Alex (footballer, born 1999)

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

Alex
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
Club information
Current team
 Santos
Number 44
Youth career
2013–2016 São Paulo
2016–2019 Fluminense
2019–2020 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Fluminense 1 (0)
2019– Santos 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:57, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Club 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]

Career statistics
As of 22 January 2021[11]
Club Season League State League Cup Conmebol Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fluminense 2018 Série A 100000——10
Santos 2019 Série A 00—00——00
2020 10000002[lower-alpha 1]0—120
Total 100000020—120
Career total 11000002000130
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Portuguese). Lance!. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  10. "Nota Oficial" [Official note] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  11. Alex at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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