Alexandre Henrique Gonçalves Freitas

Alex
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Henrique Gonçalves de Freitas
Date of birth (1991-08-27) 27 August 1991
Place of birth Funchal, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Salernitana
Number 11
Youth career
2001–2005 Nacional
2005–2010 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Porto 0 (0)
2010–2013 Santa Clara 62 (3)
2013–2014 Vitória Guimarães B 27 (5)
2014–2017 Vitória Guimarães 29 (4)
2017 → Moreirense (loan) 14 (2)
2017– Salernitana
National team
2008–2009 Portugal U18 9 (0)
2009–2010 Portugal U19 17 (4)
2010–2011 Portugal U20 16 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2017.

Alexandre Henrique Gonçalves de Freitas (born 27 August 1991), commonly known as Alex, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Italian club U.S. Salernitana 1919 mainly as a left winger.

Club career

Porto

Born in Funchal, Madeira, Alex started his career with local C.D. Nacional. In the 2005 summer, aged 14, he signed for FC Porto and went on to complete his formation with the Primeira Liga giants.

During his only season as a senior with the northerners, 2009–10, Alex was summoned to four games with the first team: on 17 October 2009, he played 20 minutes against Sertanense F.C. for the Portuguese Cup after coming on as a substitute for Mariano González in a 4–0 home win; he also remained on the bench in two League Cup matches and the 2–1 home triumph over APOEL FC in the UEFA Champions League.[1]

Santa Clara

In the 2010 summer, Alex signed with C.D. Santa Clara in the second division. He appeared in 26 games (19 starts) in his first year with the Azores club.

International career

In 2009, Alex was part of the Portugal under-19 side that failed to make the 2009 UEFA European Championship. As the country qualified for the next edition in France, he contributed with four goals in six matches and was picked for the final squad in an eventual group stage exit.

Alex was selected for Portugal's squad at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played all the games but one in Colombia en route to the second place, scoring in the 2–3 final loss against Brazil.[2]

Honours

Porto

References

  1. ↑ "Hulk marvel leaves Ferreira smiling". UEFA.com. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Oscar treble wins thrilling final for Brazil". FIFA.com. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "O clássico bis de Farías, o clássico 4–0 e um adolescente recordista" [Farías' classic brace, classic 4–0 and teenage record breaker]. Público (in Portuguese). 17 October 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
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