Alexander Samizadeh (Persian: الکس سمیع زاده; born 10 November 1998) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He most recently played for Hyde. He has previously played for Bolton Wanderers, Chorley, Kilmarnock and Altrincham.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Samizadeh | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Curzon Ashton | ||
| 2015 | → Manchester City (loan) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Chorley (loan) | 2 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Kilmarnock | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Curzon Ashton | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Wealdstone | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Burgess Hill Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Colne | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Leatherhead | 12 | (7) |
| 2022 | Altrincham | 0 | (0) |
| 2022-2023 | Hyde | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 18 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editAlexander Samizadeh was born in Iran and moved to England in December 2013.[1]
Club career
editBolton Wanderers
editSamizadeh started his career with Bolton Wanderers, progressing through their youth teams. He made his first team debut on 5 April 2016, coming on as a substitute for Kaiyne Woolery at Brentford in the Football League Championship.[2]
Chorley
editIn November 2016, Samizadeh joined National League North side Chorley on a two-month work experience loan.[3] He scored on his debut.
Kilmarnock
editOn 14 July 2017, Bolton announced that Samizadeh had been released and that he was joining Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock.[4] Samizadeh made his first appearance for the club on the same day, coming on as a second-half substitute in a Scottish League Cup match.[5] Samizadeh was released by Kilmarnock in May 2018, at the end of his contract.[6]
Curzon Ashton
editOn 14 August 2018, Samizadeh signed for Curzon Ashton[7] and made his debut that night coming off the bench against Alfreton Town.
Wealdstone
editSamizadeh signed for Wealdstone in December 2018 and played two matches.[8]
Burgess Hill Town
editIn January 2019 he signed for Burgess Hill Town, scoring on his debut for the club.[9]
Colne
editHe signed for Colne on 12 September 2020.[10]
Leatherhead
editIn August 2021 Samizadeh signed for Leatherhead and scored a hat-trick on his debut.[11]
Altrincham
editIn July 2022 Samizadeh signed for Altrincham after a successful trial period with the club.[12] In October 2022, it was announced he had left the club.[13]
Personal life
editIn October 2020 Samizadeh and three others were accused of providing Iranian nationals with false identification and travel documents, with a view to helping them enter the UK illegally. He stood for trial where it was stated he had a false identity known as Mohammad Hossein Samizadeh in Italy in which he would use to facilitate the illegal immigrations by opening them bank accounts and make travel arrangements by having them use the false identities. His laptop also contained images of other people's stolen passports. He denied all statements.[14]
Samizadeh was the CEO of Royale Residential from 2020 to 2021.[15][16]
In 2023, he appeared in the BBC series Boot Dreams.[17]
In 2024, he became the subject of another fraud investigation, relating to property management.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 21 September 2021[18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2015–16[19] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[20] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chorley (loan) | 2016–17[18] | National League North | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | ||
| Kilmarnock | 2017–18[21] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Curzon Ashton | 2018–19[18] | National League North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Wealdstone | 2018–19[18] | National League South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Burgess Hill Town | 2018–19[22] | Isthmian Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[d] | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | ||
| Colne | 2020–21[23] | Northern Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | ||
| Leatherhead | 2021–22[24] | Isthmian Premier Division | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance for Kilmarnock under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Bolton Wanderers:Time to Take Samizadeh Seriously?". 7 October 2015.
- ^ "Brentford v Bolton". BBC Sport. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Gainsborough 0, Chorley 2".
- ^ "Alex Samizadeh joins Kilmarnock". Bolton Wanderers FC. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere".
- ^ "Player updates: Departures after 2017/18 season". Kilmarnock FC. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "StackPath".
- ^ "England - A. Samizadeh - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ https://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/sport/football/former-bolton-zwanderers-and-kilmarnock-striker-shines-on-burgess-hill-town-debut-1-8762975 [dead link]
- ^ Colne: Samizadeh Commits to the Reds!"
- ^ "StackPath".
- ^ "Phil bolsters squad".
- ^ "An update on football matters".
- ^ Former Bolton Wanderers striker accused of helping Iranian nationals illegally enter the UK
- ^ Instagram, Alex Samizadeh: "Ex Bolton Wanderers & Kilmarnock football player CEO of Royale Residential"
- ^ Companies House: "Alexander SAMIZADEH"
- ^ "Boot Dreams". www.bbc.co.uk. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d Alex Samizadeh at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Samizadeh in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Samizadeh in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Alex Samizadeh in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ Football Webpages: "Burgess Hill Town – Appearances – Alexander Samizadeh – 2018-2019"
- ^ Football Web Pages: "Colne – Appearances – Alex Samizadeh"
- ^ Leatherhead – Appearances – Alexander Sami"
External links
edit- Alex Samizadeh at Soccerbase
