Alex (footballer, born 1983)

Alex
Personal information
Full name	Alex Antônio de Melo Santos
Date of birth	April 16, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Diamantina, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, Left-winger
Youth career
1996–2000	Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001	Cruzeiro
2002	Kawasaki Frontale
2003–2007	Avispa Fukuoka
2008	Kashiwa Reysol
2009–2010	JEF United Chiba
2011–2012	Kashima Antlers
2012	→ Tokushima Vortis (loan)
2013–2016	Tokushima Vortis
2017–2018	Kamatamare Sanuki
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alex Antônio de Melo Santos, or simply Alex (born April 16, 1983), is a Brazilian former football midfielder.

Playing career

In June 2012, Alex joined Tokushima Vortis on loan from Kashima Antlers. The move was later made permanent, with Alex penning a new contract with Tokushima.

Club statistics

Updated to 23 February 2019.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		AFC		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kawasaki Frontale	2002	20	1	3	2	–		–		23	3
Avispa Fukuoka	2003	40	2	3	0	–		–		43	2
	2004	36	4	2	1	–		–		38	5
	2005	35	4	0	0	–		–		35	4
	2006	30	2	0	0	2	1	–		32	3
	2007	45	26	2	1	–		–		47	27
Kashiwa Reysol	2008	28	5	5	0	4	1	–		37	6
JEF United Chiba	2009	22	0	1	0	3	0	–		26	0
JEF United Chiba	2010	33	7	0	0	–		–		33	7
Kashima Antlers	2011	30	1	2	0	3	0	5	0	35	1
Kashima Antlers	2012	5	0	0	0	2	0	–		7	0
Tokushima Vortis	2012	14	3	2	1	–		–		16	4
	2013	32	1	1	0	–		–		33	1
	2014	33	1	1	0	3	0	–		37	1
	2015	26	1	1	0	–		–		27	1
	2016	17	1	1	0	–		–		18	1
Kamatamare Sanuki	2017	18	0	0	0	–		–		18	0
Kamatamare Sanuki	2018	35	0	0	0	–		–		35	0
Total		483	59	24	5	17	2	5	0	527	66

Personal life

His twin brother Alan is also a professional footballer who plays for Fujieda MYFC in the Japan Football League.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Alex at Soccerway
^ "Alex Antônio de Melo Santos at zerozero.pt" (in Portuguese). Zerozero.pt. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 221 out of 289)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 211 out of 289)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2015 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2015, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411246 (p. 163 out of 298)
^ "アランが福岡テスト生 (Alan faces the trial of Fukuoka)". Nikkan Sports. Jun 7, 2008. Retrieved Dec 1, 2013.

External links

Alex at Soccerway
Alex at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Profile at Kamatamare Sanuki^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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[soccerway-1] Alex at Soccerway

[zerozero-2] "Alex Antônio de Melo Santos at zerozero.pt" (in Portuguese). Zerozero.pt. Retrieved 31 January 2012.

[3] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 221 out of 289)

[4] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 211 out of 289)

[5] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2015 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2015, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411246 (p. 163 out of 298)

[6] "アランが福岡テスト生 (Alan faces the trial of Fukuoka)". Nikkan Sports. Jun 7, 2008. Retrieved Dec 1, 2013.

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