Alex Greive
Alexander Greive (born 13 May 1999) is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays for Scottish club St Mirren, as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 May 1999 | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St Mirren | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013 | Papakura City | ||
| 2014 | Waitakere City | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Northern Kentucky Norse | 48 | (20) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Birkenhead United | ||
| 2019 | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | 10 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Waitakere United | 14 | (6) |
| 2021 | Birkenhead United | 19 | (19) |
| 2022– | St Mirren | 61 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | New Zealand | 10 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 16 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Grieve played youth football with Papakura City and Waitakere City.[1] He began his senior career with Birkenhead United in New Zealand's NRFL Premier in 2015, at 15 years of age.[1]
Greive played college soccer with the Northern Kentucky Norse,[2] also appearing at club level for the Cincinnati Dutch Lions in 2019 whilst studying.[3] Greive spent the 2020–21 season with Waitakere United in the New Zealand Football Championship.[4] After playing with Birkenhead United, scoring 19 goals in 19 games in the 2021 season,[1][5] and winning the Northern League Golden Boot,[6] he signed for Scottish club St Mirren in January 2022.[7][8]
International career edit
On 26 January 2022, Greive earned his first call-up to the New Zealand national team for friendly matches against Jordan and Uzbekistan as a late replacement for Andre de Jong.[9] He made his international debut in the match against Jordan, appearing as an 82nd minute substitute.[10] In his first start for New Zealand on 24 March 2022 he scored two goals, his first international goals.[11]
International goals edit
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 March 2022 | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | New Caledonia | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | [11] |
| 2. | 3–1 |
Honours edit
Individual
- Northern League Golden Boot: 2021[6]
- Northern League MVP: 2021[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c "From local football to Scottish Premier League: Kiwi striker's remarkable rise". NZ Herald.
- ^ "Alex Greive - Men's Soccer". Northern Kentucky University Athletics.
- ^ "Cincinnati Dutch Lions - 2019 Regular Season - Roster - #10 - Alexander Greive - F". www.cdlfc.com.
- ^ Alex Greive at Soccerway
- ^ "Northern Region Football - LOTTO NRFL Senior Fixtures". www.northernregionfootball.org.nz.
- ^ a b c "Goal-filled final weekend in the South Central Series as Miramar Rangers (men) and Southern United (women) crowned winners". New Zealand Football.
- ^ "St Mirren sign New Zealander Greive". BBC Sport.
- ^ "New Zealand forward Alex Greive joins Saints". www.stmirren.com.
- ^ "Alex Greive to replace Andre de Jong in men's national team squad". www.nzfootball.co.nz.
- ^ "Men's team end three-match winning run with defeat against Jordan". www.nzfootball.co.nz.
- ^ a b Voerman, Andrew (24 March 2022). "Alex Greive strikes twice as All Whites set up World Cup qualifying semifinal against Tahiti". Stuff.