| Alejandro Cabeza | |
| Full Name: | Alejandro Jair Cabeza Jiménez |
| Birth Date: | 1997 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Esmeraldas, Ecuador |
| Height: | 1.85m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | 9 de Octubre |
| Clubnumber: | 99 |
| Youthclubs1: | Independiente del Valle |
| Years1: | 2016–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Independiente del Valle |
| Caps1: | 86 |
| Goals1: | 14 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Aucas (loan) |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Emelec (loan) |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Emelec |
| Caps4: | 42 |
| Goals4: | 10 |
| Years5: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Sochi |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | 9 de Octubre |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Ecuador U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Ecuador U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Ecuador |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 11 April 2024 |
Alejandro Jair Cabeza Jiménez (born 11 March 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ecuadorian Serie B club 9 de Octubre.
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.[1] He scored his first goal on 4 December 2016 in a 2–1 league win against Fuerza Amarilla.[2]
On 6 January 2021, Cabeza was loaned to C.S. Emelec from Independente del Valle.[3]
On 24 October 2023, Cabeza signed for Russian Premier League club Sochi.[4]
Cabeza received maiden call-up to senior team in November 2019 for friendlies against Trinidad and Tobago and Colombia.[5] He made his senior team debut on 15 November 2019 in 3–0 win against Trinidad and Tobago.[6] [7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Independiente | 2016 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 32 | 7 | |||
| 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | — | 39 | 6 | |||
| 2020 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Total | 86 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 18 | |||
| Aucas (loan) | 2020 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| Emelec (loan) | 2021 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 10 | |
| Emelec | 2022 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 10 | |
| 2023 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Total | 42 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 15 | |||
| Orenburg | 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 177 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 46 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | ||