Steven Alzate

Leyton Orient

Alzate made his Football League debut as a second-half substitute for Sandro Semedo in Orient's 4–1 defeat at Stevenage on 28 February 2017. He scored his first senior goal in his next game, the 4–0 win at Newport County on 4 March 2017.

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 31 July 2017, Alzate signed for Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.

Loan Swindon Town

On 2 July 2018, Alzate joined League Two side Swindon Town on a season-long loan. His first goal for the club came on 22 September, against Yeovil Town, when he scored with a 20-yard strike. On 1 January 2019, Alzate was ruled out for at least three months after he was diagnosed with a stress fracture to his back. The loan deal expired on 9 January, and Alzate returned to Brighton.

Breakthrough at Brighton

Alzate made his debut for the "Seagulls" in the EFL Cup on 27 August 2019 where he played the full match in the 2–1 away win against Bristol Rovers setting up Glenn Murray's late winner. Alzate was named on the bench in a Premier League fixture for the first time in a 1–1 home draw against Burnley on 14 September. He remained an unused substitute. Alzate made his Premier League and league debut for Brighton on 21 September playing the full match in the 0–0 draw at Newcastle United. He made his home debut on 5 October where he started the match against Tottenham Hotspur, which ended in a 3–0 victory. Alzate scored his first Albion goal on 23 January 2021,…

On 6 November 2019, Alzate received his first call-up to the Colombia national team for friendlies against Peru and Ecuador in November 2019. He made his debut on 16 November coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 home victory over Peru. Five days later he made his first start for Colombia in the 1–0 away win against Ecuador where he was highly praised by manager Carlos Queiroz. Alzate was recalled to the Colombia squad in January 2022 for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Argentina, after not being included in selection since October 2020.

Club

As of 30 April 2025.

International

As of match played 28 September 2022

Alzate was born in Camden, a town in London, England, to Colombian parents, making him a citizen of both England and Colombia, and subsequently made him eligible to represent the Colombia national team later on.