| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Ariel Cabral | ||
| Date of birth | September 11, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Vélez Sársfield | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vélez Sársfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007– | Vélez Sársfield | 76 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Legia Warszawa (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Argentina U-20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011– | Argentina | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:12, 23 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alejandro Ariel Cabral (born September 11, 1987) is an Argentine football left-footed centre midfielder currently playing for Vélez Sársfield.
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Cabral started his playing career in 2007 with Vélez Sársfield, during Ricardo La Volpe's coaching era. Despite playing in the youth system as a centre attacking midfielder (in Argentina called enganche) he plays in the first team as a centre midfielder. He was part of Vélez' 2009 Torneo Clausura winning team, playing 5 games.
In 2010 Vélez loaned Cabral to Legia Warszawa for the entire 2010–11 season, for a fee of 150,000 US dollars and a buyout price of $2,000,000.[1] Despite showing considerable promise early on (scoring against Arsenal FC in a pre-season friendly and being called up to the senior national team), Cabral failed to adjust to the pace and the physical side of the Polish league, and so Legia chose not to take up the option; Cabral returned to Velez in the summer of 2011.[2]
He made his debut for the national team of Argentina on 1 June 2011 in a friendly match against Nigeria, soon followed by another appearance in a 2-1 defeat to Poland.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Final Score | Goal | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | June 1, 2011 | Abuja, Nigeria | Nigeria | 4–1 | 0 | Lost | Friendly |
| 2. | June 5, 2011 | Warsaw, Poland | Poland | 2–1 | 0 | Lost | Friendly |
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