Mateo Cassierra

Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas (born 13 April 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian club PFC Sochi.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cassierra and the second or maternal family name is Cabezas.
Mateo Cassierra
Cassierra with Sochi in 2022
Personal information
Full name Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas
Date of birth (1997-04-13) 13 April 1997
Place of birth Barbacoas, Colombia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 PFC Sochi
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Deportivo Cali 43 (12)
2016–2018 Jong Ajax 46 (29)
2016–2019 Ajax 21 (3)
2018 → FC Groningen (loan) 10 (1)
2019 → Racing (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2021 Belenenses SAD 63 (14)
2021– PFC Sochi 20 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2022

Career

Deportivo Cali

Cassierra made his debut for Deportivo Cali in 2015. Despite having played at Deportivo Cali with a jersey displaying "Casierra", his official name is spelled "Cassierra" (with two s's).[2]

Ajax

On 17 June 2016, Cassierra signed a five-year contract with Dutch club Ajax, lasting until 2021.[3] The club paid Deportivo Cali €5.5 million to complete the transfer.[4] Cassierra is the third Colombian player to play for Ajax after Daniel Cruz (2000–2003) and Davinson Sánchez.[5] He scored a goal in his Eredivisie debut against Sparta Rotterdam in a 1–3 win.

Cassierra spent the majority of the 2017–18 season playing for the reserves' team Jong Ajax, in the Eerste Divisie. He finished as top scorer of the reserves team with 18 goals scored, helping his side to clinch their first championship since joining the professional ranks and competing in the second tier of Dutch football.[6]

Groningen loan

On 2 June 2018, Ajax announced its loan, for one season, to FC Groningen. However, he returned after only half a season.[7]

Racing loan

In January 2019, he joined Racing on loan until July 2020.[8]

Sochi

On 26 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with an additional one-year option with Russian Premier League club PFC Sochi.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 December 2021[10]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Cali 2015 Categoría Primera A 238103––3311
2016 2040062–266
Total 431210362005917
Ajax 2016–17 Eredivisie 1723290–294
2017–18 411000–51
Total 213429000345
Jong Ajax 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 1711–––1711
2017–18 2918–––2918
Total 46290000004629
Groningen 2018–19 Eredivisie 10100––101
Jong Groningen 2018–19 Derde Divisie 21–––21
Racing 2018–19 Argentine Primera División 00–002[lower-alpha 1]020
2019–20 00–––00
Total 0000002020
Belenenses SAD 2019–20 Primeira Liga 29410––304
2020–21 321041––3611
2021–22 20––1[lower-alpha 2]030
Total 63145100106915
Sochi 2021–22 Russian Premier League 11800––118
Career total 196681961523023376
  1. Appearances in Copa de la Superliga
  2. Appearance in Taça da Liga

Honours

Club

Ajax

Jong Ajax[11]

Racing Club[11]

References
  1. "Oficial: Mateo Cassierra é reforço". A Bola (in Portuguese). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. "Ajax rondt transfer Colombiaan Cassierra af" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 17 June 2016.
  3. "Ajax sign Mateo Cassierra". Ajax. 17 June 2016.
  4. "Ajax rondt komst miljoenenaankoop Casierra af" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 17 June 2016.
  5. "Cassierra tweede Colombiaan bij Ajax" (in Dutch). Ajax. 17 June 2016.
  6. "Cassierra laat zich uit over 'eeuwige rol' bij Jong Ajax" (in Dutch). SoccerNews.nl. 2 May 2018.
  7. Ajax laat Sierhuis en Matusiwa in kelder Eredivisie minuten maken (Dutch). Voetbal International. 27 December 2018.
  8. "Ajax verhuurt Mateo Cassierra aan Racing Club". AFC Ajax. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  9. "Ряды "Сочи" пополнил латиноамериканский форвард!" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  10. Mateo Cassierra at Soccerway
  11. "2016/17: United win it for Manchester". UEFA. 30 May 2017.
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