Alejandro Villarreal
 Villarreal in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alejandro Villarreal Zuluaga | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 July 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Medellín, Colombia[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Aldosivi (on loan from Santos) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Leones del Sur | |||||||||||||||||
| América de Cali | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2024 | Deportivo Cali | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Santos | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Santos | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | → Aldosivi (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Colombia U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:22, 18 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:04, 18 February 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Alejandro Villarreal Zuluaga (born 28 July 2005) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine club Aldosivi, on loan from Brazilian club Santos.[2]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Medellín, Antioquia, Villarreal began his career in Cali at the age of six with EF Leones del Sur. He subsequently represented América de Cali before having a six-season spell in the youth sides of Deportivo Cali.[3]
Santos
[edit]On 7 March 2024, Villarreal agreed to a deal with Brazilian club Santos,[4] but his registration was not made on time as the Profeta only had an amateur deal at Deportivo Cali, which delayed the transfer clearance.[5] He was only officially registered in July, and also trained with the first team squad;[6] Cali also retained 10% of his economic rights.[7]
Villarreal made his professional debut with Peixe on 17 August 2024, coming on as a second-half substitute for João Schmidt in a 1–0 Série B home loss to Avaí.[8] He subsequently returned to the under-20 team.
Loan to Aldosivi
[edit]On 30 July 2025, Villarreal was loaned to Argentine Primera División side Aldosivi until January 2027.[9] He made his debut for the club on 15 August, replacing Tobías Cervera late into a 0–0 home draw against Belgrano.
International career
[edit]On 20 August 2024, Villarreal was called up to the Colombia national under-20 team by manager César Torres for two friendlies against Uruguay,[8] but was cut from the squad six days later.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 21 April 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Santos | 2024 | Série B | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Aldosivi (loan) | 2025 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]Santos
References
[edit]- ^ Alejandro Villarreal at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Alejandro Villarreal at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Alejandro Villarreal será a novidade no Santos contra o Avaí" [Alejandro Villarreal will be the news of Santos against Avaí] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 15 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Santos contrata promessas da Venezuela e da Colômbia para o time sub-20" [Santos sign prospects from Venezuela and Colombia for the under-20 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Entenda por que o Santos não pode registrar reforços do sub-20 e por isso só pagará salários em julho" [Understand why Santos cannot register additions of the under-20s and that is why they will only pay wages in July] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Jogadores da base das seleções colombiana e venezuelana assinam com o Santos e treinam no profissional" [Youth players of the Colombia and Venezuela national team sign with Santos and train in the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Alejandro Villarreal se marcha del Cali para ir al Santos" [Alejandro Villarreal leaves Cali to join Santos] (in Spanish). El Deportivo. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Após estrear no profissional do Santos, Villarreal é convocado pela seleção colombiana sub-20" [After debuting in the first team of Santos, Villarreal is called up by Colombia national under-20 team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Santos empresta o atacante Alejandro Villarreal ao Aldosivi, da Argentina" [Santos loan forward Alejandro Villarreal to Aldosivi, from Argentina] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Jhoan Hernández Mejía de Millonarios FC (Col) y Alejandro Villarreal Zuluaga Santos- SP (Bra) desconvocados de la Selección Colombia Masculina Sub-20" [Jhoan Hernández Mejía from Millonarios FC (COL) and Alejandro Villarreal Zuluaga Santos- SP (BRA) removed from the Colombia men's national under-20 team] (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Medellín
- Colombian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Santos FC players
- Club Atlético Aldosivi footballers
- Colombia men's under-20 international footballers
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
- 21st-century Colombian sportsmen