Axel Alejandro Encinas (born 24 May 2004) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chilean club Unión La Calera.
From the San Jorge neighborhood, in Don Torcuato, the same area as Argentine professional footballer Juan Román Riquelme heralded from.
He impressed enough to begin training with the first team occasionally from his mid-teens where he received advice and coaching from Marcelo Gallardo.
[5] In January 2024, he ended his contract with River Plate after making seventy three appearances for the reserve team with three goals and five assists and then moved to Chile joining Unión La Calera.
[6] He was named in the Argentina under-20 squad by Javier Mascherano for the 2023 South American U-20 Championship held in Colombia in January and February 2023.