Alexander Jojo

Alexander Jojo
亞歷斯祖
Alexander Jojo with Eastern
Personal information
Full name Christian Alexander Jojo
Date of birth (1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Eastern
Number 19
Youth career
–2017 HKFC
2017–2019 Vizela
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Happy Valley 8 (0)
2020–2023 Eastern 20 (1)
2023 Tai Po 6 (0)
2024– IK Oddevold 3 (0)
2024– → Eastern (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 Hong Kong U23 7 (0)
2024– Hong Kong 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 December 2024

Christian Alexander Jojo (Chinese: 亞歷斯祖; born 11 February 1999) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern, on loan from Superettan club IK Oddevold, and the Hong Kong national team.

Club career

On 29 August 2019, Jojo signed his first professional contract with Hong Kong Premier League club Happy Valley.[2]

On 1 July 2020, Jojo signed with Eastern following the expiration of his contract with Happy Valley.[3]

On 7 September 2023, Jojo joined Tai Po.

On 9 December 2023, Jojo joined Superettan club IK Oddevold.[4]

On 8 August 2024, Jojo rejoined Eastern on loan for the 2024–25 season.[5]

International career

Jojo was born in Hong Kong to an English father, and his mother is half Swedish and half Ethiopian.[6] On 28 April 2021, he announced that he had received a Hong Kong passport after giving up his British passport and Swedish passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.

Jojo was called up to the Hong Kong national team for two international friendlies against Myanmar on 21 and 24 September 2022.[7]

Jojo was part of the Hong Kong side at the 2022 Asian Games which advanced to the semi-finals. Hong Kong had beaten Iran U-23 1–0 in the quarter-finals.[8]

On 8 September 2024, Jojo made his international debut for Hong Kong in a friendly match against Fiji.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 March 2020.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Sapling Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Happy Valley 2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League 8 0 1 0 6 0 1[a] 0 16 0
Eastern 2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 8 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 16 0
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Shield

International

As of 8 December 2024
National team Year Apps Goals
Hong Kong 2024 2 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ 港超聯　愉園開咧前再簽兩小將 on.cc 29 August 2019
  2. ^ "前精英賽神射手加盟 愉園開季前夕添兩小將 A A A". Sportsroad. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020. (in Chinese)
  3. ^ "再簽兩年輕新兵 東方下周一開操". Apple Daily. Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020. (in Chinese)
  4. ^ "大埔宣布亞歷斯祖外闖歐洲". Wenweipo. Retrieved 10 December 2023. (in Chinese)
  5. ^ 港超聯 亞歷斯祖借將身分回歸東方 on.cc 8 August 2024
  6. ^ https://www.bohuslaningen.se/sport/fotboll/nyforvarvet-fran-hongkong-gor-sig-hemmastad-i-uddevalla-ingen-kulturchock-.e7146362-2f2e-4893-a01b-b4bdc4da42ab
  7. ^ "Final Squad of the Hong Kong Representative Team". The Football Association of Hong Kong, China. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Asian Games 2023: Hong Kong's men into football semi-finals with famous win over Iran". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Hong Kong seal tri-nations glory as late Matt Orr goal earns draw against hosts Fiji". South China Morning Post. 8 September 2024.
  10. ^ Alexander Jojo at Soccerway