{{Short description|American soccer player (born 2000)}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Alex Steinwascher |image = |caption = |fullname = Alejandro Steinwascher |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|9|5}} |birth_place = Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States |height = 1.80 m |position = Forward |currentclub = Milwaukee Wave |clubnumber = |collegeyears1 = 2018–2021 |college1 = Indianapolis Greyhounds |collegecaps1 = 79 |collegegoals1 = 38 |collegeyears2 = 2022 |college2 = Xavier Musketeers |collegecaps2 = 18 |collegegoals2 = 3 |years1 = 2021–2022 |clubs1 = Oakland County |caps1 = 12 |goals1 = 2 |years2 = 2022–2023 |clubs2 = Milwaukee Wave (indoor) |caps2 = 9 |goals2 = 1 |years3 = 2023 |clubs3 = Union Omaha |caps3 = 22 |goals3 = 2 |years4 = 2024 |clubs4 = Coastal Spirit |caps4 = 26 |goals4 = 25 |years5 = 2024– |clubs5 = Milwaukee Wave (indoor) |caps5 = 0 |goals5 = 0 |nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = |club-update = November 24, 2024 }}
'''Alex Steinwascher''' (born September 5, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for the Milwaukee Wave in the Major Arena Soccer League.
==Career== ===College and amateur=== Steinwascher attended the University of Indianapolis in 2018, where he went on to make 79 appearances for the Greyhounds, scoring 38 goals and tallying 25 assists. During his college career at Indianapolis, he was a back-to-back Great Lakes Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year and a two-time First Team Conference selection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.uindy.edu/sports/mens-soccer/roster/alejandro-steinwascher/11135|title=Alejandro Steinwascher - Men's Soccer|website=UIndy Athletics}}</ref> In 2022, he attended Xavier University as a graduate student, making 18 appearances for the Musketeers, scoring three goals and adding two assists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goxavier.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/alejandro-steinwascher/10922|title=Alejandro Steinwascher - Men's Soccer|website=Xavier University Athletics}}</ref>
In 2021 and 2022, Steinwascher played in the USL League Two with Oakland County FC, making two appearances and scoring a single goal in 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/47131033|title=Oakland County FC | uslleaguetwo.com|website=www.uslleaguetwo.com}}</ref> and added another goal in ten appearances in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/55169287|title=Oakland County FC | uslleaguetwo.com|website=www.uslleaguetwo.com}}</ref>
===Professional=== In November 2022, Steinwascher spent a brief period with Milwaukee Wave out of Major Arena Soccer League. On March 7, 2023, Steinwascher signed with USL League One side Union Omaha ahead of their 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unionomaha.com/news/2023/03/07/union-omaha-signs-college-star-forward-alex-steinwascher/|title=UNION OMAHA SIGNS COLLEGE STAR FORWARD ALEX STEINWASCHER}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1263512-omaha-add-collegiate-standout-alex-steinwascher|title=Omaha add collegiate standout Alex Steinwascher|author=USLLeagueOne com Staff|date=March 7, 2023|website=USL League One}}</ref>
===Coastal Spirit=== In 2024, Steinwascher moved to Christchurch, New Zealand, where he signed with Southern League side Coastal Spirit. On March 29, Steinwascher made his Southern League debut against Selwyn United and scored 4 goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2024/03/27/season-preview-transfers-make-for-interesting-southern-league-season/#:~:text=American%20striker%20Alex%20Steinwascher |title=Season preview: Transfers make for interesting Southern League season |date=March 27, 2024 |website=friendsoffootball.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C5FY2t5Pprn |title=Round 1 ✅️ |date=March 29, 2024 |website=Coastal Spirit |via=Instagram}}</ref> On September 1, Steinwascher helped Coastal Spirit secure their first New Zealand National League qualification with scoring his 19th Southern League goal of the season, breaking the previous club's top league season scorer of 8 goals. On September 7, Steinwascher won the 2024 English Cup and was awarded the Steve Summer Medal, most valuable player in the final, with 1 goal and 3 assists.<ref name=2024EC>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mff.nz/COMPETITIONS-2/Senior-Competitions/morrison-mitsubishi-english-cup-1 |title=Mainland Football - Morrison Mitsubishi English Cup |website=Mainland Football |access-date=September 9, 2024}}</ref> At the 2024 Mainland Football Awards, Steinwascher won Men's Forward of the Year and Men's Player of the Year.<ref name=2024MFA>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/CoastalSpirit/posts/pfbid02eXM5uW4JtRTuoPHiefACqczcPLSBsAk3W3kU6Ccf12RzG3xVsicFaKFqRyNvywtol |title=Congratulations go out to all our winners who won Mainland Football awards tonight! |website=Coastal Spirit |via=Facebook |access-date=October 19, 2024}}</ref> A day later on October 19, Steinwascher scored a hat-trick against Wellington Phoenix Reserves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DBSdTdkvgiW/ |title=Full-time at Fraser Park |date=October 19, 2024 |website=Coastal Spirit |via=Instagram}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played on November 24, 2024}}<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|alejandro-steinwascher/899741|accessdate=20 March 2024}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=2|Oakland County |2021 |USL League Two |2||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||1 |- |2022 |USL League Two |10||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||10||1 |- |Union Omaha |2023 |USL League One |22||2||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||2 |- |Coastal Spirit |2024 |National League |26||25||6{{efn|Appearances and Goals in the Chatham Cup}}||5||4{{efn|Appearances and Goals in the English Cup}}||4||colspan="2"|–||35||33 |- !colspan="3"|Career Total !60!!29!!8!!5!!4!!4!!0!!0!!72!!37 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Coastal Spirit''' *English Cup: 2024<ref name=2024EC />
'''Individual''' *Mainland Football Men's Forward of the Year: 2024<ref name=2024MFA /> *Mainland Football Men's Player of the Year: 2024<ref name=2024MFA /> *Steve Summer Medal: 2024<ref name=2024EC />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|alejandro-steinwascher/899741}}
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