Alejandro Chumacero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chumacero and the second or maternal family name is Bracamonte.

Alejandro Saúl Chumacero Bracamonte (born 22 April 1991) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bolivian Primera División club Wilstermann and the Bolivia national team.

Alejandro Chumacero

Chumacero with The Strongest in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Saúl Chumacero Bracamonte[1]
Date of birth	(1991-04-22) 22 April 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	La Paz, Bolivia
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position	Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team	Wilstermann
Number	3
Youth career
	The Strongest
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2013	The Strongest	175	(27)
2013	Sport Recife	5	(0)
2013–2017	The Strongest	130	(31)
2018–2020	Puebla	72	(4)
2021	Unión Española	9	(2)
2022	Always Ready	31	(1)
2023–	Wilstermann	24	(1)
International career‡
2011	Bolivia U20	3	(0)
2011–	Bolivia[2]	49	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 31 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:29, 31 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in La Paz, Chumacero has played for The Strongest and Sport Recife.^[1][2]

He signed a five-year contract with Brazilian club Sport Recife in July 2013.^[3] In December 2013 he said he wished to leave the club and return to former club The Strongest due to lack of first-team games.^[4][5]

In December 2017 it was announced he would sign for Liga MX with club Puebla.^[6]

International career

He made his international debut for Bolivia in 2011,^[2][7] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for them.^[8]

He represented Bolivia at the 2015 Copa América and was critical of the Bolivian press coverage of the team's performance in the tournament, believing them to be unfairly negative.^[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Bolivia's goal tally first.^[2]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 October 2012	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Peru	1–1	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	24 March 2016	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia	Colombia	2–2	2–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification