Alex Samizadeh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Samizadeh | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Curzon Ashton | ||
| 2015 | → Manchester City (loan) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Chorley (loan) | 2 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Kilmarnock | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Curzon Ashton | 8 | (0) |
| 2018 | Wealdstone | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Burgess Hill Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Colne | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Leatherhead | 12 | (7) |
| 2022 | Altrincham | 0 | (0) |
| 2022-2023 | Hyde | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:00, 18 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Alexander Samizadeh (Persian: الکس سمیع زاده; born 10 November 1998) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He most recently played for Hyde. He has previously played for Bolton Wanderers, Chorley, Kilmarnock and Altrincham.
Early life
[edit]Alexander Samizadeh was born in Iran and moved to England in December 2013.[1]
Club career
[edit]Bolton Wanderers
[edit]Samizadeh started his career with Bolton Wanderers, progressing through their youth teams. He made his first team debut on 5 April 2016, coming on as a substitute for Kaiyne Woolery at Brentford in the Football League Championship.[2]
Chorley
[edit]In November 2016, Samizadeh joined National League North side Chorley on a two-month work experience loan.[3] He scored on his debut.
Kilmarnock
[edit]On 14 July 2017, Bolton announced that Samizadeh had been released and that he was joining Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock.[4] Samizadeh made his first appearance for the club on the same day, coming on as a second-half substitute in a Scottish League Cup match.[5] Samizadeh was released by Kilmarnock in May 2018, at the end of his contract.[6]
Curzon Ashton
[edit]On 14 August 2018, Samizadeh signed for Curzon Ashton[7] and made his debut that night coming off the bench against Alfreton Town.
Wealdstone
[edit]Samizadeh signed for Wealdstone in December 2018 and played two matches.[8]
Burgess Hill Town
[edit]In January 2019 he signed for Burgess Hill Town, scoring on his debut for the club.[9]
Colne
[edit]Leatherhead
[edit]In August 2021 Samizadeh signed for Leatherhead and scored a hat-trick on his debut for the club.[11]
Altrincham
[edit]In July 2022 Samizadeh signed for Altrincham after a successful trial period with the club.[12] In October 2022, it was announced he had left the club.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 21 September 2021[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2015–16[15] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[16] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Chorley (loan) | 2016–17[14] | National League North | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | ||
| Kilmarnock | 2017–18[17] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Curzon Ashton | 2018–19[14] | National League North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Wealdstone | 2018–19[14] | National League South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Burgess Hill Town | 2018–19[18] | Isthmian Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[d] | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | ||
| Colne | 2020–21[19] | Northern Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | ||
| Leatherhead | 2021–22[20] | Isthmian Premier Division | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearance for Kilmarnock under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ↑ Appearance in the FA Trophy
- ↑ Appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bolton Wanderers:Time to Take Samizadeh Seriously?". 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "Brentford v Bolton". BBC Sport. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ↑ "Gainsborough 0, Chorley 2". 13 November 2016.
- ↑ "Alex Samizadeh joins Kilmarnock". Bolton Wanderers FC. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ↑ "ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere".
- ↑ "Player updates: Departures after 2017/18 season". Kilmarnock FC. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.[dead link]
- ↑ "StackPath".
- ↑ "England - A. Samizadeh - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ↑ https://www.midsussextimes.co.uk/sport/football/former-bolton-zwanderers-and-kilmarnock-striker-shines-on-burgess-hill-town-debut-1-8762975 [dead link]
- ↑ Colne: Samizadeh Commits to the Reds!"
- ↑ "StackPath".
- ↑ "Phil bolsters squad".
- ↑ "An update on football matters".
- 1 2 3 4 Alex Samizadeh at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Alex Samizadeh in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Alex Samizadeh in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Alex Samizadeh in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ Football Webpages: "Burgess Hill Town – Appearances – Alexander Samizadeh – 2018-2019"
- ↑ Football Web Pages: "Colne – Appearances – Alex Samizadeh"
- ↑ Leatherhead – Appearances – Alexander Sami"
External links
[edit]- Alex Samizadeh at Soccerbase
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Iranian men's footballers
- Iranian expatriate men's footballers
- Iranian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- English people of Iranian descent
- British Asian footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Northern Premier League players
- Isthmian League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Chorley F.C. players
- Sportspeople of Iranian descent
- Curzon Ashton F.C. players
- Wealdstone F.C. players
- Burgess Hill Town F.C. players
- Colne F.C. players
- Leatherhead F.C. players
- Altrincham F.C. players
- Footballers from Tehran
- 21st-century Iranian sportsmen