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Cole Alexander (born 9 July 1989) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder.[1]

Early and personal life

Alexander was born in Cape Town,[2][3] and grew up in the Lentegeur neighborhood of Mitchells Plain.[4] He attended Lantana Primary School and later Golden Groove Primary School before attending Witteborne High School in Wynberg.[5]

He is the son-in-law of Duncan Crowie, having married his daughter Jaime in March 2019.[6]

Club career

Cole started his junior career with local side Robert Bowman,[6] and went on to play junior football with Seven Stars, Santos, Hellenic and Ajax Cape Town Juniors.[4]

He started his senior career with Ajax Cape Town in 2008, and had loan spells with Vasco da Gama and Chippa United.[4][7] He made 43 league appearances for Ajax without scoring.[2]

On 23 June 2014, Cole joined Polokwane City on a two year deal.[8] He made 52 appearances across two seasons at the club, scoring two goals.[2]

In February 2016, Cole signed for SuperSport United on a pre-contract agreement.[9] He made 8 appearances for SuperSport United during the 2016–17 season, and 1 appearance during the 2017–18 season. Subsequently, Cole signed for Bidvest Wits in February 2018,[10] where he made 57 league appearances across two-and-a-half seasons.[2]

On 10 October 2020, he joined Indian Super League club Odisha FC on a two year deal.[11] This made him the first ever South African to play at the highest level of football in India, the Indian Super League.[12] Alexander scored his first goal for the club on 22 December in a 2–2 draw with NorthEast United FC.[13][14] On 23 July 2021, Cole mutually terminated his contract with Odisha FC after reaching agreement over an undisclosed fee.[15]

He returned to South Africa and Kaizer Chiefs in 2021.[16] In the latter half of 2023 he played for Helsingborgs IF in the Swedish Superettan, but then left.[17]

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