Mateo Cassierra

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cassierra and the second or maternal family name is Cabezas.
Mateo Cassierra
Матео Кассьерра.jpg
Cassierra with Zenit St. Petersburg in 2022
Personal information
Full name Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas
Date of birth (1997-04-13) 13 April 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Barbacoas, Colombia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Zenit St. Petersburg
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)
2021–2022 Sochi 22 (14)
2022– Zenit St. Petersburg 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022

Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas (born 13 April 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg.

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] Cassierra finished 2021–22 Russian Premier League as the second-best goal scorer with 14 goals, behind Gamid Agalarov who scored 19, as Sochi finished in 2nd place, club's historical best position.[10]

Zenit St. Petersburg

On 30 June 2022, Zenit St. Petersburg announced the signing of Cassierra to a three-year contract, with the option of an additional year.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 October 2022[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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 22 14 1 0 – – 23 14
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2022–23 Russian Premier League 12 0 3 0 – 1[c] 0 16 0
Career total 219 74 23 6 15 2 4 0 261 82
  1. ^ Appearances in Copa de la Superliga
  2. ^ Appearance in Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearance in Russian Super Cup

Honours

Club

Ajax

Jong Ajax[13]

Racing Club[13]

Zenit Saint Petersburg

References

  1. ^ "Mateo Cassierra" (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Ajax rondt transfer Colombiaan Cassierra af" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 17 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Ajax sign Mateo Cassierra". Ajax. 17 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Ajax rondt komst miljoenenaankoop Casierra af" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 17 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Cassierra tweede Colombiaan bij Ajax" (in Dutch). Ajax. 17 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Cassierra laat zich uit over 'eeuwige rol' bij Jong Ajax" (in Dutch). SoccerNews.nl. 2 May 2018.
  7. ^ Ajax laat Sierhuis en Matusiwa in kelder Eredivisie minuten maken (Dutch). Voetbal International. 27 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Ajax verhuurt Mateo Cassierra aan Racing Club". AFC Ajax. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Ряды "Сочи" пополнил латиноамериканский форвард!" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Агаларов — лучший бомбардир РПЛ сезона-2021/2022. Дзюба и Смолов — в топ-5" (in Russian). Championat. 21 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Матео Кассьерра — в «Зените»!". fc-zenit.ru (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  12. ^ Mateo Cassierra at Soccerway
  13. ^ a b c "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
  14. ^ "«Зенит» обыграл «Спартак» в Петербурге и завоевал третий OLIMPBET Суперкубок подряд" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 July 2022.

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