first goal in the division on 25 September, but in a 1–2 home loss against Valencia CF.

Personal life

His sister, Marianela, is also a footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano.[18][19]

References

  1. ↑ "Alexander: "Odio las películas de ciencia-ficción, temas que no sean creíbles no van conmigo"" [Alexander: "I hate those science fiction films, not credible themes are not my type"] (in Spanish). Huelva24. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "El futbolista nómada que descubrió Huelva" [A nomad footballer who was discovered by Huelva] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Alexander: "El proyecto del Alcalá no tenía color con el del Sanse"" [Alexander: "Alcalá's project had no color to Sanse's"] (in Spanish). El Silbato. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "El Recre ficha a Szymanowski" [Recre signs Szymanowski] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Alexander no será inscrito hasta que no tenga doble nacionalidad" [Alexander will not be registered until having a double nationality] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Alexander, disponible para Sergi Barjuan" [Alexander, available to Sergi Barjuan] (in Spanish). Huelva24. 24 August 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "El Recre se estrena con victoria en el Nuevo Colombino" [Recre debuts with victory in Nuevo Colombino] (in Spanish). Marca. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "El Girona sigue demostrando lo que vale" [Girona keeps showing what worths] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "El Recre certifica la permanencia a costa del Córdoba" [Recre seals permanence under Córdoba's expense] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Alexander: "En un año todo ha cambiado"" [Alexander: "In a year everything changed"] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Alexander Szymanowski til Brøndby IF" [Alexander Szymanowski to Brøndby IF] (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 29 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Ny stjernespiller var ikke Brøndbys førstevalg" [New starlet was not first choice] (in Danish). www.b.dk. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Szymanowski 'stjal' straffe" [Szymanowski 'stole' penalty]. Brøndby's official website (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  14. ↑ "Szymanowski på Vestegnen til 2016" [Szymanowski in Vestegnen until 2016] (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 10 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Alexander Szymanowski stopper i Brøndby IF" [Alexander Szymanowski leaves Brøndby] (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  16. ↑ "Alexander Szymanowski, talento para la banda izquierda" [Alexander Szymanowski, talent for the left wing] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "Serantes, el muro de Butarque" [Serantes, Butarque's wall] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Szymanowski: Min vigtigste kamp nogensinde" [Szymanowski: I'm always battling] (in Danish). BT. 28 September 2013.
  19. ↑ "Marianela Szymaniowski: "En el Atleti tenemos muchas ganas de conseguir algo grande"" [Marianela Szymaniowski [sic]: "In Atleti we have much eager to win something big"] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

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