International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 March 2022 | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  New Caledonia | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [12] |
| 2. | 3–1 |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 May 1999 | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team 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 | 63 | (8) |
| 2024 | → Dundee United (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | New Zealand | 10 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:29, 8 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023 | |||
Alexander Greive (born 13 May 1999) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays for Scottish club St Mirren, as a striker.
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]
He moved on loan to Dundee United in January 2024. [9]
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. [10] He made his international debut in the match against Jordan, appearing as an 82nd minute substitute. [11] In his first start for New Zealand on 24 March 2022 he scored two goals, his first international goals. [12]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 March 2022 | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | New Caledonia | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [12] |
| 2. | 3–1 |
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