Cole Alexander (born 9 July 1989) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League. Early and personal life Alexander was born in Cape Town, and grew up in the Lentegeur neighborhood of Mitchells Plain. He attended Lantana Primary School and later Golden Groove Primary School before attending Witteborne High School in Wynberg. He is the son-in-law of Duncan Crowie, having married his daughter Jaime in March 2019. Club career Cole started his junior career with local side Leeds Lentegeur, and went on to play junior football with Seven Stars, Santos, Hellenic and Ajax Cape Town Juniors. He started his senior career with Ajax Cape Town in 2008, and had loan spells with Vasco da Gama and Chippa United. He made 43 league appearances for Ajax without scoring. On 23 June 2014, Cole joined Polokwane City on a two year deal. He made 52 appearances across two seasons at the club, scoring two goals. In February 2016, Cole signed for SuperSport United on a pre-contract agreement. He made 8 appearances for SuperSport United during the 2016–17 season, and 1 appearance during the 2017–18 season. Subsequently, Cole signed for Bidvest Wits in February 2018, where he made 57 league appearances across two-and-a-half seasons. On 10 October 2020, he joined Indian Super League club Odisha FC on a two year deal. This made him the first ever South African to play at the highest level of football in India, the Indian Super League. Alexander scored his first goal for the club on 22 December in a 2–2 draw with NorthEast United FC. On 23 July 2021, Cole mutually terminated his contract with Odisha FC after reaching agreement over an undisclosed fee. References External links 1989 births South African soccer players Association football midfielders Living people Cape Town Spurs F.C. players Sportspeople from Cape Town Cape Coloureds Vasco da Gama (South Africa) players Chippa United F.C. players Polokwane City F.C. players SuperSport United F.C. players Bidvest Wits F.C. players Odisha FC players South African expatriate soccer players Expatriate footballers in India South African expatriate sportspeople in India