Alexandre Jankewitz

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Alexandre Jankewitz
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Tounde Dimitri Jankewitz [1]
Date of birth (2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth Vevey, Switzerland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Winterthur
(on loan from Young Boys)
Number 45
Youth career
0000–2018 Servette
2018–2021 Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Southampton 2 (0)
2021– Young Boys 6 (0)
2021 Young Boys II 4 (0)
2022 → St. Gallen (loan) 16 (0)
2022–2023 → Thun (loan) 26 (1)
2023– → Winterthur (loan) 11 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Switzerland U15 5 (1)
2016–2017 Switzerland U16 4 (0)
2017–2018 Switzerland U17 11 (0)
2018–2019 Switzerland U18 4 (1)
2019 Switzerland U19 6 (0)
2020– Switzerland U21 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022

Alexandre Tounde Dimitri Jankewitz (born 25 December 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Winterthur, on loan from BSC Young Boys.

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Club career

Southampton

Jankewitz signed his first professional contract in July 2019. [2] On 19 January 2021, he made his first professional appearance for Saints in a 2–0 home victory over Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup. [3] On 30 January 2021, Jankewitz made his Premier League debut as a substitute for Oriol Romeu in a 1–0 home defeat by Aston Villa. [4]

On 2 February 2021, he was sent off on his first Premier League start within the first two minutes of the away game against Manchester United, for a dangerous tackle on Scott McTominay. Southampton went on to lose the match by a record-equalling score of 9–0. [5] After the defeat, Jankewitz was subjected to racist abuse on social media, which Southampton passed on to Hampshire Police. [6]

Young Boys

On 12 July 2021, Jankewitz joined BSC Young Boys for an undisclosed fee. [7]

Loan to St. Gallen

In January 2022, he joined St. Gallen on loan until the end of the season. [8]

Return to Young Boys and loan to Thun

After returning to Young Boys, Jankewitz made several substitute league appearances and was a starter in three Conference League qualifying games. After Young Boys failed to qualify for the group stage of the competition, on 30 August 2022 Jankewitz moved to Thun on loan. [9]

Loan to Winterthur

On 8 June 2023, he joined FC Winterthur for another loan spell. [10]

International career

Born in Switzerland, Jankewitz is of Cameroonian descent. He is a youth international for Switzerland. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 March 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton 2020–21 [12] Premier League 2010000030
Young Boys 2021–22 [13] Swiss Super League 3000000030
St Gallen (loan) 2021–22 [13] Swiss Super League6000000060
Career total110100000120

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    References

    1. ↑ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
    2. ↑ "Four youngsters sign professional deals". Southampton FC. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
    3. ↑ "Southampton 2–0 Shrewsbury Town". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
    4. ↑ "Southampton 0–1 Aston Villa". 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
    5. ↑ Stone, Simon (2 February 2021). "Manchester United 9–0 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
    6. ↑ "Jankewitz receives racist abuse". Southampton F.C. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
    7. ↑ "Alex Jankewitz joins BSC Young Boys". Southampton FC. 12 July 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
    8. ↑ "Alex Jankewitz moves again, six months after leaving Saints". dailyecho.co.uk. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
    9. ↑ "Jankewitz nach Thun" (in German). Thun. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
    10. ↑ "News zur Saisonvorbereitung / Kadermutationen". FC Winterthur. 13 June 2023.
    11. ↑ "Jankewitz features in Swiss defeat". Southampton FC. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
    12. ↑ "Games played by Alexandre Jankewitz in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
    13. 1 2 "Games played by Alexandre Jankewitz in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2021.


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