Alexandre Jankewitz

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Alexandre Jankewitz
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Tounde Dimitri Jankewitz[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 (age 20)
Place of birth Vevey, Switzerland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 St. Gallen
(on loan from Young Boys)
Youth career
0000–2018 Servette
2018–2021 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Southampton 2 (0)
2021– Young Boys 3 (0)
2021 Young Boys II 4 (0)
2022– → St. Gallen (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 5 (1)
2016–2017 Switzerland U16 4 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U17 11 (0)
2018–2019 Switzerland U18 4 (1)
2019 Switzerland U19 6 (0)
2020– Switzerland U21 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:14, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:09, 4 January 2022 (UTC)

Alexandre Tounde Dimitri Jankewitz (born 25 December 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for St. Gallen on loan from Swiss Super League club BSC Young Boys.

Club career[]

Southampton[]

Jankewitz signed his first professional contract in July 2019.[2] On 19 January 2021, he made his first professional appearance for Saints in a 2–0 home victory over Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup.[3] On 30 January 2021, Jankewitz made his Premier League debut as a substitute for Oriol Romeu in a 1–0 home defeat by Aston Villa.[4]

On 2 February 2021, he was sent off on his first Premier League start within the first two minutes of the away game against Manchester United, for a dangerous tackle on Scott McTominay. Southampton went on to lose the match by a record-equalling score of 9–0.[5] After the defeat, Jankewitz was subjected to racist abuse on social media, which Southampton passed on to Hampshire police.[6]

Young Boys[]

On 12 July 2021, Jankewitz joined BSC Young Boys for an undisclosed fee.[7]

Loan to St Gallen[]

In January 2022, he joined St. Gallen on loan until the end of the season.[8]

International career[]

Born in Switzerland, Jankewitz is of Cameroonian descent. He is a youth international for Switzerland.[9]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 3 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton 2020–21[10] Premier League 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Young Boys 2021–22[11] Swiss Super League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
St Gallen (loan) 2021–22[11] Swiss Super League 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0

References[]

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Four youngsters sign professional deals". Southampton FC. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Southampton 2–0 Shrewsbury Town". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Southampton 0–1 Aston Villa". 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. ^ Stone, Simon (2 February 2021). "Manchester United 9–0 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Jankewitz receives racist abuse". Southampton F.C. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Alex Jankewitz joins BSC Young Boys". Southampton FC. 12 July 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Alex Jankewitz moves again, six months after leaving Saints". dailyecho.co.uk. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Jankewitz features in Swiss defeat". Southampton FC. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Games played by Alexandre Jankewitz in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Games played by Alexandre Jankewitz in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

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