Alejandro Cabrera (footballer)

Alejandro Cabrera (born 30 September 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Banfield.[3]

For other people named Alejandro Cabrera, see Alejandro Cabrera (disambiguation).

Alejandro Cabrera
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Cabrera
Date of birth (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992
Place of birth Los Cóndores, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
 Banfield
Number 16
Youth career
Atlético Almafuerte
Argentino Colonial
2004–2007 Talleres
2007 Deportivo Atalaya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Argentino Colonial
2011–2016 Club Roncedo
2016–2021 Estudiantes 88 (2)
2020–2021 → Banfield (loan) 21 (1)
2022– Banfield 45 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:36, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Career

Cabrera started out, aged four, with Atlético Almafuerte.[4] A move to Argentino Colonial followed, before he spent three years with Talleres.[4] After leaving them, he had a stint with Deportivo Atalaya.[4] He started his senior career in Liga Riotercerense with Argentino Colonial, who he joined in 2007; having almost quit football.[5] Four years later, Cabrera signed for Club Roncedo of Liga Rió primero.[5] July 2016 saw Cabrera join Torneo Federal B side Estudiantes.[1] They won promotion in his first season, as he appeared nineteen times.[6] Fifty-three appearances followed in Torneo Federal A, which culminated with promotion in 2018–19.[3]

Cabrera scored goals for Estudiantes against Independiente Rivadavia and Ferro Carril Oeste in the second tier in 2019–20.[3][7] In August 2020, Cabrera moved up to the Primera División with Banfield; penning a loan contract until December 2021 with a purchase option.[8][9][10] He made his top-flight debut at the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti against River Plate on 3 November; replacing Giuliano Galoppo for the final sixteen minutes of a 3–1 victory.[3][11]

On 26 December 2021 Banfield confirmed, that the club had triggered the purchase option and signed Cabrera on a permanently deal until the end of 2024.[12]

Career statistics
As of 1 November 2021.[3][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estudiantes 2016–17 Torneo Federal B 19000——00190
2017–18 Torneo Federal A 29020——00310
2018–19 24031——00271
2019–20 Primera B Nacional 16200——00162
2020–21 0000——0000
Total 88251——00933
Banfield (loan) 2020–21[nb 1] Primera División 1402071—00231
Career total 10227171—001164

    Notes
    1. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.

    References
    1. "Alejandro Cabrera". World Football. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
    2. "Banfield: Alejandro Cabrera, la gran apuesta de Sanguinetti que debutará en Primera con 27 años". Clarín. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
    3. "Argentina - A. Cabrera". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
    4. "El sueño cumplido de Alejandro "Colo" Cabrera de jugar en Primera". La NUEVA Mañana. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
    5. "Cabrera, "el León" de Estudiantes de Río Cuarto". Mundo D. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
    6. "Ficha Estadistica de ALEJANDRO CABRERA". BDFA. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
    7. "El «Colo» Cabrera, símbolo de Estudiantes de Río Cuarto: otro jugador nacido en la LRRF que conquistó el ascenso a la B Nacional". LRJ925 Radio. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
    8. "Dagatti: "Vamos a analizar que Alejandro Cabrera sea transferido"". Mundo Ascenso. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
    9. "Alejandro Cabrera deja Estudiantes de Río Cuarto y jugará en Banfield". Cba24n. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
    10. "De la Liga de Río Tercero a Primera División: conocé el origen de Alejandro Cabrera, refuerzo de Banfield". Revista Botineros. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
    11. "Cumplió un gran sueño: "el Colo" Cabrera debutó en Primera, ante River". Mundo D. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
    12. Banfield compró a Alejandro Cabrera, tycsports.com, 26 December 2021
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