Alex Sandro Lobo da Silva (born 26 January 1991) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

and the Brazil national team. At club level, Alex Sandro began his career with

Atletico Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

, and later also played for Santos on

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. In 2011, he joined

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for

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9.6 million, alongside teammate and countryman

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, who plays as a right back. He joined Juventus in 2015, winning the domestic double in his first three seasons, followed by two more consecutive league titles over the following two years. At international level, Alex Sandro represents Brazil, for which he has gained 30

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s. At youth level, he also represented the Brazil under-20 team, winning both the

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and the

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in 2011, He was later also part of the Brazil squad that won the

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Club career

Atletico Paranaense

After winning an impressive amount of honours with the Atletico Paranaense youth setup and a very good performance in the Copa Parana with the U23 side, Alex Sandro earned his first call up to the senior side in October 2008. He played one game in the

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, taking on

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on 18 October. In 2009, Alex Sandro played a role in Atletico's championship run in the

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, playing in eight matches. He scored his first goal on 25 January against Rio Branco, passing the ball to himself around the keeper. As of October 2009, he has played in nine

matches, playing a total of 269 minutes.

Santos

Alex Sandro was signed by Santos in 2010 on a two-year

deal. Atletico Paranaense sold him to the investors, using Uruguayan club

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as a

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to hold the registration rights. According to Atletico Paranaense's 2010 financial report, the club received R$1,114,000 from Deportivo Maldonado for transactions of unnamed players.

Porto

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in 2014 On 23 July 2011, Portuguese

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club

signed Alex Sandro for €9.6 million from the proxy club Deportivo Maldonado. He signed a five-year contract with a release clause of €50 million.

Juventus

2015–16

On 20 August 2015, Alex Sandro joined Italian

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champions

for €26 million on a five-year contract. He made his club debut on 12 September 2015 in a 1–1 home draw against

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. Defending champions Juventus endured a difficult start to the season, and were in the bottom half of the table by late October. The club mounted a comeback that started with a last-gasp Turin derby win on 31 October, with the Brazilian left-back playing a key role in that upturn. On 21 November 2015, Sandro assisted

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with a

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, helping Juventus beat

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side

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1–0 in Serie A. Four days later, on 25 November, he assisted another winning goal, for

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, in a 1–0 home win over

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in the

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to secure the club a spot in the

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of the competition. On 17 January 2016, Alex Sandro scored his first Juventus goal – and his first in Serie A – from the top of the 18-yard box in the 42nd minute of a 4–0 away win over

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. On 17 February, it was confirmed Alex Sandro would be sidelined for ten days after he picked up an injury to his

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in his left thigh during training at the Juventus Center the day before, forcing him to miss out on the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League on 23 February against

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. He returned for the second leg in

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, where he could not prevent his team's elimination despite putting on a strong individual performance. The Brazilian completed his first season in

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winning a

–

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double. He came on as a substitute for

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in the Coppa Italia final against Milan at the

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in Rome, which was decided by an

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lone goal in

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2016–17

Despite scoring an

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in a 3–1 away defeat to

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, Alex Sandro carried his form of the previous season into the new one. A series of impressive performances saw him displace incumbent Patrice Evra from the starting left back role. The Frenchman eventually moved to

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in January 2017. Alex Sandro completed the season with 43 appearances across competitions, 11 more than the previous year. That made him one of the most frequently used players by coach

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. From a statistical standpoint, the Brazilian also further improved his goalscoring output, netting three times in the league as Juventus completed a third successive league and cup double. The one trophy that evaded Alex Sandro was the

, which saw his side lose 4–1 in the

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to holders

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at the

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. Alex Sandro played a key role in Mario Mandžukić's temporary equaliser in the first half, supplying the cross that was chested down to the Croatian by

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. In the second half, however, Alex Sandro's and his teammates' performances were less convincing, and one of Alex Sandro's mistakes led to a goal from his former Brazil Under-20 and Porto colleague

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. Prior to the final he had played a vital role in the ''Bianconeri'''s run, especially in the

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against

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, where excellent defensive performances helped to neutralise the attacking threat of

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, and enabled Juventus to keep

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across both legs of the tie.

