Alex Saji (born 9 May 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Hyderabad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Wayanad, Kerala, India | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hyderabad | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Redstar Football Academy | |||
| Kerala Blasters B | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Kerala Blasters B | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Gokulam Kerala | 16 | (0) |
| 2022– | Hyderabad | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2021– | India U23 | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:01, 14 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
In July 2019 Saji joined I-League club Gokulam Kerala FC on a season-long contract.[1][2][3]
He then promoted to the main team which goes to kolkata for 2020–21 I-League season.
On 15 July 2022, Hyderabad completed the signing of Saji on a three-year deal.[4]
On 2 October 2021, Saji was selected for 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualification matches which were scheduled to be played between 23 and 31 October 2021.[5][6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kerala Blasters B | 2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Gokulam Kerala | 2020–21 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 11 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Gokulam Kerala total | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Hyderabad | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Gokulam Kerala
Gokulam Kerala F.C. – current squad | |
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