Alejandro Villarreal Zuluaga (born 28 July 2005) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brazilian club Santos.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Villarreal Zuluaga | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leones del Sur | |||
| América de Cali | |||
| 2018–2024 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| 2024– | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Santos | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:22, 18 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editBorn in Medellín, Antioquia, Villarreal began his career in Cali at the age of six with EF Leones del Sur. He subsequently represented América de Cali before having a six-season spell in the youth sides of Deportivo Cali.[3]
Santos
editOn 7 March 2024, Villarreal agreed to a deal with Brazilian club Santos,[4] but his registration was not made on time as the Profeta only had an amateur deal at Deportivo Cali, which delayed the transfer clearance.[5] He was only officially registered in July, and also trained with the first team squad;[6] Cali also retained 10% of his economic rights.[7]
Villarreal made his professional debut with Peixe on 17 August 2024, coming on as a second-half substitute for João Schmidt in a 1–0 Série B home loss to Avaí.[8]
International career
editOn 20 August 2024, Villarreal was called up to the Colombia national under-20 team by manager César Torres for two friendlies against Uruguay,[8] but was cut from the squad six days later.[9]
Career statistics
edit- As of 21 April 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2024 | Série B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ Alejandro Villarreal at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Alejandro Villarreal at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Alejandro Villarreal será a novidade no Santos contra o Avaí" [Alejandro Villarreal will be the news of Santos against Avaí] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Santos contrata promessas da Venezuela e da Colômbia para o time sub-20" [Santos sign prospects from Venezuela and Colombia for the under-20 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Entenda por que o Santos não pode registrar reforços do sub-20 e por isso só pagará salários em julho" [Understand why Santos cannot register additions of the under-20s and that is why they will only pay wages in July] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Jogadores da base das seleções colombiana e venezuelana assinam com o Santos e treinam no profissional" [Youth players of the Colombia and Venezuela national team sign with Santos and train in the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Alejandro Villarreal se marcha del Cali para ir al Santos" [Alejandro Villarreal leaves Cali to join Santos] (in Spanish). El Deportivo. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Após estrear no profissional do Santos, Villarreal é convocado pela seleção colombiana sub-20" [After debuting in the first team of Santos, Villarreal is called up by Colombia national under-20 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Jhoan Hernández Mejía de Millonarios FC (Col) y Alejandro Villarreal Zuluaga Santos- SP (Bra) desconvocados de la Selección Colombia Masculina Sub-20" [Jhoan Hernández Mejía from Millonarios FC (COL) and Alejandro Villarreal Zuluaga Santos- SP (BRA) removed from the Colombia men's national under-20 team] (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.