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

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for Santos.

Club career

Fluminense

Born in

Ribeirão Preto Ribeirão Preto (Portuguese pronunciation: �ibejˈɾɐ̃w ˈpɾetu is a municipality and a metropolitan area located in the northeastern region of São Paulo state, Brazil. Ribeirão Preto is the eighth-largest municipality in the State wi ...

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, Alex joined

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's youth setup in June 2016, from

. On 17 January 2018, he appeared as an unused substitute in a 3–1

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

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. On 30 July, after nearly three months at the club, he renewed his contract until December 2023. On 22 January 2020, as both first team regulars

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and

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were injured, Alex was included in

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's 28-man squad for the

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. On 1 July, he further extended his contract until 2024, and made his debut for the club on 16 August, replacing injured Veríssimo in a 3–1 home win against

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. Alex made his

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debut on 24 September 2020, again replacing Veríssimo in a 2–1 away defeat of Delfín SC. On 10 November, it was announced that he and a further six first team players tested positive for

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Loan to Famalicão

On 17 August 2021, Alex moved abroad and joined Portuguese

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side Famalicão on a one-year loan deal. He made his debut for the club on 28 August, replacing Pêpê late into a 1–1 home draw against

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2022 season

Alex returned to Santos in July 2022, as Famalicão did not activate his buyout clause. An immediate backup to starters

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and Eduardo Bauermann, he scored his first goal for the club on 25 October, but in a 3–2 away loss against

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Career statistics

References

External links

Santos FC profile

International Sports profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alex 1999 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Fluminense FC players Santos FC players Primeira Liga players F.C. Famalicão players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal People from Ribeirão Preto Footballers from São Paulo (state)