{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox AFL biography | name = Alex Cincotta | image = | alt = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|12|17|df=y}} | birth_place = | originalteam = Newtown & Chilwell(GFNL)/Carlton (VFL) | draftpick = 2023 pre-season supplemental selection | debutdate = Round 6, 2023 | debutteam = {{AFL Car}} | debutopponent = St Kilda | debutstadium = Docklands Stadium | height = 187cm | weight = 86kg | position = Defender/Tagger | currentclub = | guernsey = | years1 = 2023–2025 | club1 = {{AFL Car}} | games_goals1 = 40 (12) }} '''Alex Cincotta''' (born 17 December 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer who last played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).<ref>{{cite news |title= Alex Cincotta AFL |url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/players/4726/alex-cincotta |work=Carlton Football Club}}</ref>
Originally from Geelong, Cincotta was not involved in the AFL's elite talent pathways including the Geelong Falcons, and instead played his junior and early senior football for Newtown & Chilwell in the Geelong Football League. Playing senior football at age 22 in 2019, he attracted the attention of talent scouts, and participated in the 2019 AFL draft combine and Young Guns series but went undrafted. He signed with the Geelong reserves in 2020, suffering an ACL injury in a practice match shortly prior to the cancellation of the season due to COVID-19. In 2021, he signed with the Carlton reserves, making his VFL debut in 2021 and finishing second in the best and fairest in 2022. Outside football, he worked as a carpenter through this time.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/963517/sweat-and-tears-the-phone-call-that-changed-carlton-blues-alex-cincotta | title=Sweat and tears: The phone call that changed a new Blue's life | date=7 July 2023 }}</ref>
Shortly before turning 26, Cincotta was added to the Carlton AFL senior list in the 2023 pre-season supplemental selection period, after an injury to Zac Williams opened up a spot on the list. He made his senior debut in round 6, 2023 against St Kilda and went on to play 19 games that season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/carlton-blues/afl-finals-news-2023-alex-cincotta-carlton-stats-contract-parents-draft-vfl-history-injury/news-story/fbf15b7f88bf69329f0a1b3df51e0375 | title=Carlton chippy whose 'chips fell right': Inside 'whole life 360' of Alex Cincotta | date=20 September 2023 }}</ref> He plays primarily as a defensive half-back or tagger, drawing attention from pundits in 2024 for several high profile tagging roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1149882/catch-em-if-you-can-is-footys-boldest-weapon-back-in-vogue|title=Catch 'em if you can: Is footy's boldest weapon back in vogue?|date=12 June 2024|accessdate=15 June 2024|author=Callum Twomey|publisher=Australian Football League}}</ref>
Cincotta was delisted by Carlton at the end of the 2025 AFL season, having played 40 games for the club over three seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1404791/former-bomber-among-three-delistings-at-carlton|title=Former Bomber, Power forward among three delistings at Carlton |date=28 August 2025|publisher=AFL Media}}</ref>
==Statistics==
{{Australian rules football statistics legend}} {{AFL player statistics start with votes}} |- | 2023 || {{AFL|Car}} || 39 | 19 || 3 || 2 || 113 || 121 || 234 || 53 || 35 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 5.9 || 6.4 || 12.3 || 2.8 || 1.8 || 0 |- | 2024 || {{AFL|Car}} || 39 | 16 || 8 || 1 || 70 || 88 || 158 || 26 || 44 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 4.4 || 5.5 || 9.9 || 1.6 || 2.8 || 0 |- | 2025 || {{AFL|Car}} || 39 | 5 || 1 || 0 || 16 || 23 || 39 || 7 || 20 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 3.2 || 4.6 || 7.8 || 1.4 || 4.0 || 0 |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career<ref>{{cite web|title=Alex Cincotta|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/A/Alex_Cincotta.html|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=1 June 2026}}</ref> ! 40 !! 12 !! 3 !! 199 !! 232 !! 431 !! 86 !! 99 !! 0.3 !! 0.1 !! 5.0 !! 5.8 !! 10.8 !! 2.2 !! 2.5 !! 0 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Carlplayer}} * {{AFL Tables}} * {{AustralianFootball}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cincotta, Alex}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Category:Carlton Football Club players Category:People educated at Geelong College Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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