Alex_(footballer,_born_1983)
Alex (footballer, born 1983)
Brazilian footballer
Alex Antônio de Melo Santos, or simply Alex (born April 16, 1983), is a Brazilian former football midfielder.
Quick Facts Personal information, Full name ...
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Antônio de Melo Santos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-04-16) April 16, 1983 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Diamantina, Brazil[2] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, Left-winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2000 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 2002 | Kawasaki Frontale | 20 | (1) |
| 2003–2007 | Avispa Fukuoka | 186 | (38) |
| 2008 | Kashiwa Reysol | 28 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | JEF United Chiba | 55 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | Kashima Antlers | 35 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Tokushima Vortis (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2013–2016 | Tokushima Vortis | 108 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 53 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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In June 2012, Alex joined Tokushima Vortis on loan from Kashima Antlers. The move was later made permanent, with Alex penning a new contract with Tokushima.
Updated to 23 February 2019.[3][4][5]
More information Club, Season ...
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2002 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 23 | 3 | ||
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2003 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2004 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 5 | |||
| 2005 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 4 | |||
| 2006 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2007 | 45 | 26 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 47 | 27 | |||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2008 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 37 | 6 | |
| JEF United Chiba | 2009 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 7 | |||
| Kashima Antlers | 2011 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Tokushima Vortis | 2012 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2013 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | |||
| Kamatamare Sanuki | 2017 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 0 | |||
| Total | 483 | 59 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 527 | 66 | |
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His twin brother Alan is also a professional footballer who plays for Fujieda MYFC in the Japan Football League.[6]
- "Alex Antônio de Melo Santos at zerozero.pt" (in Portuguese). Zerozero.pt. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 221 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 211 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2015 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2015, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411246 (p. 163 out of 298)
- "アランが福岡テスト生 (Alan faces the trial of Fukuoka)". Nikkan Sports. Jun 7, 2008. Retrieved Dec 1, 2013.
- Alex at Soccerway
- Alex at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Kamatamare Sanuki[permanent dead link]
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