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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alexander Jesuraj
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Alexander Romario Jesuraj
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|7|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dindigul]] , [[Tamil Nadu]]
| height = 1.73m
| currentclub = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| clubnumber = 14
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Tamil Nadu U16
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]
| caps1 = 34
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2019–
| clubs2 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| caps2 = 21
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = → [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] (on loan)
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 1
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 24 February 2021
| ntupdate =
}}
'''Alexander Romario Jesuraj''' (born 26 July 2000) is an [[India]]n professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Winger (association football)|winger]] for [[FC Goa|Goa]] in the [[Indian Super League]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=FC Goa sign winger Alex Romario Jesuraj|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/fc-goa-sign-winger-alex-romario-jesuraj/1572288|access-date=10 July 2019|website=www.outlookindia.com}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Youth and early career===
Born in [[Dindigul]], [[Tamil Nadu]], Alexander begins his career with Arrows FC in the Chennai Premier Division at age of 17.He pursued [[B.A]] degree in [[Political Science]] from [[Madras Christian College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fcgoa.in/interviews/alex-romario-jesuraj-interview/|title=Alex Romario Jesuraj Interview|website=fcgoa.in|date=23 July 2019|access-date=6 December 2020}}</ref>

===Chennai City===
Alexander started his I-League career with [[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]] in 2017.He was widely regarded as an exciting player.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The inspiring story of Chennai City FC's sensation Alexander Romario Jesuraj|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/the-inspiring-story-of-chennai-city-fc-s-sensation-alexander-romario-jesuraj|website=sportskeeda.com|access-date=28 February 2019}}</ref> He was nicknamed as "Namma Neymar Romario” (Our Neymar Romario).He won [[I-league]] title with Chennai City FC in 2018–19 season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chennai City FC crowned I-League champions after another photo finish|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/chennai-city-fc-win-maiden-i-league-title/articleshow/68335803.cms|website=timesofindia.com|access-date=9 March 2019}}</ref>

===FC Goa===
On 23 July 2019, Jesuraj joined [[FC Goa|Goa]] on a three-year deal from Chennai City.<ref>{{Cite web|title=FC Goa signs Romario Jesuraj on 3-year-deal, to be loaned out to Mohun Bagan|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/alexander-romario-jesuraj-fc-goa-transfer-chennai-city-indian-super-league/article28355676.ece|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref>

====Mohun Bagna (loan)====
Jesuraj was loaned from Goa to [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alexander romario jesuraj not overawed by the pressure of playing for Mohun Bagan|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/alexander-romario-jesuraj-not-overawed-by-the-pressure-of-playing-for-mohun-bagan/articleshow/70417138.cms|website=timesofindia.com|access-date=28 July 2019}}</ref> He won his second [[I-League]] title with Mohun Bagan in 2019–20 season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mohun Bagan win, crowned I-League champions|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/mohun-bagan-win-crowned-i-league-champions/articleshow/74570028.cms|website=timesofindia.com|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref>

===Back to FC Goa===
On 22 November 2020, Alexander made his first appearance for Goa in Indian Super League against [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/juan-ferrando-happy-with-fc-goa-comeback-but-rues-not-getting-full-points|title=Juan Ferrando happy with FC Goa comeback but rues not getting full points|date=22 November 2020|website=Indian Super League|access-date=27 November 2020}}</ref> Alexander scored his first goal for club on 4 February 2021 against [[NorthEast United FC]] , the match ended in 2–2 draw.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-news/neufc-vs-fcg-northeast-united-fc-vs-fc-goa-indian-super-league-live-score-streaming-updates/article33750308.ece|title=ISL 2020-21 highlights, NEUFC vs FCG: Gallego scores a brace in NorthEast United 2-2 FC Goa|date=4 February 2021|website=Sportstar|access-date=18 March 2021}}</ref> He made his first continental appearance on 14 April 2021, against [[Al-Rayyan SC]] in the [[2021 AFC Champions League group stage]] match.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 April 2021|title=AFC Champions League Highlights: FC Goa and Al Rayyan share the spoils with a goalless draw|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/fc-goa-vs-al-rayyan-afc-champions-league-group-e-live-streaming-score-updates/article34319588.ece |website=Sportstar|access-date=4 May 2021}}</ref> He went on to play 5 games for the club in group stage matches.

==Career Statistics==
{{updated|24 February 2021}}<ref>{{soccerway|alexander-romario-jesuraj/524936/}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]]
|[[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]
|rowspan="2"|[[I-League]]||15||1||1||0||0||0||16||1
|-
|[[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]]
||19||2||3||0||0||0||22||2
|-
!colspan="2" |Total
!34!!3!!4!!0!!0!!0!!38!!3
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]
|[[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
|[[I-League ]]||7||1||4||0||0||0||11||1
|-
!colspan="2" |Total
!7!!1!!4!!0!!0!!0!!11!!1
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[FC Goa|Goa]]
|[[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020–21]]
|[[Indian Super League ]]||21||1||0||0||5||0||26||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!62!!5!!8!!0!!5!!0!!75!!5
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{soccerway|alexander-romario-jesuraj/524936/}}
*[https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/93354?type=club AIFF Profile]

{{FC Goa squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jesuraj, Alexander Romario}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Chennai City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan A.C. players]]
[[Category:FC Goa players]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]

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>Neils51 at 20:46, 27 May 2021