Mateo Cassierra
![]() Cassierra with Sochi in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas | ||
Date of birth | 13 April 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Barbacoas, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | PFC Sochi | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Deportivo Cali | 43 | (12) |
2016–2018 | Jong Ajax | 46 | (29) |
2016–2019 | Ajax | 21 | (3) |
2018 | → FC Groningen (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2019 | → Racing (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Belenenses SAD | 63 | (14) |
2021– | PFC Sochi | 14 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2022 |
Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas (born 13 April 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian club PFC Sochi.[1]
Career[]
Deportivo Cali[]
Cassierra made his debut for Deportivo Cali in 2015. Despite having played at Deportivo Cali with a jersey displaying "Casierra", his official name is spelled "Cassierra" (with two s's).[2]
Ajax[]
On 17 June 2016, Cassierra signed a five-year contract with Dutch club Ajax, lasting until 2021.[3] The club paid Deportivo Cali €5.5 million to complete the transfer.[4] Cassierra is the third Colombian player to play for Ajax after Daniel Cruz (2000–2003) and Davinson Sánchez.[5] He scored a goal in his Eredivisie debut against Sparta Rotterdam in a 1–3 win.
Cassierra spent the majority of the 2017–18 season playing for the reserves' team Jong Ajax, in the Eerste Divisie. He finished as top scorer of the reserves team with 18 goals scored, helping his side to clinch their first championship since joining the professional ranks and competing in the second tier of Dutch football.[6]
Groningen loan[]
On 2 June 2018, Ajax announced its loan, for one season, to FC Groningen. However, he returned after only half a season.[7]
Racing loan[]
In January 2019, he joined Racing on loan until July 2020.[8]
Sochi[]
On 26 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with an additional one-year option with Russian Premier League club PFC Sochi.[9]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 13 December 2021[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Deportivo Cali | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 23 | 8 | 10 | 3 | – | – | 33 | 11 | ||
2016 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | – | 26 | 6 | |||
Total | 43 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 17 | ||
Ajax | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | |
2017–18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | |||
Total | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
Jong Ajax | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 11 | – | – | – | 17 | 11 | |||
2017–18 | 29 | 18 | – | – | – | 29 | 18 | |||||
Total | 46 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 29 | ||
Groningen | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||
Jong Groningen | 2018–19 | Derde Divisie | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | |||
Racing | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Belenenses SAD | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 4 | ||
2020–21 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 36 | 11 | ||||
2021–22 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 63 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 15 | ||
Sochi | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 8 | ||
Career total | 196 | 68 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 233 | 76 |
- ^ Appearances in Copa de la Superliga
- ^ Appearance in Taça da Liga
Honours[]
Club[]
Ajax
- UEFA Europa League: runners-up 2016-17[11]
Jong Ajax[11]
- Eerste Divisie: Champion 2017-18
Racing Club[11]
- Primera División: Champion 2018–19
References[]
- ^ "Oficial: Mateo Cassierra é reforço". A Bola (in Portuguese). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Ajax rondt transfer Colombiaan Cassierra af" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Ajax sign Mateo Cassierra". Ajax. 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Ajax rondt komst miljoenenaankoop Casierra af" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Cassierra tweede Colombiaan bij Ajax" (in Dutch). Ajax. 17 June 2016.
- ^ "Cassierra laat zich uit over 'eeuwige rol' bij Jong Ajax" (in Dutch). SoccerNews.nl. 2 May 2018.
- ^ Ajax laat Sierhuis en Matusiwa in kelder Eredivisie minuten maken (Dutch). Voetbal International. 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Ajax verhuurt Mateo Cassierra aan Racing Club". AFC Ajax. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Ряды "Сочи" пополнил латиноамериканский форвард!" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Mateo Cassierra at Soccerway
- ^ a b c "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
External links[]
- Mateo Cassierra at WorldFootball.net
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Barbacoas, Nariño
- Association football forwards
- Colombian footballers
- Colombian expatriate footballers
- Categoría Primera A players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Primeira Liga players
- Russian Premier League players
- Deportivo Cali footballers
- AFC Ajax players
- Jong Ajax players
- FC Groningen players
- Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers
- Belenenses SAD players
- PFC Sochi players
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Colombian football forward stubs