Steven Alzate (born 8 September 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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on loan from

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and the Colombia national team.

Club career

Leyton Orient

Alzate made his Football League debut as a second-half substitute for

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in Orient's 4–1 defeat at

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on 28 February 2017. He scored his first senior goal in his next game, the 4–0 win at Newport County on 4 March 2017.

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 31 July 2017, Alzate signed for

for an undisclosed fee.

Loan Swindon Town

On 2 July 2018, Alzate joined

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side

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at the County Ground sin ...

on a season-long loan. His first goal for the club came on 22 September, against Yeovil Town, when he scored with a 20-yard strike. On 1 January 2019, Alzate was ruled out for at least three months after he was diagnosed with a stress fracture to his back. The loan deal expired on 9 January, and Alzate returned to Brighton.

Breakthrough at Brighton

Alzate made his debut for ''The Seagulls'' in the

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on 27 August 2019 where he played the full match in the 2–1 away win against

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setting up Glenn Murray's late winner. Alzate was named on the bench in a

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fixture for the first time in a 1–1 home draw against

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on 14 September. He remained an unused substitute. Alzate made his Premier League and league debut for Brighton on 21 September playing the full match in the 0–0 draw at

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. He made his home debut on 5 October where he started the match against

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, which ended in a 3–0 victory. Alzate scored his first ''Albion'' goal on 23 January 2021, deflecting a

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shot in the back of the net in a 2–1 home victory over

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in the FA Cup fourth round, a match where he also recorded an assist for Yves Bissouma's 30 yard stunner. On 3 February 2021, Alzate scored his first Premier League goal to secure a 1–0 away win over

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, sealing Brighton's first win at

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in Premier League history and their first league win at Liverpool since 1982. Alzate played in Brighton's 3–2 home victory over champions

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on 18 May, with fans returning to football, in which ''The Seagulls'' went from 2–0 down to beat ''The Sky Blues'' for the first time since 1989. Alzate made four appearances at the start of the 2021–22 season suffering an injury on his fourth appearance in the 1–1 away draw against bitter rivals

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on 27 September, replacing the injured Dan Burn at half time before coming off injured himself 20 minutes later. He was later ruled out for three months with an ankle injury. He made his return to action on Boxing Day, coming on as a substitute and helping Brighton maintain their lead in the 2–0 home victory over

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. Alzate made his first league start of the season where he played the whole match of the 1–1 home draw against European champions

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on 18 January 2022. Alzate scored a long distance effort in his first game of the 2022–23 season on 24 August 2022, scoring Brighton's second in the eventual 3–0 away win over

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side

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in the second round of the

Loan to Standard Liège

On 9 September 2022, Alzate signed for

of the Belgium top flight on loan for the 2022–23 season. A year later, he re-signed a loan deal with the club for another season.

International career

On 6 November 2019, Alzate received his first call-up to the Colombia national team for friendlies against

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and

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in November 2019. He made his debut on 16 November coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 home victory over Peru. Five days later he made his first start for Colombia in the 1–0 away win against Ecuador where he was highly praised by manager

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. Alzate was recalled to the Colombia squad in January 2022 for

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against Peru and

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, after not being included in selection since October 2020.

Personal life

Alzate was born in London, England, to Colombian parents.

Career statistics

Club

International

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alzate, Steven Living people 1998 births English people of Colombian descent Footballers from the London Borough of Camden Colombian men's footballers English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players Premier League players Leyton Orient F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Standard Liège players Belgian Pro League players Colombia men's international footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium