Alexandre Jankewitz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandre Tounde Dimitri Jankewitz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Vevey, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Winterthur | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Servette | ||
| 2018–2021 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Southampton | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Young Boys | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Thun (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Winterthur (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2024– | Winterthur | 44 | (2) |
| 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 as of 05:55, 1 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 September 2022 | |||
Alexandre Tounde Dimitri Jankewitz (born 25 December 2001) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Challenge League club Winterthur.
Club career
[edit]Southampton
[edit]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
[edit]On 12 July 2021, Jankewitz joined BSC Young Boys for an undisclosed fee.[7]
Loan to St. Gallen
[edit]In January 2022, he joined St. Gallen on loan until the end of the season.[8]
Return to Young Boys and loan to Thun
[edit]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
[edit]On 8 June 2023, he joined FC Winterthur for another loan spell.[10]
International career
[edit]Born in Switzerland, Jankewitz is of Cameroonian descent. He is a youth international for Switzerland.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 31 July 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2020–21[13] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Young Boys | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| St Gallen (loan) | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Thun (loan) | 2022–23 | Swiss Challenge League | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Winterthur (loan) | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Winterthur | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2026–27 | Swiss Challenge League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 112 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 127 | 5 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ↑ "Four youngsters sign professional deals". Southampton FC. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ↑ "Southampton 2–0 Shrewsbury Town". 19 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ↑ "Southampton 0–1 Aston Villa". 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ Stone, Simon (2 February 2021). "Manchester United 9–0 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ↑ "Jankewitz receives racist abuse". Southampton F.C. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ↑ "Alex Jankewitz joins BSC Young Boys". Southampton FC. 12 July 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ↑ "Alex Jankewitz moves again, six months after leaving Saints". dailyecho.co.uk. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ↑ "Jankewitz nach Thun" (in German). Thun. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ↑ "News zur Saisonvorbereitung / Kadermutationen". FC Winterthur. 13 June 2023. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ↑ "Jankewitz features in Swiss defeat". Southampton FC. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ↑ Alexandre Jankewitz at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
- ↑ "Games played by Alexandre Jankewitz in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Alexandre Jankewitz at Swiss Football League
- Alexandre Jankewitz at Soccerway
- Alexandre Jankewitz at WorldFootball.net
- Alexandre Jankewitz at BDFutbol
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