Alex dos Santos Gonçalves

Alex
Personal information
Full nameAlex dos Santos Gonçalves
Date of birth20 May 1990
Place of birthTeixeira de Freitas, Brazil
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Moreirense (on loan from Tombense)
Number9
Youth career
2005–2008Grêmio
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010Teleoptik33(13)
2010–2012Fluminense0(0)
2011Internacional (loan)5(0)
2012Concordia Chiajna (loan)15(4)
2012Universitatea Cluj (loan)18(1)
2013–Tombense7(0)
2013América de Natal (loan)7(1)
2013–2014Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan)23(11)
2014–→ Moreirense (loan)22(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 June 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Alex dos Santos Gonçalves (born 20 May 1990) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Portuguese club Moreirense, on loan from Tombense.

Career

Born in Teixeira de Freitas, Alex played in the youth categories of Grêmio, before moving to Serbian club Teleoptik in August 2008. After two seasons of playing with them, he returned to his homeland by signing a short-term contract with Fluminense in August 2010.[1] Alex later renewed his contract with Fluminense until the end of the 2012 season.[2] In January 2011, he was loaned out to Internacional.[3] In January 2012, Alex was sent on loan to Romanian club Concordia Chiajna. In July 2012, he was sent on loan to Romania once again, this time to Universitatea Cluj.[4]

In February 2013, after his contract with Fluminense expired, Alex signed with Tombense. He also played with América de Natal as a loaned player, before transferring to Romania for the third time, on a season-long loan to Pandurii Târgu Jiu in August 2013.

In June 2014, Alex moved to Portugal by joining Primeira Liga newcomers Moreirense for the 2014–15 season.[5]

Statistics

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pandurii Târgu Jiu 2013–14 231121503012
Total 231121503012

References

  1. "Alex dos Santos signed with Fluminense". promanager.com.br. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  2. "Alex dos Santos got his contract renewed with Fluminense". promanager.com.br. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  3. "Alex é apresentado como reforço ofensivo do Inter" (in Portuguese). internacional.com.br. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  4. "Paulinho si Alex vor juca la "U" Cluj" (in Romanian). romaniansoccer.ro. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. "Alex dos Santos signed with Moreirense". promanager.com.br. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

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