Alexandre Jankewitz

Alexandre Tounde Dimitri Jankewitz (born 25 December 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Winterthur, on loan from BSC Young Boys.

Alexandre Jankewitz
Personal information
Full nameAlexandre Tounde Dimitri Jankewitz[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birthVevey, Switzerland
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Winterthur
(on loan from Young Boys)
Number45
Youth career
0000–2018Servette
2018–2021Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021Southampton2(0)
2021–Young Boys6(0)
2021Young Boys II4(0)
2022St. Gallen (loan)16(0)
2022–2023Thun (loan)26(1)
2023–Winterthur (loan)18(0)
International career
2015–2016Switzerland U155(1)
2016–2017Switzerland U164(0)
2017–2018Switzerland U1711(0)
2018–2019Switzerland U184(1)
2019Switzerland U196(0)
2020–Switzerland U2120(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022

Club career edit

Southampton edit

Jankewitz signed his first professional contract in July 2019.[2] On 19 January 2021, he made his first professional appearance for Saints in a 2–0 home victory over Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup.[3] On 30 January 2021, Jankewitz made his Premier League debut as a substitute for Oriol Romeu in a 1–0 home defeat by Aston Villa.[4]

On 2 February 2021, he was sent off on his first Premier League start within the first two minutes of the away game against Manchester United, for a dangerous tackle on Scott McTominay. Southampton went on to lose the match by a record-equalling score of 9–0.[5] After the defeat, Jankewitz was subjected to racist abuse on social media, which Southampton passed on to Hampshire Police.[6]

Young Boys edit

On 12 July 2021, Jankewitz joined BSC Young Boys for an undisclosed fee.[7]

Loan to St. Gallen edit

In January 2022, he joined St. Gallen on loan until the end of the season.[8]

Return to Young Boys and loan to Thun edit

After returning to Young Boys, Jankewitz made several substitute league appearances and was a starter in three Conference League qualifying games. After Young Boys failed to qualify for the group stage of the competition, on 30 August 2022 Jankewitz moved to Thun on loan.[9]

Loan to Winterthur edit

On 8 June 2023, he joined FC Winterthur for another loan spell.[10]

International career edit

Born in Switzerland, Jankewitz is of Cameroonian descent. He is a youth international for Switzerland.[11]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 3 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton2020–21[12]Premier League2010000030
Young Boys2021–22[13]Swiss Super League3000000030
St Gallen (loan)2021–22[13]Swiss Super League6000000060
Career total110100000120

References edit

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Four youngsters sign professional deals". Southampton FC. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Southampton 2–0 Shrewsbury Town". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Southampton 0–1 Aston Villa". 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. ^ Stone, Simon (2 February 2021). "Manchester United 9–0 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Jankewitz receives racist abuse". Southampton F.C. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Alex Jankewitz joins BSC Young Boys". Southampton FC. 12 July 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Alex Jankewitz moves again, six months after leaving Saints". dailyecho.co.uk. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Jankewitz nach Thun" (in German). Thun. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  10. ^ "News zur Saisonvorbereitung / Kadermutationen". FC Winterthur. 13 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Jankewitz features in Swiss defeat". Southampton FC. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Games played by Alexandre Jankewitz in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Games played by Alexandre Jankewitz in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2021.

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