Alex Rodrigo da Silva Merlim (born 15 July 1986), also known as Babalu, is a Brazilian born

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player who plays for

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and the Italian national futsal team as a winger.

Honours

UEFA Futsal Champions League The UEFA Futsal Champions League is an annual futsal competition for European club teams organized by UEFA. It was founded as the UEFA Futsal Cup in 2001 and replaced the Futsal European Clubs Championship, an unofficial competition held since 1984 ...

: 2018–19

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Sporting CP profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Merlim, Alex 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Mato Grosso do Sul Futsal forwards Italian men's futsal players Brazilian men's futsal players Brazilian expatriates in Italy Brazilian emigrants to Italy Luparense Calcio a 5 players Sporting CP futsal players Brazilian people of Italian descent Italian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal People from Dourados