Alex (footballer, born 1999)

Alex de Oliveira Nascimento (born 10 May 1999), simply known as Alex (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɐˈlɛks]), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Santos.

Alex
Alex with Santos in 2019
Personal information
Full name Alex de Oliveira Nascimento
Date of birth (1999-05-10) 10 May 1999
Place of birth Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Santos
Number 31
Youth career
2013–2016 São Paulo
2016–2019 Fluminense
2019–2020 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Fluminense 1 (0)
2020– Santos 20 (1)
2021–2022 → Famalicão (loan) 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:14, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Career

Fluminense

Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Alex joined Fluminense's youth setup in June 2016, from São Paulo.[1] On 17 January 2018, he appeared as an unused substitute in a 3–1 Campeonato Carioca away loss against Boavista.[2]

Alex made his first team – and Série A – on 27 October 2018, replacing injured Frazan in a 3–0 loss at Santos.[3]

Santos

Alex joined Santos on 7 May 2019, initially assigned to the under-20 squad. Fluminense also retained 30% of the player's federative rights.[4] On 30 July, after nearly three months at the club, he renewed his contract until December 2023.[5]

On 22 January 2020, as both first team regulars Lucas Veríssimo and Felipe Aguilar were injured, Alex was included in Jesualdo Ferreira's 28-man squad for the 2020 Campeonato Paulista.[6] On 1 July, he further extended his contract until 2024,[7] and made his debut for the club on 16 August, replacing injured Veríssimo in a 3–1 home win against Athletico Paranaense.[8]

Alex made his Copa Libertadores debut on 24 September 2020, again replacing Veríssimo in a 2–1 away defeat of Delfín SC.[9] On 10 November, it was announced that he and a further six first team players tested positive for COVID-19.[10]

Loan to Famalicão

On 17 August 2021, Alex moved abroad and joined Portuguese Primeira Liga side Famalicão on a one-year loan deal.[11] He made his debut for the club on 28 August, replacing Pêpê late into a 1–1 home draw against Sporting CP.

2022 season

Alex returned to Santos in July 2022, as Famalicão did not activate his buyout clause.[12] An immediate backup to starters Maicon and Eduardo Bauermann, he scored his first goal for the club on 25 October, but in a 3–2 away loss against Flamengo.[13]

Career statistics
As of 3 November 2022[14]
Club Season League State League Cup Conmebol Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fluminense 2018 Série A 100000——10
Santos 2020 Série A 11000002[lower-alpha 1]0—130
2021 00500000—50
2022 41————41
2023 00—0000—41
Total 151500020—221
Famalicão (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 190—20—1[lower-alpha 2]0220
Career total 24150202010441
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga

References
  1. "Dispensado da base do São Paulo, zagueiro hoje do Flu entra na mira do futebol italiano" [Released from São Paulo's youth setup, stopper currently at Flu gets in the target of Italian football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. "Com time de garotos, Fluminense perde para o Boavista em tarde inspirada de Erick Flores" [With a team of youngsters, Fluminense lose to Boavista in Erick Flores' inspired afternoon] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. "Gabigol faz história, Santos marca três gols em 5 minutos e vence o Flu" [Gabigol makes history, Santos score three goals in 5 minutes and defeat Flu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. "Santos acerta contratação de zagueiro do Flu na mira de clube italiano" [Santos sign Flu stopper targeted by Italian club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. "Santos renova com Alex Nascimento, promessa da base, por quatro anos" [Santos renew with Alex Nascimento, youth prospect, for four years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  6. "Sem Cueva, Veríssimo e Aguilar, Santos inscreve 28 jogadores para estreia do Paulistão" [Without Cueva, Veríssimo and Aguilar, Santos register 28 players for the Paulistão debut] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Interativo. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. "Santos renova com Alex até 2024 e zagueiro afirma: 'Mostra que confiam no meu futebol'" [Santos renew with Alex until 2024 and stopper states: 'It shows that they trust in my football'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. "Santos bate o Athletico-PR e volta a vencer depois de seis jogos" [Santos defeat Athletico-PR and is back to winning ways after six matches] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  9. "Santos vence o Delfín e fica muito perto das oitavas da Libertadores" [Santos defeat Delfín and get very close to qualification of the round of 16 of the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  10. "Nota Oficial" [Official note] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  11. "Alex Nascimento reforça setor defensivo" [Alex Nascimento bolsters defensive sector] (in Portuguese). FC Famalicão. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  12. "Alex volta a ser opção no Santos após passagem pela Europa" [Alex returns to be an option at Santos after stint in Europe] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  13. "Alex comemora primeiro gol pelo profissional do Santos e diz em quem se espelha no time" [Alex celebrates first goal for the first team of Santos and tells who he looks up to in the team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  14. Alex at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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