Alexander Greive (born 13 May 1999) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays for Scottish club St Mirren, as a striker.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1999-05-13) 13 May 1999 (age 23) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | St Mirren | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013 | Papakura City | ||
2014 | Waitakere City | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Northern Kentucky Norse | 48 | (20) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Birkenhead United | ||
2019 | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | 10 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Waitakere United | 14 | (6) |
2021 | Birkenhead United | 19 | (19) |
2022– | St Mirren | 30 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2022– | New Zealand | 4 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:52, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:02, 31 March 2022 (UTC) |
Grieve played youth football with Papakura City and Waitakere City.[1] He began his senior career with Birkenhead United in New Zealand's NRFL Premier in 2015, at 15 years of age.[1]
Greive played college soccer with the Northern Kentucky Norse,[2] also appearing at club level for the Cincinnati Dutch Lions in 2019 whilst studying.[3] Greive spent the 2020–21 season with Waitakere United in the New Zealand Football Championship.[4] After playing with Birkenhead United, scoring 19 goals in 19 games in the 2021 season,[1][5] and winning the Northern League Golden Boot,[6] he signed for Scottish club St Mirren in January 2022.[7][8]
On 26 January 2022, Greive earned his first call-up to the New Zealand national team for friendly matches against Jordan and Uzbekistan as a late replacement for Andre de Jong.[9] He made his international debut in the match against Jordan, appearing as an 82nd minute substitute.[10] In his first start for New Zealand on 24 March 2022 he scored two goals, his first international goals.[11]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 24 March 2022 | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | ![]() | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification[11] |
2. | 3–1 |
Individual
St Mirren F.C. – current squad | |
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