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Alexander Succar
	Succar in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Nasim Succar Cañote
Date of birth	12 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Lima, Peru
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Universitario de Deportes
Youth career
2006–2013	Academia Cantolao
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2019	Sporting Cristal
2015	→ Cienciano (loan)
2016–2017	→ USMP (loan)
2018	→ Sion (loan)
2019	→ Huachipato (loan)
2020–	Universitario de Deportes
2024	→ Carlos A. Mannucci (loan)
International career‡
2015	Peru U20
2017–	Peru
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2022

Alexander Nasim Succar Cañote (born 12 August 1995) is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Peruvian Liga 1 club Universitario de Deportes, and the Peru national team.

Club career

Succar played in the youth ranks of Academia Cantolao. In January 2014, he was signed by Sporting Cristal. During the 2015 Apertura phase, due to an excess of forwards in the squad, he was loaned to Cienciano, where he scored 3 goals. Succar then returned to Cristal, where he played the Clausura and the Playoffs phases, ultimately losing in the final against F.B.C. Melgar.

He played the Apertura phase of the 2016 season with Cristal and was loaned to Universidad San Martín for the Clausura, where he kept a good performance under manager José del Solar. At the end of the season, Succar's loan was extended for another year with the objective of gaining more playing time. He scored a total of 21 goals during his time with San Martín.

International career

Born in Peru, Succar is of Lebanese descent and is eligible to be selected for the Peru national team and the Lebanon national team.^[1] He's also available to represent the United States due to his father's American nationality.^[2]

Peru

Succar made his international debut for Peru on 6 June 2017, in a friendly game against Paraguay, winning 1–0.^[3]

Lebanon

In September 2019, Alexander and his brother Matías were contacted by the Lebanese Football Association to play for Lebanon in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification due to their Lebanese descent.^[4] However, they refused the call-up.^[5]

On 7 September 2023, Succar acquired Lebanese citizenship in order to play for the Lebanon national team.^[6] Despite having been called up to play for Lebanon in a friendly against the United Arab Emirates on 17 October 2023, Succar's club Universitario de Deportes refused to release the player due to safety concerns regarding the 2023 Israel–Hamas war in the region.^[7]

Personal life

Succar's paternal great grandparents immigrated to Peru from Lebanon by boat.^[8] They were originally from Bsharri, Lebanon.^[6] Alexander's younger brother, Matías, is also a professional footballer.^[4]

Honours

Sporting Cristal

Peruvian Primera División: 2014, 2016

Universitario de Deportes

Peruvian Primera División: 2023

References

^ PERU21, Redacción (28 May 2017). "Alexander Succar: "Una vez un entrenador me dijo que el fútbol es para los pobres" [ENTREVISTA]".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "El día que los hermanos Alexander Succar y Matías Succar fueron contactados por Libano para jugar las eliminatorias rumbo a Qatar 2022 (FOTO) | Universitario | Deportivo Municipal | FUTBOL-PERUANO". El Bocón (in Spanish). 3 February 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Peru vs. Paraguay (1:0)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ ^a ^b Selección de Líbano tentó a Alexander Succar para que juegue las Eliminatorias, libero.pe, 4 February 2020
^ Matías Succar, el delantero que sigue Ricardo Gareca para la Selección Peruana, rpp.pe, 11 June 2020
^ ^a ^b "مجلس الوزراء يقرّر إعادة الجنسية اللبنانيّة للّاعب البيروفي ألكسندر سكر | النهار".
^ "تأجيل التحاق الكسندر سكر بمنتخب لبنان لأسبابٍ أمنية". The LFA. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
^ Matías Succar: “Para destacar tienes que trabajar más de lo normal”, once.pe, 30 August 2020

External links

Alexander Succar at National-Football-Teams.com
Alexander Succar at Soccerway

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[1] PERU21, Redacción (28 May 2017). "Alexander Succar: "Una vez un entrenador me dijo que el fútbol es para los pobres" [ENTREVISTA]".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[2] "El día que los hermanos Alexander Succar y Matías Succar fueron contactados por Libano para jugar las eliminatorias rumbo a Qatar 2022 (FOTO) | Universitario | Deportivo Municipal | FUTBOL-PERUANO". El Bocón (in Spanish). 3 February 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

[3] Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Peru vs. Paraguay (1:0)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 20 January 2021.

[:0-4] Selección de Líbano tentó a Alexander Succar para que juegue las Eliminatorias, libero.pe, 4 February 2020

[:1-5] Matías Succar, el delantero que sigue Ricardo Gareca para la Selección Peruana, rpp.pe, 11 June 2020

[:2-6] "مجلس الوزراء يقرّر إعادة الجنسية اللبنانيّة للّاعب البيروفي ألكسندر سكر | النهار".

[7] "تأجيل التحاق الكسندر سكر بمنتخب لبنان لأسبابٍ أمنية". The LFA. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[ft-8] Matías Succar: “Para destacar tienes que trabajar más de lo normal”, once.pe, 30 August 2020

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