Cole Alexander

Cole Alexander (born 9 July 1989) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for South African club Polokwane City.^[2]

Cole Alexander

Personal information
Full name	Cole Alexander
Date of birth	(1989-07-09) 9 July 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Polokwane City
Number	12
Youth career
	Leeds Lentegeur
	Seven Stars
	Santos
	Hellenic
0000–2008	Ajax Cape Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2014	Ajax Cape Town	43	(0)
2010–2011	→ Vasco da Gama (loan)	24	(0)
2012–2013	→ Chippa United (loan)	10	(0)
2014–2016	Polokwane City	52	(4)
2016–2018	SuperSport United	9	(2)
2018–2020	Bidvest Wits	57	(4)
2020–2021	Odisha	15	(3)
2021–2023	Kaizer Chiefs	26	(1)
2023	Helsingborg	7	(1)
2024–	Polokwane City	21	(0)
International career
2015–2017	South Africa	6	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 February 2025

Early and personal life

Alexander was born in Cape Town,^[1][3] and grew up in the Lentegeur neighborhood of Mitchells Plain.^[4] He attended Lantana Primary School and later Golden Groove Primary School before attending Wittebome High School in Wynberg.^[5]

He is the son-in-law of Duncan Crowie, having married his daughter Jaime in March 2019.^[6]

Club career

Cole started his junior career with local side Robert Bowman,^[6] and went on to play junior football with Seven Stars, Santos, Hellenic and Ajax Cape Town Juniors.^[4]

He started his senior career with Ajax Cape Town in 2008, and had loan spells with Vasco da Gama and Chippa United.^[4][7] He made 43 league appearances for Ajax without scoring.^[1]

On 23 June 2014, Cole joined Polokwane City on a two-year deal.^[8] He made 52 appearances across two seasons at the club, scoring two goals.^[1]

In February 2016, Cole signed for SuperSport United on a pre-contract agreement.^[9] 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,^[10] where he made 57 league appearances across two-and-a-half seasons.^[1]

On 10 October 2020, he joined Indian Super League club Odisha FC on a two-year deal.^[11][12] Alexander scored his first goal for the club on 22 December in a 2–2 draw with NorthEast United FC.^[13][14] On 23 July 2021, Cole mutually terminated his contract with Odisha FC after reaching agreement over an undisclosed fee.^[15]

He returned to South Africa and Kaizer Chiefs in 2021.^[16] In the latter half of 2023 he played for Helsingborgs IF in the Swedish Superettan, but then left.^[17]