Alejandro Villarreal

Alejandro Villarreal Zuluaga is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Argentine club Aldosivi, on loan from Brazilian club Santos.

Club career

Born in Medellín, Antioquia, Villarreal began his career in Cali at the age of six with EF Leones del Sur. He subsequently represented América de Cali before having a six-season spell in the youth sides of Deportivo Cali.

On 7 March 2024, Villarreal agreed to a deal with Brazilian club Santos, but his registration was not made on time as the Profeta only had an amateur deal at Deportivo Cali, which delayed the transfer clearance. He was only officially registered in July, and also trained with the first team squad; Cali also retained 10% of his economic rights.
Villarreal made his professional debut with Peixe on 17 August 2024, coming on as a second-half substitute for João Schmidt in a 1–0 Série B home loss to Avaí. He subsequently returned to the under-20 team.

On 30 July 2025, Villarreal was loaned to Argentine Primera División side Aldosivi until January 2027. He made his debut for the club on 15 August, replacing Tobías Cervera late into a 0–0 home draw against Belgrano.

On 20 August 2024, Villarreal was called up to the Colombia national under-20 team by manager César Torres for two friendlies against Uruguay, but was cut from the squad six days later.

Santos