Alexander Szymanowski

Alexander Szymanowski (Polish pronunciation: [ʂzɨmanˈɔfskʲi]; born 13 October 1988), is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Italian Serie D club Vibonese.

Alexander Szymanowski
Szymanowski with Leganés in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-13) 13 October 1988
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Vibonese
Number 7
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)
2015–2020 Leganés 84 (22)
2020–2021 Recreativo 19 (0)
2021–2022 Gimnástica Segoviana 23 (2)
2022– Vibonese 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2022

Raised in Spain, he spent most of his career there, totalling 42 games and 10 goals for Leganés in La Liga, and 82 appearances and 22 goals in Segunda División for that club and Recreativo. He also had a spell in Denmark with Brøndby, and suffered two-and-a-half seasons of injuries later in his career.

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 €2 million 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

In 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.

On 20 July 2020, Alexander left Leganés after struggling severely with injuries during his last two seasons at the club.[18]

Later career

On 5 October 2020, transfer deadline day, Alexander returned to Recreativo, now in the third tier.[19] He was one of two players sent off in a 3–1 loss at Algeciras CF the following 24 January,[20] and the season ended with an unprecedented double relegation to the fifth tier following a restructuring of the Spanish football league system.[21]

Alexander joined Gimnástica Segoviana CF of the new Segunda División RFEF on 6 August 2021.[22]

Personal life

Alexander's paternal grandfather was born in 1923 in what was then Poland, but has since been transferred to Ukraine. He moved at the age of five to Argentina and married a Russian woman.[23]

Alexander's sister, Marianela, is also a footballer who has played in the Primera División and for Argentina's women's team.[24][25] After he scored his first double in Primera in an important 4–0 win over Betis in May 2017, they embraced each other in Butarque's stands.[26]

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 January 2019[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup International Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Alcalá 2011–12 Segunda División B 381110003911
Recreativo de Huelva 2012–13 Segunda División 381010003910
2013–14 20000020
Total 401010004110
Brøndby 2013–14 Danish Superliga 2653100296
2014–15 2411010261
2015–16 10002030
Total 5164130587
Leganés 2015–16 Segunda División 421241004613
2016–17 La Liga 2880000288
2017–18 1322000152
2018–19 10000010
2019–20 00000000
Total 842261009023
Career total 213491223022851

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. "C.D Leganés and Alexander Szymanowski separate their paths". CD Leganés. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  19. Ortiz, Damián (5 October 2020). "El Recreativo cierra el mercado con un fichaje espectacular" [Recreativo end the transfer window with a spectacular signing]. Diario de Huelva (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  20. "Los errores condenan al Recre en Algeciras (3-1)" [Errors condemn Recre in Algeciras (3-1)] (in Spanish). Huelva Ya. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  21. Ortiz, Damián (15 May 2021). "Siete jugadores se libran del 'viaje-castigo' del Recre a Granada" [Seven players free themselves from Recre's 'journey-punishment' to Granada]. Diario de Huelva (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  22. "La Segoviana ficha a un 'ex' de Primera" [Segoviana sign an ex-Primera player]. El Día de Segovia (in Spanish). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  23. Piechota, Dominik (13 February 2016). "Polonus, o którym będzie głośno! "Jest błyskawicą, obserwują go"". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish).
  24. "Szymanowski: Min vigtigste kamp nogensinde" [Szymanowski: I'm always battling]. B.T. (in Danish). 28 September 2013.
  25. "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.
  26. Marca
  27. "A. Szymanowski". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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