Alex dos Santos Cazumba, usually known as Alex Cazumba, Alequito or Alex (born June 30, 1988) is a Brazilian
footballer
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currently playing for
Operário Ferroviário on loan from
Bahia de Feira.
Career
Alex Cazumba played for the São Paulo youth teams before being promoted into the senior team in 2007. He was loaned out to several Brazilian regional over the next couple of years, making first team appearances for
Juventude and
Figueirense
Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian ...
.
He was sent out on loan to
Major League Soccer
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team
Los Angeles Galaxy
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in 2010 along with fellow Brazilians from the club
Leonardo
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and
Juninho.
He made his debut for the team on March 27, 2010, in Galaxy's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against
New England Revolution
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.
His first MLS goal came on June 5, 2010 in a 4-1 defeat of the
Houston Dynamo
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.
Honors
;São Paulo
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...
(1):
2008
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; Los Angeles Galaxy
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Major League Soccer
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Supporter's Shield (1):
2010
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;Botafogo da Paraíba
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Campeonato Paraibano
The Campeonato Paraibano is the football league of the state of Paraíba, Brazil
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(1): 2014
References
External links
globoesporte.globo.comCBFzerozero.ptMLS player profile
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1988 births
Living people
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Brazilian footballers
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
Major League Soccer players
Super League Greece players
São Paulo FC players
Rio Claro Futebol Clube players
Esporte Clube Juventude players
Toledo Esporte Clube players
Vila Nova Futebol Clube players
Ituano FC players
Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players
Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players
Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players
Xanthi F.C. players
Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube players
Clube Náutico Marcílio Dias players
Esporte Clube Vitória players
Associação Desportiva Bahia de Feira players
Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players
América Futebol Clube (RN) players
Nacional Futebol Clube players
Esporte Clube Passo Fundo players
Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube players
Association football fullbacks