Alejandro Chumacero

Alejandro Saúl Chumacero Bracamonte (born 22 April 1991) is a Bolivian international footballer who plays for Mexican club Puebla as a midfielder.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Chumacero and the second or maternal family name is Bracamonte.
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
Place of birth La Paz, Bolivia
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
 Puebla
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– Puebla 48 (4)
National team‡
2011 Bolivia U20 3 (0)
2011– Bolivia[2] 33 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:53, 22 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017

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]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 October 2012Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia Peru1–11–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.24 March 2016Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia Colombia2–22–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. Alejandro Chumacero at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. "Alejandro Chumacero". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. "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.
  4. "Alejandro Chumacero quiere volver a The Strongest" (in Spanish). Página Siete. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. "Alejandro Chumacero joins Mexico's Puebla". IANS. New Indian Express. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  7. "Bolivia - Record International Players". RSSSF. 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  8. Alejandro Chumacero – FIFA competition record
  9. "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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