Alejandro Cabrera (footballer)
Argentine professional footballer
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Alejandro Cabrera (born 30 September 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Estudiantes RC, on loan from Banfield.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Cabrera | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Los Cóndores, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Estudiantes RC (on loan from Banfield) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2016–2022 | Estudiantes RC | 88 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Banfield (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2022– | Banfield | 50 | (3) |
| 2025– | → Estudiantes RC (loan) | 46 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:13, 11 May 2026 (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 RC.[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
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Estudiantes | 2016–17 | Torneo Federal B | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Torneo Federal A | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 88 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 93 | 3 | ||||
| Banfield (loan) | 2020–21[nb 1] | Primera División | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| Career total | 102 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 116 | 4 | |||
Notes
- Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances.