Alex Samizadeh

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Alex Samizadeh
Personal information
Full name Alexander Samizadeh
Date of birth (1998-11-10) 10 November 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Striker, Winger
Club information
Current team
 Leatherhead Football Club
Youth career
2014–2015 Curzon Ashton
2015 → Manchester City (loan)
2015–2017 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Bolton Wanderers 1 (0)
2016 → Chorley (loan) 2 (2)
2017–2018 Kilmarnock 1 (0)
2018 Curzon Ashton 8 (0)
2018 Wealdstone 1 (0)
2019 Burgess Hill Town 2 (0)
2020 Colne 1 (0)
2021 Leatherhead 12 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:08, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Alexander Samizadeh (Persian: الکس سمیع زاده; born 10 November 1998) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He has previously played for Bolton Wanderers, Chorley and Kilmarnock.

Early life[]

Alexander Samizadeh was born in Iran and moved to England in December 2013.[1]

Club career[]

Bolton Wanderers[]

Samizadeh started his career with Bolton Wanderers, progressing through their youth teams. He made his first team debut on 5 April 2016, coming on as a substitute for Kaiyne Woolery at Brentford in the Football League Championship.[2]

Chorley[]

In November 2016, Samizadeh joined National League North side Chorley on a two-month work experience loan.[3] He scored on his debut.

Kilmarnock[]

On 14 July 2017, Bolton announced that Samizadeh had been released and that he was joining Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock.[4] Samizadeh made his first appearance for the club on the same day, coming on as a second-half substitute in a Scottish League Cup match.[5] Samizadeh was released by Kilmarnock in May 2018, at the end of his contract.[6]

Curzon Ashton[]

On 14 August 2018, Samizadeh signed for Curzon Ashton[7] and made his debut that night coming off the bench against Alfreton Town.

Wealdstone[]

Samizadeh signed for Wealdstone in December 2018 and played two matches.[8]

Burgess Hill Town[]

In January 2019 he signed for Burgess Hill Town, scoring on his debut for the club.[9]

Colne[]

He signed for Colne on 12 September 2020.[10]

Leatherhead[]

In August 2021 Samizadeh signed for Leatherhead and scored a hat-trick on his debut.[11]

Personal life[]

In October 2020 Samizadeh and three others were accused of providing Iranian nationals with false identification and travel documents, with a view to helping them enter the UK illegally. He stood for trial where it was stated he had a false identity known as Mohammad Hossein Samizadeh in Italy in which he would use to facilitate the illegal immigrations by opening them bank accounts and make travel arrangements by having them use the false identities. His laptop also contained images of other people's stolen passports. He denied all statements.[12]

Samizadeh has been the CEO of Royale Residential since 30 October 2020.[13][14]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 21 September 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bolton Wanderers 2015–16[16] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 – – 1 0
2016–17[17] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 – 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Chorley (loan) 2016–17[15] National League North 2 2 0 0 – 0 0 – 2 2
Kilmarnock 2017–18[18] Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 2 0 1[b] 0 – 4 0
Curzon Ashton 2018–19[15] National League North 8 0 0 0 – 0 0 – 8 0
Wealdstone 2018–19[15] National League South 1 0 0 0 – 1[c] 0 – 2 0
Burgess Hill Town 2018–19[19] Isthmian Premier Division 2 0 0 0 – 1[d] 1 – 3 1
Colne 2020–21[20] Northern Premier League 1 0 2 1 – 0 0 – 3 1
Leatherhead 2021–22[21] Isthmian Premier Division 4 5 4 1 – 0 0 – 8 6
Career total 20 7 6 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 32 10
  1. ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance for Kilmarnock under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy
  4. ^ Appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Bolton Wanderers:Time to Take Samizadeh Seriously?". 7 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Brentford v Bolton". BBC Sport. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Gainsborough 0, Chorley 2".
  4. ^ "Alex Samizadeh joins Kilmarnock". Bolton Wanderers FC. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. ^ "ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere".
  6. ^ "Player updates: Departures after 2017/18 season". Kilmarnock FC. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  7. ^ "StackPath".
  8. ^ "England - A. Samizadeh - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  9. ^ https://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/sport/football/former-bolton-zwanderers-and-kilmarnock-striker-shines-on-burgess-hill-town-debut-1-8762975[dead link]
  10. ^ Colne: Samizadeh Commits to the Reds!"
  11. ^ "StackPath".
  12. ^ Former Bolton Wanderers striker accused of helping Iranian nationals illegally enter the UK
  13. ^ Instagram, Alex Samizadeh: "Ex Bolton Wanderers & Kilmarnock football player CEO of Royale Residential"
  14. ^ Companies House: "Alexander SAMIZADEH"
  15. ^ a b c d Alex Samizadeh at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Games played by Alex Samizadeh in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Games played by Alex Samizadeh in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Games played by Alex Samizadeh in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  19. ^ Football Webpages: "Burgess Hill Town – Appearances – Alexander Samizadeh – 2018-2019"
  20. ^ Football Web Pages: "Colne – Appearances – Alex Samizadeh"
  21. ^ Leatherhead – Appearances – Alexander Sami"

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