Alex Steinwascher

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Alex Steinwascher
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Steinwascher
Date of birth (2000-09-05) September 5, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Coastal Spirit
Number 18
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Indianapolis Greyhounds 79 (38)
2022 Xavier Musketeers 18 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Oakland County 12 (2)
2023 Union Omaha 22 (2)
2024– Coastal Spirit 23 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 27, 2024

Alex Steinwascher (born September 5, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Coastal Spirit in the Southern League and National League.

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Career

College and amateur

Steinwascher attended the University of Indianapolis in 2018, where he went on to make 79 appearances for the Greyhounds, scoring 38 goals and tallying 25 assists. During his college career at Indianapolis, he was a back-to-back Great Lakes Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year and a two-time First Team Conference selection. [1] In 2022, he attended Xavier University as a graduate student, making 18 appearances for the Musketeers, scoring three goals and adding two assists. [2]

In 2021 and 2022, Steinwascher played in the USL League Two with Oakland County FC, making two appearances and scoring a single goal in 2021, [3] and added another goal in ten appearances in 2022. [4]

Professional

In November 2022, Steinwascher spent a brief period with Milwaukee Wave out of Major Arena Soccer League. On March 7, 2023, Steinwascher signed with USL League One side Union Omaha ahead of their 2023 season. [5] [6]

Coastal Spirit

In 2024, Steinwascher moved to Christchurch, New Zealand, where he signed with Southern League side Coastal Spirit. On March 29, Steinwascher made his Southern League debut against Selwyn United and scored 4 goals. [7] [8] On September 1, Steinwascher helped Coastal Spirit secure their first New Zealand National League qualification with scoring his 19th Southern League goal of the season, breaking the previous club's top league season scorer of 8 goals. On September 7, Steinwascher won the 2024 English Cup and was awarded the Steve Summer Medal, most valuable player in the final, with 1 goal and 3 assists. [9] At the 2024 Mainland Football Awards, Steinwascher won Men's Forward of the Year and Men's Player of the Year. [10] A day later on October 19, Steinwascher scored a hat-trick against Wellington Phoenix Reserves. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played on October 27, 2024 [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oakland County 2021 USL League Two 21–––21
2022 USL League Two 101–––101
Union Omaha 2023 USL League One 22220––242
Coastal Spirit 2024 National League 23236 [a] 54 [b] 4–3231
Career Total57278544006935
  1. ↑ Appearances and Goals in the Chatham Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances and Goals in the English Cup

Honours

Coastal Spirit

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Alejandro Steinwascher - Men's Soccer". UIndy Athletics.
  2. ↑ "Alejandro Steinwascher - Men's Soccer". Xavier University Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Oakland County FC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. ↑ "Oakland County FC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. ↑ "UNION OMAHA SIGNS COLLEGE STAR FORWARD ALEX STEINWASCHER".
  6. ↑ USLLeagueOne com Staff (March 7, 2023). "Omaha add collegiate standout Alex Steinwascher". USL League One.
  7. ↑ "Season preview: Transfers make for interesting Southern League season". friendsoffootball.com. March 27, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Round 1 ✅️". Coastal Spirit. March 29, 2024 – via Instagram.
  9. 1 2 3 "Mainland Football - Morrison Mitsubishi English Cup". Mainland Football . Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 "Congratulations go out to all our winners who won Mainland Football awards tonight!". Coastal Spirit. Retrieved October 19, 2024– via Facebook.
  11. ↑ "Full-time at Fraser Park". Coastal Spirit. October 19, 2024 – via Instagram.
  12. ↑ Alex Steinwascher at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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