Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas (born 13 April 1997) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian club Zenit St. Petersburg.
![]() Cassierra with Zenit St. Petersburg in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zander Mateo Cassierra Cabezas | ||
Date of birth | (1997-04-13) 13 April 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Barbacoas, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Zenit St. Petersburg | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Deportivo Cali | 43 | (12) |
2016–2018 | Jong Ajax | 46 | (29) |
2016–2019 | Ajax | 21 | (3) |
2018 | → FC Groningen (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2019 | → Racing (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Belenenses SAD | 63 | (14) |
2021–2022 | Sochi | 22 | (14) |
2022– | Zenit St. Petersburg | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 |
Cassierra made his debut for Deportivo Cali in 2015. Despite having played at Deportivo Cali with a jersey displaying "Casierra", his official name is spelled "Cassierra" (with two s's).[2]
On 17 June 2016, Cassierra signed a five-year contract with Dutch club Ajax, lasting until 2021.[3] The club paid Deportivo Cali €5.5 million to complete the transfer.[4] Cassierra is the third Colombian player to play for Ajax after Daniel Cruz (2000–2003) and Davinson Sánchez.[5] He scored a goal in his Eredivisie debut against Sparta Rotterdam in a 1–3 win.
Cassierra spent the majority of the 2017–18 season playing for the reserves' team Jong Ajax, in the Eerste Divisie. He finished as top scorer of the reserves team with 18 goals scored, helping his side to clinch their first championship since joining the professional ranks and competing in the second tier of Dutch football.[6]
On 2 June 2018, Ajax announced its loan, for one season, to FC Groningen. However, he returned after only half a season.[7]
In January 2019, he joined Racing on loan until July 2020.[8]
On 26 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with an additional one-year option with Russian Premier League club PFC Sochi.[9] Cassierra finished 2021–22 Russian Premier League as the second-best goal scorer with 14 goals, behind Gamid Agalarov who scored 19, as Sochi finished in 2nd place, club's historical best position.[10]
On 30 June 2022, Zenit St. Petersburg announced the signing of Cassierra to a three-year contract, with the option of an additional year.[11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Deportivo Cali | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 23 | 8 | 10 | 3 | – | – | 33 | 11 | ||
2016 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | – | 26 | 6 | |||
Total | 43 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 17 | ||
Ajax | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | |
2017–18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | |||
Total | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
Jong Ajax | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 11 | – | – | – | 17 | 11 | |||
2017–18 | 29 | 18 | – | – | – | 29 | 18 | |||||
Total | 46 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 29 | ||
Groningen | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||
Jong Groningen | 2018–19 | Derde Divisie | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | |||
Racing | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Belenenses SAD | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 4 | ||
2020–21 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 36 | 11 | ||||
2021–22 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 63 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 15 | ||
Sochi | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 14 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 14 | ||
Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
Career total | 221 | 74 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 263 | 84 |
Ajax
Jong Ajax[13]
Racing Club[13]
Zenit Saint Petersburg
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg – current squad | |
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