2017–18

In his third season with Juventus, Alex Sandro made 39 appearances for Juventus in all competitions, scoring four goals, all of which came in Serie A, from 26 league appearances; he finished the 2017–18 season by winning a third consecutive domestic double with the club.

2018–19

On 23 October 2018, Alex Sandro made his 50th

appearance (excluding qualifying rounds) in a 1–0 away win over

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. He made his 100th Serie A appearance with Juventus on 30 March 2019, in a 1–0 home win over

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. In Juventus's following league match on 2 April, a 2–0 away win over

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, he made his 150th appearance for the club. On 20 April, he scored the temporary equaliser as Juventus came from behind to defeat

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2–1 at home and win the Serie A title.

2019–20

On 24 August 2019, on the opening matchday of the

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season, Alex Sandro assisted

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's goal in a 1–0 away win against

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. On 18 December, he provided two assists, one for Paulo Dybala and another for

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, in a 2–1 away win against

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International career

Youth

Alex Sandro is a part of the golden Atlético Paranaense youth setup, which has produced a great amount of defenders in very little time, with

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, Manoel, Ronaldo Alves, Carlão and Bruno Costa all making themselves known in 2009. After being a part of the Brazil under-18 setup, Alex Sandro was called up to the under-20 side in August 2009, alongside teammates Raul, Renan Foguinho and Gabriel Pimba. He made his debut in a friendly match at 18 years of age. He was a member of the teams that won the

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in Peru, as well as the

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in Colombia, also featuring in the final of the tournament against

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, which Brazil won 3–2 in extra-time.

Senior

Alex Sandro made his senior international debut on 10 November 2011 in a 2–0 away win over

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. He scored his first international goal on 12 October 2018, in a 2–0 friendly away win over

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. In May 2019, Sandro was included in Brazil's 23-man

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for the

on home soil by manager Tite. In Brazil's final group match on 22 June, a 5–0 win against

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, Sandro made a substitute appearance, coming on for

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. In the quarter-final match against

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on 27 June, he once again made a substitute appearance, replacing the injured Filipe Luís at half-time; following a 0–0 draw, Brazil advanced to the semi-finals 4–3 on penalties. Sandro started in the

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against Peru on 7 July, at the

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; the match ended in a 3–1 victory to Brazil. On 17 June 2021, he scored the opening goal in a 4–0 win over Peru in Brazil's second group match of the

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, which took place on home soil. On 7 November 2022, Alex Sandro was named in the squad for the

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Style of play

Valais Cup 2013 - OM-FC Porto 13-07-2013 - Alex Sandro

Regarded as one of the best left-backs in the world, Alex Sandro is a quick, energetic and offensive minded defender, who is also a strong tackler and a good reader of the game, courtesy of his speed and anticipation. He is capable of playing anywhere along the left flank; although mainly a full-back, he has also been used as a wing-back and as a

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. He has also occasionally been deployed in a more advanced position, as an outside forward or offensive winger, and even as a left-sided

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in a three–man back-line. He has been described as a player who is a "powerful runner, can beat opponents one-on-one and is an excellent crosser of the ball". His playing position, athleticism, and playing style have drawn comparisons with compatriot and

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-winner

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Alex Sandro goal.''

Honours

Santos *

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Porto *

: 2011–12, 2012–13 *

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Juventus *

: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20 *

: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18,

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; runner-up: 2019–20, 2021–22 *

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runner-up: 2016–17 Brazil U20 *

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Brazil *

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* Superclásico de las Américas:

Individual * O Jogo Team of the Year: 2012, 2013 *

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: 2016–17, 2017–18 * FIFA FIFPro World11 nominee

(20th defender)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alex Sandro 1991 births Living people People from Catanduva Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Club Athletico Paranaense players Santos FC players FC Porto players Juventus F.C. players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Serie A players Brazil youth international footballers Brazil under-20 international footballers Olympic footballers of Brazil Brazil international footballers Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2019 Copa América players 2021 Copa América players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Copa América-winning players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Italy