Alejandro Cabeza
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Jair Cabeza Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Esmeraldas, Ecuador | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | L.D.U. Quito | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Independiente del Valle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Independiente del Valle | 86 | (14) |
| 2020 | → Aucas (loan) | 22 | (4) |
| 2021 | → Emelec (loan) | 26 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Emelec | 42 | (10) |
| 2023–2024 | Sochi | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | 9 de Octubre | 12 | (0) |
| 2024 | El Nacional | 11 | (1) |
| 2025– | L.D.U. Quito | 14 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Ecuador U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2020 | Ecuador U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Ecuador | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 August 2025 | |||
Alejandro Jair Cabeza Jiménez (born 11 March 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ecuadorian Serie A club L.D.U. Quito.[1]
A youth academy graduate of Independiente del Valle, Cabeza made his first team debut on 20 July 2016 in a 5–2 league defeat against El Nacional.[2] He scored his first goal on 4 December 2016 in a 2–1 league win against Fuerza Amarilla.[3]
On 6 January 2021, Cabeza was loaned to C.S. Emelec from Independente del Valle.[4]
On 24 October 2023, Cabeza signed for Russian Premier League club Sochi.[5]
International career
Cabeza received maiden call-up to senior team in November 2019 for friendlies against Trinidad and Tobago and Colombia.[6] He made his senior team debut on 15 November 2019 in 3–0 win against Trinidad and Tobago.[7][8]
