# Alex Samizadeh

Alexander Samizadeh (Persian: الکس سمیع زاده; born 10 November 1998) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He most recently played for Hyde. He has previously played for Bolton Wanderers, Chorley, Kilmarnock and Altrincham.

## Early life

Alexander Samizadeh was born in Iran and moved to England in December 2013.

## Club career
### Bolton Wanderers

Samizadeh started his career with Bolton Wanderers, progressing through their youth teams. He made his first team debut on 5 April 2016, coming on as a substitute for Kaiyne Woolery at Brentford in the Football League Championship.

### Chorley

In November 2016, Samizadeh joined National League North side Chorley on a two-month work experience loan. He scored on his debut.

### Kilmarnock

On 14 July 2017, Bolton announced that Samizadeh had been released and that he was joining Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock. Samizadeh made his first appearance for the club on the same day, coming on as a second-half substitute in a Scottish League Cup match. Samizadeh was released by Kilmarnock in May 2018, at the end of his contract.

### Curzon Ashton

On 14 August 2018, Samizadeh signed for Curzon Ashton and made his debut that night coming off the bench against Alfreton Town.

### Wealdstone

Samizadeh signed for Wealdstone in December 2018 and played two matches.

### Burgess Hill Town

In January 2019 he signed for Burgess Hill Town, scoring on his debut for the club.

### Colne

He signed for Colne on 12 September 2020.

### Leatherhead

In August 2021 Samizadeh signed for Leatherhead and scored a hat-trick on his debut.

### Altrincham

In July 2022 Samizadeh signed for Altrincham after a successful trial period with the club. In October 2022, it was announced he had left the club.

## Personal life

In October 2020 Samizadeh and three others were accused of providing Iranian nationals with false identification and travel documents, with a view to helping them enter the UK illegally. He stood for trial where it was stated he had a false identity known as Mohammad Hossein Samizadeh in Italy in which he would use to facilitate the illegal immigrations by opening them bank accounts and make travel arrangements by having them use the false identities. His laptop also contained images of other people's stolen passports. He denied all statements.
Samizadeh was the CEO of Royale Residential from 2020 to 2021.
In 2023, he appeared in the BBC series Boot Dreams.
In 2024, he became the subject of another fraud investigation, relating to property management.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 21 September 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2015–16 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2016–17 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Bolton Wanderers | Total | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chorley (loan) | 2016–17 | National League North | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Kilmarnock | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| Curzon Ashton | 2018–19 | National League North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Wealdstone | 2018–19 | National League South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Burgess Hill Town | 2018–19 | Isthmian Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| Colne | 2020–21 | Northern Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 |
| Leatherhead | 2021–22 | Isthmian Premier Division | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 6 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 |
* ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
* ↑ Appearance for Kilmarnock under-20s in the Scottish Challenge Cup
* ↑ Appearance in the FA Trophy
* ↑ Appearance in the Alan Turvey Trophy