Cole Alexander (born 9 July 1989) is a South African professional

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player who plays as a central midfielder for Helsingborgs Idrottsförening, commonly known as Helsingborgs IF, in the Swedish second tier,

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Early and personal life

Alexander was born in Cape Town, and grew up in the Lentegeur neighborhood of Mitchells Plain. He attended Lantana Primary School and later Golden Groove Primary School before attending Witteborne High School in Wynberg. He is the son-in-law of

Duncan Crowie Duncan Crowie (born 29 May 1963) is a retired South African football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to prope ...

, having married his daughter Jaime in March 2019.

Club career

Cole started his junior career with local side Robert Bowman, and went on to play junior football with Seven Stars, Santos, Hellenic and Ajax Cape Town Juniors. He started his senior career with Ajax Cape Town in 2008, and had loan spells with

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and

Chippa United Chippa United Football Club (often known as Chilli boys or Chippa) is a South African professional football club based in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape province, having previously being based in Nyanga suburb of the city of Cape Town. The club' ...

. He made 43 league appearances for Ajax without scoring. On 23 June 2014, Cole joined

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on a two year deal. He made 52 appearances across two seasons at the club, scoring two goals. In February 2016, Cole signed for

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on a pre-contract agreement. 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, where he made 57 league appearances across two-and-a-half seasons. On 10 October 2020, he joined Indian Super League club Odisha FC on a two year deal. This made him the first ever South African to play at the highest level of football in India, the Indian Super League. Alexander scored his first goal for the club on 22 December in a 2–2 draw with NorthEast United FC. On 23 July 2021, Cole mutually terminated his contract with Odisha FC after reaching agreement over an undisclosed fee.

References

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