Alejandro Saúl Chumacero Bracamonte (born 22 April 1991) is a Bolivian international footballer who plays for Wilstermann and the Bolivia national team as a midfielder.
 Chumacero with The Strongest in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Saúl Chumacero Bracamonte[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | La Paz, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 31 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:29, 31 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn 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
editHe 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
edit- 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 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Alejandro Chumacero at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Alejandro Chumacero". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Sport Recife y The Strongest confirmaron traspaso de Chumacero" (in Spanish). Deporte Total Bolivia. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Alejandro Chumacero quiere volver a The Strongest" (in Spanish). Página Siete. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Chumacero: "No quiero nada con Sport Recife"" (in Spanish). Erbol. 12 December 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Alejandro Chumacero joins Mexico's Puebla". IANS. New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Bolivia - Record International Players". RSSSF. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ Alejandro Chumacero – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Copa América: Alejandro Chumacero criticó a la prensa de Bolivia" (in Spanish). Peru.com. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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