Alex Saji
Indian footballer
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Alex Saji (born 9 May 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club SC Delhi.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Wayanad, Kerala, India | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC Delhi | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Redstar Football Academy | |||
| Kerala Blasters B | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Kerala Blasters B | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Gokulam Kerala | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Hyderabad | 31 | (0) |
| 2023 | → NorthEast United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | SC Delhi | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021–2023 | India U23 | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:21, 12 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Gokulam Kerala
In July 2019 Saji joined I-League club Gokulam Kerala FC on a season-long contract.[1][2][3]
He then promoted to the main team which goes to kolkata for 2020–21 I-League season.
Hyderabad
On 15 July 2022, Hyderabad completed the signing of Saji on a three-year deal.[4]
Northeast United
International career
On 2 October 2021, Saji was selected for 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualification matches which were scheduled to be played between 23 and 31 October 2021.[5][6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 October 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kerala Blasters B | 2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Gokulam Kerala | 2020–21 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 11 | 0 | 8[a][b] | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Hyderabad | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 10 | 0 | 6[a][d] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| NorthEast United (loan) | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 7 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 39 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- Appearance(s) in IFA Shield
