Alexandre Luiz Reame (born 23 February 1988), better known as Xandão (), is a Brazilian former
football
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er who played as a
centre back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Career
On 10 December 2009
São Paulo FC
São Paulo Futebol Clube (), commonly referred to as São Paulo, is a professional football club in the Morumbi district of São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1930. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista (the State of São Paulo's premier state leag ...
signed the defender from
Desportivo Brasil
Desportivo Brasil Participações Ltda., commonly referred to as Desportivo Brasil, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Porto Feliz, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of t ...
. Xandão scored his first goal for
Sporting CP
Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...
in the
UEFA Europa League
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against
Manchester City
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in the 51st minute by a backheel from five yards.
On February 15, 2013, Xandão terminated his loan with Sporting and was bought by
Kuban Krasnodar.
On 17 August 2016, Xandão signed a three-year contract with
Anzhi Makhachkala
Football Club Anzhi Makhachkala (russian: link=no, Футбо́льный клуб «Анжи́» Махачкала́, ), known simply as FC Anji, was a Russian professional football club based in the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala. Founded ...
.
On August 30, 2019, Xandão signed a one-year contract with
Persija Jakarta
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Career statistics
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1988 births
Living people
People from Araçatuba
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian people of Algerian descent
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Primeira Liga players
Russian Premier League players
Segunda División players
Belgian Pro League players
Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
Fluminense FC players
Club Athletico Paranaense players
Guarani FC players
Grêmio Barueri Futebol players
Desportivo Brasil players
São Paulo FC players
Sporting CP footballers
FC Kuban Krasnodar players
FC Anzhi Makhachkala players
Sporting de Gijón players
Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
Red Bull Bragantino II players
Persija Jakarta players
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
Men's association football central defenders
Footballers from São Paulo (state)
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