Alexandre Jankewitz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandre Tounde Dimitri Jankewitz | ||
| 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 | 50 | (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 28 September 2026 ‡ 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
Southampton
Jankewitz signed his first professional contract in July 2019. 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. 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.
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. After the defeat, Jankewitz was subjected to racist abuse on social media, which Southampton passed on to Hampshire Police.
Young Boys
On 12 July 2021, Jankewitz joined BSC Young Boys for an undisclosed fee.
Loan to St. Gallen
In January 2022, he joined St. Gallen on loan until the end of the season.
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.
Winterthur
On 8 June 2023, he joined FC Winterthur for another loan spell. On 14 August 2024, Jankewitz joined the club permanently on a three-year contract.
International career
Born in Switzerland, Jankewitz is of Cameroonian descent. He is a youth international for Switzerland.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Southampton | 2020–21 | 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 | 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 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 118 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 133 | 5 | ||
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Winterthur definitively sign Jankewitz from YB". Blue News. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2026.
- ↑ "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
- Alexandre Jankewitz at Swiss Football League
- Alexandre Jankewitz at Soccerway
- Alexandre Jankewitz at WorldFootball.net
- Alexandre Jankewitz at BDFutbol
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