Alexandre Xavier Pereira Guedes (born 11 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a forward for

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Club career

Sporting CP

Born in Arcozelo, Vila Nova de Gaia, Guedes joined

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's youth system in 2005, aged 11, and went on to score 53 goals for its various teams. On 16 December 2012, still a junior, he made his senior debut with the B side, coming on as a substitute for

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in the last minute of a 2–1 away win against C.D. Tondela in the Segunda Liga. On 29 January 2014, Guedes was loaned to Spanish club CF Reus Deportiu until June, alongside teammate Tobias Figueiredo. He failed to find the net during his one-and-a-half-year stint in the Segunda División B with the

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Aves

In August 2015, Guedes agreed to a two-year deal at

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in his country's second tier. He scored 13 goals in each of his first two seasons in Aves, helping to Primeira Liga promotion at the end of 2016–17 and subsequently renewing his contract. Guedes made his debut in the top flight on 6 August 2017, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–2 home loss to former club Sporting. On 5 May 2018, he was one of the scorers as the team won 3–0 at

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in the penultimate round of games to

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another year at the top tier. Fifteen days later, he netted twice to help to a 2–1 defeat of Sporting in

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of the

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Vitória Guimarães

Guedes left for

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on 4 July 2018 for a €500,000 fee on a five-year contract, with Aves maintaining 50% of his economic rights. He scored his first goals on 8 October, a brace in a 3–1 away victory over

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. His team finished the campaign in fifth, and qualified for the

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. In January 2020, Guedes was loaned to

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of the Japanese J1 League.

Famalicão

Guedes returned to the Portuguese top division on 8 January 2021, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal with

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. He failed to find the net during his spell, in eight starts.

Raków Częstochowa

On 23 July 2021, Guedes joined Polish

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club

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on a three-year contract with an option to extend for a further two seasons. He made 11 appearances before leaving by mutual consent on 14 December.

Albirex Niigata

Guedes returned to Japan in March 2022, agreeing to a deal at J2 League's

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International career

While in representation of the Portugal under-19 side, Guedes was one of three top scorers at the 2013 UEFA European Championship in Lithuania with his tally of three goals. He recorded two in a 4–1 group win over the

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and one more in a 2–2 draw with

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in the semi-finals, though his attempt was saved by

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as the Serbs won on penalties.

Career statistics

Honours

Aves *

: 2017–18 Raków Częstochowa *

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: 2021–22 Albirex Niigata * J2 League:

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top scorer:

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(shared with Gratas Sirgėdas and

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)

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