Alejandro Jair Cabeza Jiménez (born 11 March 1997) is an Ecuadorian professional

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who plays as a forward for

Ecuadorian Serie A The Liga Pro Ecuador Serie A, simply known as the Liga Pro or the Serie A (or the Ecuadorian Serie A to distinguish it from the Italian Serie A and the Brazilian Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série A), or as Liga Pro Ecuabet for sponsorship re ...

club El Nacional.

Club career

A youth academy graduate of

Independiente del Valle Club de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle, known simply as Independiente del Valle, is a professional football club based in Sangolquí Ecuador that currently plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A. Founded in 1958, the club plays ...

, Cabeza made his first team debut on 20 July 2016 in a 5–2 league defeat against El Nacional. He scored his first goal on 4 December 2016 in a 2–1 league win against Fuerza Amarilla. On 6 January 2021, Cabeza was loaned to C.S. Emelec from Independente del Valle. On 24 October 2023, Cabeza signed for

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club

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International career

Cabeza received maiden call-up to senior team in November 2019 for friendlies against

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and

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. He made his senior team debut on 15 November 2019 in 3–0 win against Trinidad and Tobago.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

;Independiente del Valle *

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* 1997 births Living people Footballers from Esmeraldas, Ecuador Ecuadorian men's footballers 21st-century Ecuadorian sportsmen Men's association football forwards Ecuador men's international footballers Ecuador men's under-20 international footballers Ecuador men's youth international footballers Independiente del Valle footballers S.D. Aucas footballers C.S. Emelec footballers PFC Sochi players 9 de Octubre F.C. players C.D. El Nacional footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players Russian Premier League players Ecuadorian Serie B players Ecuadorian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Ecuadorian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Copa Sudamericana–winning players {{Ecuador-footy-forward-stub