Alex Alves (footballer, born 1986)

Alex Alves
	Alex Alves in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Alex Alves de Lima
Date of birth	8 November 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Araçatuba, Brazil
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	São Bernardo
Youth career
2001–2005	Ituano
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2008	Sertãozinho
2008	Atlético Goianiense
2009	Santa Cruz-RS
2010–2014	Mogi Mirim
2010–2011	→ Trofense (loan)
2011	→ Marília (loan)
2011	→ ABC (loan)
2014	Santa Cruz
2014–2015	São Bento
2015	Campinense
2015–2016	XV de Piracicaba
2017	Altos
2017–2018	Sampaio Corrêa
2018–2019	Bragantino
2020	Red Bull Bragantino
2021	Náutico
2022–	São Bernardo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023

Alex Alves de Lima (born 8 November 1986), known as Alex Alves, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for São Bernardo.

Career

Alex Alves has spent his most of his career to date in Brazil. He spent his youth career with Ituano. His professional career began with Sertãozinho, he spent two years with Sertãozinho before leaving to join Atlético Goianiense. Following a short stint with the aforementioned club, he left to sign for Santa Cruz. He stayed with the Rio Grande do Sul based team before going on the move again, this time joining Mogi Mirim. He spent four years at Mogi Mirim, making 28 appearances despite leaving the club three times on loan during that time.^[1]

His first loan was to Portuguese club Trofense, he made 13 appearances in all competitions in what was his first spell outside of Brazil before returning to Mogi Mirim. Next came loans to Marília and ABC respectively, he failed to register a league appearance for the latter but did play 10 times for the former. In 2014, Alves left Mogi Mirim and agreed to join Santa Cruz of Pernambuco.^[1]

He was named on Santa Cruz's substitutes bench nine times but didn't make an appearance before leaving. Then came moves to three clubs in two seasons, but Alves again found playing time extremely limited as he did not make a single appearance for either São Bento, Campinense or Piracicaba.^[1] He left the latter on 12 April 2016.^[2]

At the start of 2017 he was part of the Altos participating in 2017 Copa do Nordeste and 2017 Copa do Brasil, but new Sampaio Corrêa coach Francisco Diá specifically requested him for the team, so he transferred at the end of February.^[3] He moved to Bragantino at the end of the season, initially contracting just for the 2018 Campeonato Paulista season, but later signing a deal until the end of 2020.^[4]^[5] He became part of the Red Bull Bragantino squad when CA Bragantino merged with Red Bull Brasil in April 2019.^[6]

Honours

Atlético Goianiense

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C (1): 2008^[7]

ABC

Campeonato Potiguar (1): 2011^[8]

Mogi Mirim

Campeonato Paulista do Interior (1): 2012^[9]

Sampaio Corrêa

Campeonato Maranhense (1): 2017

Náutico

Campeonato Pernambucano (1): 2021

References

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Alex Alves profile". Soccerway. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
^ "XV inicia conversas com grandes clubes visando a disputa da Copa Paulista". Piracicaba (in Portuguese). 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
^ "Em despedida do Altos, Diá revela que goleiro Alex Alves reforçará o Sampaio" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 February 2017.
^ "As caras do Braga: Conheça o elenco do Massa Bruta para o Paulistão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 December 2017.
^ "Goleiro Alex Alves renova contrato com Bragantino até 2020" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 September 2018.
^ "Com o elenco do RB Brasil, Bragantino começa preparação para a estreia na Série B" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 April 2019.
^ "Atlético Goianiense completa 79 anos". Brazilian Football Confederation (in Portuguese). 2 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
^ "Campeonato Potiguar 2011" (PDF). Federação Norte-rio-grandense de Futebol (in Portuguese). 10 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Gata do Paulistão dá azar e Bragantino perde em casa para o Mogi". esporte.ig.com.br/ (in Portuguese). 5 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

External links

Alex Alves at Soccerway

[Soccerway-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Alex Alves profile". Soccerway. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

[LeavingPiracicaba-2] "XV inicia conversas com grandes clubes visando a disputa da Copa Paulista". Piracicaba (in Portuguese). 12 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

[3] "Em despedida do Altos, Diá revela que goleiro Alex Alves reforçará o Sampaio" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 February 2017.

[4] "As caras do Braga: Conheça o elenco do Massa Bruta para o Paulistão" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 December 2017.

[5] "Goleiro Alex Alves renova contrato com Bragantino até 2020" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 September 2018.

[6] "Com o elenco do RB Brasil, Bragantino começa preparação para a estreia na Série B" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 April 2019.

[AtléticoGoianiense2008SC-7] "Atlético Goianiense completa 79 anos". Brazilian Football Confederation (in Portuguese). 2 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

[ABC2011CP-8] "Campeonato Potiguar 2011" (PDF). Federação Norte-rio-grandense de Futebol (in Portuguese). 10 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[MogiMirim2012CPdI-9] "Gata do Paulistão dá azar e Bragantino perde em casa para o Mogi". esporte.ig.com.br/ (in Portuguese). 5 May 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

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