Alejandro Villarreal
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| 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 | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Aldosivi | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Leones del Sur | |||||||||||||||||
| América de Cali | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2024 | Deportivo Cali | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Santos | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Santos | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Aldosivi | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Colombia U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:17, 9 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:04, 18 February 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Alejandro Villarreal Zuluaga (born 28 July 2005) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine club Aldosivi.[2]
Early career
Born 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
On 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] He subsequently returned to the under-20 team.
Aldosivi
On 30 July 2025, Villarreal moved to Argentine Primera División side Aldosivi, with Santos retaining 20% over a future sale.[9] He made his debut for the club on 15 August, replacing Tobías Cervera late into a 0–0 home draw against Belgrano.
International career
On 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.[10]