Alexander Szymanowski
Argentine footballer (born 1988)
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Alexander Szymanowski (Polish pronunciation: [alɛˈksandɛr ʂzɨmanˈɔfskʲi]; born 13 October 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Spanish Tercera Federación club Móstoles URJC.
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Szymanowski with Leganés in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Móstoles URJC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Ferro Carril Oeste | ||
| 2000–2002 | Atlético Madrid | ||
| 2002–2004 | Unión Adarve | ||
| 2004–2005 | Rayo Majadahonda | ||
| 2005–2006 | Leones de Castilla | ||
| 2006–2007 | Alcobendas | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | SS Reyes | 24 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Antequera | 33 | (6) |
| 2010 | Jumilla | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | SS Reyes | 26 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Alcalá | 38 | (11) |
| 2012–2014 | Recreativo | 40 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | → Brøndby (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Brøndby | 40 | (2) |
| 2015–2020 | Leganés | 84 | (22) |
| 2020–2021 | Recreativo | 19 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Gimnástica Segoviana | 23 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Vibonese | 26 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Talavera | 23 | (8) |
| 2024–2025 | SS Reyes | 16 | (1) |
| 2025– | Móstoles URJC | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2025 | |||
Raised in Spain, he spent most of his career there, totalling 42 games and 10 goals for Leganés in La Liga, and 82 appearances and 22 goals in Segunda División for that club and Recreativo. He also had a spell in Denmark with Brøndby, and suffered two-and-a-half seasons of injuries later in his career.
Club career
Early career
Born in Buenos Aires, Szymanowski moved to Guadarrama, Madrid in November 2000, at the age of 12. After four months on trial at Real Madrid, he subsequently represented Atlético Madrid, AD Unión Adarve, CF Rayo Majadahonda, CA Leones de Castilla and Alcobendas CF as a youth.[1][2]
Szymanowski made his senior debuts with UD San Sebastián de los Reyes in the 2007–08 campaign, suffering relegation from Segunda División B. In the 2009 summer he moved to Tercera División side Antequera CF, appearing regularly and subsequently returning to his previous club in the following year.
In July 2011 Szymanowski moved to RSD Alcalá in the third tier.[3] He finished the season with 38 appearances and 11 goals, being the club's top goalscorer.
Recreativo
On 11 July 2012, Szymanowski signed a three-year contract with Recreativo de Huelva in Segunda División.[4] After being nearly left out of the squad due to not having an EU passport,[5][6] he played his first match as a professional on 25 August, starting in a 1–0 home win against CD Mirandés.[7]
On 14 October Szymanowski scored his first professional goal, netting the last in a 2–5 away loss against Girona FC.[8] On 26 May 2013, he scored a brace in a 2–1 home win against Córdoba CF,[9] and contributed with 38 appearances and 10 goals during his first campaign, with his side narrowly avoiding relegation.[10]
Brøndby
On 29 August 2013, Szymanowski signed a one-year loan contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF with a €2 million buyout clause.[11] On 15 September he made his debut, in a 2–1 home win over Odense Boldklub.[12] Late in the month, Szymanowski scored his first two goals abroad, in a 3–2 win over FC Copenhagen, being also named man of the match.[13]
On 10 January 2014, Brøndby activated the buyout clause in Szymanowski's contract, who signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Danish side.[14] On 27 July of the following year he was released.[15]
Leganés
In July 2015, Szymanowski signed a two-year deal with CD Leganés in the second tier.[16] He was an undisputed starter for the Madrid side during the season, scoring a career-best 12 goals to help his side promote to La Liga for the first time ever.
Szymanowski made his debut in the main category of Spanish football on 27 August 2016, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Atlético Madrid.[17] He scored his first goal in the division on 25 September, but in a 1–2 home loss against Valencia CF.
On 20 July 2020, Szymanowski left Leganés after struggling severely with injuries during his last two seasons at the club.[18]
Later career
On 5 October 2020, transfer deadline day, Szymanowski returned to Recreativo, now in the third tier.[19] He was one of two players sent off in a 3–1 loss at Algeciras CF the following 24 January,[20] and the season ended with an unprecedented double relegation to the fifth tier following a restructuring of the Spanish football league system.[21]
Szymanowski joined Gimnástica Segoviana CF of the new Segunda División RFEF on 6 August 2021.[22]
In September 2022, Szymanowski joined Italian Serie D club Vibonese.[23] After one season, he returned to Spain to sign with Segunda Federación club Talavera.[24]
Personal life
Born in Argentina, Szymanowski is Polish, Belarusian, Spanish and Italian descent. His paternal grandfather was a Pole born in 1923 in what was then Poland, but has since been transferred to Ukraine, who moved at the age of five to Argentina and married a Belarusian woman.[25] Szymanowski's maternal grandfather's parents were Spanish (from Toro, Province of Zamora)[26] and his maternal grandmother's parents were Italian.[27] He also holds Spanish citizenship, his full name in that document being Alexander Szymanowski Alonso[a].[28]
Szymanowski's sister, Marianela, is also a footballer who has played in the Primera División and for Argentina's women's team.[29][30] After he scored his first double in Primera in an important 4–0 win over Betis in May 2017, they embraced each other in Butarque's stands.[31]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SS Reyes | 2007–08 | Segunda División B | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Tercera División | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Antequera | 2009–10 | Tercera División | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 | ||
| Jumilla | 2009–10 | Tercera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| SS Reyes | 2010–11 | Tercera División | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| Alcalá | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 11 | ||
| Recreativo | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 38 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 10 | ||||
| Brøndby | 2013–14 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Danish Superliga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 51 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 58 | 7 | |||
| Leganés | 2015–16 | Segunda División | 42 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 46 | 13 | ||
| 2016–17 | La Liga | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 8 | |||
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 84 | 22 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 90 | 23 | ||||
| Recreativo | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| Gimnástica Segoviana | 2021–22 | Segunda División RFEF | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 1 | 25 | 3 | |
| Vibonese | 2022–23 | Serie D | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 6 | ||
| Talavera | 2023–24 | Segunda Federación | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 374 | 68 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 404 | 71 | ||
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Szymanowski and the second or maternal family name is Alonso.
- Includes Copa del Rey, Danish Cup, Coppa Italia Serie D, Copa Federación
- Appearances in 2010 Tercera División play-offs
- Appearances in 2011 Tercera División play-offs
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in 2022 Segunda División RFEF relegation play-off
Honours
Individual
- Segunda División Player of the Month: January 2016 [33]