Alex (footballer, born December 1988)
 Alex with Chicago Fire in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandre Monteiro de Lima | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Grêmio Mauaense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Wohlen | 68 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | → Gossau (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | Chicago Fire | 76 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Houston Dynamo | 82 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Suwon | 30 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Anyang | 31 | (13) |
| 2020 | Ho Chi Minh City | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Jamshedpur | 41 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | East Bengal | 17 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:57, 25 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Alexandre Monteiro de Lima (born 15 December 1988), simply known as Alex, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Alex began his career in the youth system of Grêmio Mauaense. In 2008, he left Brazil to sign with FC Wohlen in Switzerland. During the 2009/10 season he was loaned to Gossau. He returned to Wohlen the following season and became a regular starter for the club as he made 48 league appearances and scored six goals in two seasons.
On April 26, 2012, Alex signed a deal with Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. He officially joined the squad on June 27, 2012, with the opening of the summer transfer window.[2] As of April 13, 2015, he was traded to the Houston Dynamo.
Alex was released by Houston at the end of their 2017 season. He later signed for K League 2 side Suwon FC.[3]
In 2020, he moved to India and signed for the Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC,[4] for which he appeared in 11 matches of the 2020–21 season. He scored his first goal on 6 December 2021 against ATK Mohun Bagan in their 2–1 win.[citation needed]
East Bengal
[edit]In August 2022, Alex was announced as one of the five foreigners signed by East Bengal for the upcoming season.[5]
On 22 August, he made his debut against Indian Navy in the Durand Cup, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate. He came on as a half-time substitute for Mobashir Rahman.[6][7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 17 April 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wohlen | 2008–09 | Swiss Challenge League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 23 | 4 | 3[a] | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 25 | 2 | 3[a] | 1 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| Wohlen total | 68 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 7 | ||
| Gossau (loan) | 2009–10 | Swiss Challenge League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2012 | Major League Soccer | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | 30 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| 2014 | 28 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Chicago Fire total | 77 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 5 | ||
| Houston Dynamo | 2015 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | 30 | 5 | 3[b] | 2 | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||||
| 2017 | 37 | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
| Houston Dynamo total | 82 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 11 | ||
| Suwon | 2018 | K League 2 | 30 | 5 | 1[c] | 1 | — | — | 31 | 6 | ||
| Anyang | 2019 | 33 | 13 | 3[c] | 0 | — | — | 36 | 13 | |||
| Ho Chi Minh City | 2020 | V.League 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Jamshedpur | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Jamshedpur total | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| East Bengal | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 17 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| Career total | 369 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 46 | ||
Honours
[edit]Jamshedpur
- Indian Super League Premiers: 2021-22[9][10]
Personal life
[edit]Alex received his U.S. green card in June 2014.[11] This qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.
References
[edit]- ^ "Alexandre Lima profile". Indian Super League.
- ^ Fire sign Alex chicago-fire.com.
- ^ "Former Dynamo Alex Lima signs with South Korea's Suwon FC". 3 January 2018.
- ^ Alex Lima profile and stats Indian Super League. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ "East Bengal announce signings of Cleiton Silva, Alex Lima, three other foreigners". khelnow.com. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "East Bengal held by Indian Navy in Durand Cup 2022". khelnow.com. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "East Bengal 0 – 0 Indian Navy". the-aiff.com. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Alex at Soccerway
- ^ "ISL 2021-22: Jamshedpur win the League Winners Shield | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Jamshedpur FC clinch League Winners' Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan". Indian Super League. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ News: Fire midfielder Alex receives US green card chicago-fire.com.
External links
[edit]- Alex at Soccerway
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