Steven Alzate

Steven (Steve) Alzate (born 8 September 1998) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brighton & Hove Albion. Born in England, he represents Colombia internationally.

Steve Alzate
Personal information
Full name Steve Alzate[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-08) 8 September 1998
Place of birth Camden, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 46
Youth career
0000–2016 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Leyton Orient 12 (1)
2017– Brighton & Hove Albion 19 (0)
2018–2019 → Swindon Town (loan) 22 (2)
National team‡
2019– Colombia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 January 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

Leyton Orient

Alzate made his Football League debut as a second-half substitute for Sandro Semedo in Orient's 4–1 defeat at Stevenage on 28 February 2017.[2] He scored his first senior goal in his next game, the 4–0 win at Newport County on 4 March 2017.[3]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 31 July 2017, Alzate signed for Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.[4] Alzate made his debut for The Seagulls in the EFL Cup on 27 August 2019 where he played the full match in the 2–1 away win against Bristol Rovers.[5] Alzate was named on the bench in a Premier League fixture for the first time in a 1–1 home draw against Burnley on 14 September. He remained an unused substitute.[6] Alzate made his Premier League and league debut for Brighton on 21 September playing the full match in the 0–0 draw at Newcastle.[7] He made his home debut on 5 October where he started the match against Tottenham Hotspur, which ended in a 3–0 victory.[8]

Swindon Town (loan)

On 2 July 2018, Alzate joined League Two side Swindon Town on a season-long loan.[9] His first goal for the club came on 22 September, against Yeovil Town, when he scored with a 20-yard strike.[10] On 1 January 2019, Alzate was ruled out for at least three months after he was diagnosed with a stress fracture to his back.[11] The loan deal expired on 9 January, and Alzate returned to Brighton.[12]

International career

On 6 November 2019, Alzate received his first call-up to the Colombia national team for matches against Peru and Ecuador in November 2019.[13]

Personal life

Alzate was born in London, England, to Colombian parents.[14]

Career statistics
As of 5 October 2019
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Leyton Orient 2016–17[15] League Two 121000000121
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20 Premier League 1902010—210
Brighton & Hove Albion
Reserves & Academy		 2017–18 ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
2019–20 ———1[lower-alpha 2]010
Total ———3030
Swindon Town (loan) 2018–19[16] League Two 22200101[lower-alpha 3]0242
Career total 373002040603
  1. 2 appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 appearance in EFL Trophy
  3. 1 appearance in EFL Trophy

    References
    1. "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
    2. "Stevenage 4–1 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 28 February 2017.
    3. "Newport County 0–4 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 4 March 2017.
    4. "Brighton sign highly rated Leyton Orient youngster Steven Alzate". Evening Standard. 31 July 2017.
    5. "Bristol Rovers v Brighton & Hove Albion - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
    6. "Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Burnley: Jeff Hendrick scores in stoppage time to earn visitors a point - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
    7. "Newcastle and Brighton in goalless Premier League draw - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
    8. "Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur: Aaron Connolly scores twice in win over Spurs - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
    9. "BREAKING: Alzate Checks In At Town". Swindon Town Official Site. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
    10. Reynolds, Shaun (23 September 2018). "Alzate strikes it lucky for Town". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
    11. Swindon Town suffer injury blow as Steven Alzate is ruled out for at least three months with stress fracture, swindonadvertiser.co.uk, 1 January 2019
    12. LOAN PAIR RETURN TO PARENT CLUBS, swindontownfc.co.uk, 9 January 2019
    13. Stedman, Alex (6 November 2019). "Alzate named in senior Colombia squad". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
    14. "Alzate convocado por Colombia". The Argus.
    15. "Games played by Steven Alzate in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
    16. "Games played by Steven Alzate in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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