Alex Pereira Lopes (born May 16, 1989) is a Brazilian footballer who acts as a defender and plays for

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Career

Lopes was recruited in the Botafogo youth ranks the player competed in the tournament Otávio Pinto Guimaraes where he was one of the highlights of the team in 2008. In the same year, he competed in the

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. In 2009, he arrived at the team's professional alvinegro at the request of coach

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and played in the

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Lopes currently plays for

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References

1989 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Men's association football defenders Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players Bangu Atlético Clube players Estanciano Esporte Clube players Footballers from Nova Iguaçu {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub