Alex Sandro da Silva

Alex Silva
Personal information
Full name Alex Sandro da Silva
Date of birth 10 March 1985 (1985-03-10) (age 26)
Place of birth Amparo, Brazil
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Flamengo
Number 44
Youth career
2002–2003 Ponte Preta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2005 Vitória 36 (0)
2005 → Rennes (loan)
2006–2008 São Paulo 44 (5)
2008–2011 Hamburger SV 17 (0)
2010–2011 → São Paulo (loan) 21 (0)
2011– Flamengo 17 (0)
National team‡
2008 Brazil U23 6 (0)
2007– Brazil 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 December 2011

Alex Sandro da Silva or simply Alex Silva (born 10 March 1985 in Amparo, São Paulo), is a Brazilian central defender. He currently plays for Flamengo.

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Career

He is the younger brother of S.L. Benfica central defender Luisão.[1]

On 23 January 2010 Alex Silva returned to São Paulo on loan from Hamburger SV until July 2011.[2][3]

Career statistics

(Correct as of 5 December 2011)
Club Season Fußball-Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Champions League Europa League Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamburger SV 2008-09 17 0 - - - - 6 0 - - 23 0
Total 17 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 23 0
Club Season Brazilian Série A Copa do Brasil Copa Libertadores Copa Sudamericana State League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
São Paulo (Loan) 2010 21 0 - - 10 1 - - 9 0 40 1
2011 - - 6 0 - - - - 13 0 19 0
Total 21 0 6 0 10 1 0 0 22 0 59 1
Flamengo 2011 17 0 - - - - 1 0 - - 18 0
Total 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 0
Career total 55 0 6 0 10 1 7 0 22 0 100 1

According to combined sources on the Flamengo official website[4] and Flaestatística.[5]

Honours

Vitória
2003, 2004, 2005
São Paulo
2006, 2007, 2008
International
2007

References

  1. ^ "Fiorentina To Swoop For Alex Silva?". footballitaliano.org. 14 August 2008. http://footballitaliano.org/?p=949. Retrieved 3 January 2009. 
  2. ^ "Alex Silva está de volta [Alex Silva is back]" (in Portuguese). saopaulofc.net. 23 January 2010. http://www.saopaulofc.net/v4/noticias2NOVO2.asp?PLC_map_001_c=02.01&PLC_cng_ukey=40201194254CHIXM6P. 
  3. ^ "HSV verleiht Alex Silva und Mickael Tavares [Alex Silva and Mickael Tavares loan out]" (in German). hsv.de. 24 January 2010. http://www.hsv.de/teams/meldungen/bundesliga/januar-2010/hsv-verleiht-alex-silva-und-mickael-tavares/. 
  4. ^ Flamengo official website (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ Flaestatística (in Portuguese)

External links
Brazil squad – 2007 Copa América Winners (8th Title)
Brazil squad – 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalists
Flamengo – current squad