Alexander Nasim Succar Cañote (born 12 August 1995) is a Peruvian professional

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who plays as a

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for Peruvian Liga 1 club Carlos A. Mannucci, on loan from

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, and the Peru national team.

Club career

Succar played in the youth ranks of

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. In January 2014, he was signed by

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. During the 2015 Apertura phase, due to an excess of forwards in the squad, he was loaned to Cienciano, where he scored 3 goals. Succar then returned to Cristal, where he played the Clausura and the Playoffs phases, ultimately losing in the final against F.B.C. Melgar. He played the Apertura phase of the 2016 season with Cristal and was loaned to

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for the Clausura.

International career

Born in Peru, Succar is of Lebanese descent and is eligible to be selected for the Peru national team and the Lebanon national team. He's also available to represent the United States due to his father's American nationality.

Peru

Succar made his international debut for Peru on 6 June 2017, in a friendly game against Paraguay, winning 1–0.

Lebanon

In September 2019, Alexander and his brother Matías were contacted by the Lebanese Football Association to play for Lebanon in the

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due to their Lebanese descent.Selección de Líbano tentó a Alexander Succar para que juegue las Eliminatorias
libero.pe, 4 February 2020 However, they refused the call-up.Matías Succar, el delantero que sigue Ricardo Gareca para la Selección Peruana
rpp.pe, 11 June 2020 On 7 September 2023, Succar acquired Lebanese citizenship in order to play for the Lebanon national team.https://www.annahar.com/arabic/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84%D9%87/07092023113953324 Despite having been called up to play for Lebanon in a friendly against the United Arab Emirates on 17 October 2023, Succar's club

refused to release the player due to safety concerns regarding the

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in the region.

Personal life

Succar's paternal great grandparents immigrated to Peru from Lebanon by boat.Matías Succar: “Para destacar tienes que trabajar más de lo normal”
once.pe, 30 August 2020 They were originally from Bsharri, Lebanon. Alexander's younger brother, Matías, is also a professional footballer.Selección de Líbano tentó a Alexander Succar para que juegue las Eliminatorias
libero.pe, 4 February 2020

Honours

Sporting Cristal * Peruvian Primera División:

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Universitario de Deportes *Peruvian Primera División:

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* * 1995 births Living people Footballers from Lima Peruvian people of Lebanese descent Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Peruvian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Sporting Cristal footballers Cienciano footballers Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres players FC Sion players Huachipato FC footballers Club Universitario de Deportes footballers Peruvian Primera División players Swiss Super League players Chilean Primera División players Peru men's youth international footballers Peru men's under-20 international footballers Peru men's international footballers Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Chile Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Chile {{Peru-footy-forward-stub