Mateo Cassierra

Mateo Cassierra
Personal information
Full name Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas
Date of birth (1997-04-13) 13 April 1997
Place of birth Barbacoas, Colombia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Ajax
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Deportivo Cali 43 (12)
2016– Ajax 17 (2)
2016– Jong Ajax 17 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 June 2017.

Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas (born 13 April 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ajax.

Career

Deportivo Cali

Casierra 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)[1]

AFC Ajax

On 17 June 2016, Cassierra signed a five-year contract with Dutch club Ajax, lasting until 2021.[2] The club paid Deportivo Cali €5.5 million to complete the transfer.[3] Cassierra is the second Colombian player after Daniel Cruz (2000–2003) to play for Ajax.[4] In keeping with Ajax tradition, he scored a goal in his Eredivisie debut.

Career statistics

Club performance

Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Club Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colombia Categoría Primera A Copa Colombia Continental1 Other Total
Deportivo Cali2015238103003311
2016204006200266
Total 431210362005917
Netherlands Eredivisie KNVB Cup Continental2 Other3 Total
AFC Ajax2016–17812280183
Total812280183
Career total 5113125122007720
Statistics accurate as of last match played on 28 November 2016.[5]

1 Includes cup competitions such as Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana,and Recopa Sudamericana.

2 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

3 Includes the Johan Cruijff Shield and Eredivisie playoffs matches.

Honours

Club

Ajax

References

  1. "Ajax rondt transfer Colombiaan Cassierra af" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 17 June 2016.
  2. "Ajax sign Mateo Cassierra". Ajax. 17 June 2016.
  3. "Ajax rondt komst miljoenenaankoop Casierra af" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 17 June 2016.
  4. "Cassierra tweede Colombiaan bij Ajax" (in Dutch). Ajax. 17 June 2016.
  5. "Mateo Cassierra profile". Soccerway.
  6. "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.


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