Alex (footballer, born 1999)

Alex
Alex with Santos in 2019
Personal information
Full name Alex de Oliveira Nascimento
Date of birth (1999-05-10) 10 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Portuguesa
(on loan from Santos)
Youth career
2013–2016 São Paulo
2016–2019 Fluminense
2019–2020 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Fluminense 1 (0)
2020– Santos 31 (1)
2021–2022 → Famalicão (loan) 19 (0)
2025– → Portuguesa (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:35, 16 September 2024 (UTC)

Alex de Oliveira Nascimento (born 10 May 1999), simply known as Alex (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɐˈlɛks]), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Portuguesa, on loan from Santos.

Career

Fluminense

Born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Alex joined Fluminense's youth setup in June 2016, from São Paulo.[1] On 17 January 2018, he appeared as an unused substitute in a 3–1 Campeonato Carioca away loss against Boavista.[2]

Alex made his first team – and Série A – on 27 October 2018, replacing injured Frazan in a 3–0 loss at Santos.[3]

Santos

Alex with Santos in 2019

Alex joined Santos on 7 May 2019, initially assigned to the under-20 squad. Fluminense also retained 30% of the player's federative rights.[4] On 30 July, after nearly three months at the club, he renewed his contract until December 2023.[5]

On 22 January 2020, as both first team regulars Lucas Veríssimo and Felipe Aguilar were injured, Alex was included in Jesualdo Ferreira's 28-man squad for the 2020 Campeonato Paulista.[6] On 1 July, he further extended his contract until 2024,[7] and made his debut for the club on 16 August, replacing injured Veríssimo in a 3–1 home win against Athletico Paranaense.[8]

Alex made his Copa Libertadores debut on 24 September 2020, again replacing Veríssimo in a 2–1 away defeat of Delfín SC.[9] On 10 November, it was announced that he and a further six first team players tested positive for COVID-19.[10]

Loan to Famalicão

On 17 August 2021, Alex moved abroad and joined Portuguese Primeira Liga side Famalicão on a one-year loan deal.[11] He made his debut for the club on 28 August, replacing Pêpê late into a 1–1 home draw against Sporting CP.

Return from loan

Alex returned to Santos in July 2022, as Famalicão did not activate his buyout clause.[12] An immediate backup to starters Maicon and Eduardo Bauermann, he scored his first goal for the club on 25 October, but in a 3–2 away loss against Flamengo.[13]

In November 2022, Alex suffered a muscular injury which kept him out of the remaining matches of the season.[14] It was later discovered as a parcial ligament injury, and he spent the first months of the 2023 campaign recovering.[15]

On 13 June 2024, after being a backup option, Alex renewed his contract with Santos until December 2026.[16]

Loan to Portuguesa

On 19 December 2024, Portuguesa announced the loan of Alex for the 2025 Campeonato Paulista.[17]

Career statistics

As of 16 September 2024[18]
Club Season League State League Cup Conmebol Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fluminense 2018 Série A 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Santos 2020 Série A 11 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 — 13 0
2021 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
2022 4 1 — — — — 4 1
2023 6 0 — 0 0 1[b] 0 — 7 0
2024 Série B 5 0 — — — — 5 0
Total 26 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 — 34 1
Famalicão (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 19 0 — 2 0 — 1[c] 0 22 0
Portuguesa (loan) 2025 Série D 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 46 1 5 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 57 1
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga

Honours

Santos

References

  1. ^ "Dispensado da base do São Paulo, zagueiro hoje do Flu entra na mira do futebol italiano" [Released from São Paulo's youth setup, stopper currently at Flu gets in the target of Italian football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Com time de garotos, Fluminense perde para o Boavista em tarde inspirada de Erick Flores" [With a team of youngsters, Fluminense lose to Boavista in Erick Flores' inspired afternoon] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Gabigol faz história, Santos marca três gols em 5 minutos e vence o Flu" [Gabigol makes history, Santos score three goals in 5 minutes and defeat Flu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Santos acerta contratação de zagueiro do Flu na mira de clube italiano" [Santos sign Flu stopper targeted by Italian club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Santos renova com Alex Nascimento, promessa da base, por quatro anos" [Santos renew with Alex Nascimento, youth prospect, for four years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Sem Cueva, Veríssimo e Aguilar, Santos inscreve 28 jogadores para estreia do Paulistão" [Without Cueva, Veríssimo and Aguilar, Santos register 28 players for the Paulistão debut] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Interativo. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Santos renova com Alex até 2024 e zagueiro afirma: 'Mostra que confiam no meu futebol'" [Santos renew with Alex until 2024 and stopper states: 'It shows that they trust in my football'] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Santos bate o Athletico-PR e volta a vencer depois de seis jogos" [Santos defeat Athletico-PR and is back to winning ways after six matches] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Santos vence o Delfín e fica muito perto das oitavas da Libertadores" [Santos defeat Delfín and get very close to qualification of the round of 16 of the Libertadores] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Nota Oficial" [Official note] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Alex Nascimento reforça setor defensivo" [Alex Nascimento bolsters defensive sector] (in Portuguese). FC Famalicão. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Alex volta a ser opção no Santos após passagem pela Europa" [Alex returns to be an option at Santos after stint in Europe] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Alex comemora primeiro gol pelo profissional do Santos e diz em quem se espelha no time" [Alex celebrates first goal for the first team of Santos and tells who he looks up to in the team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Alex tem lesão detectada e desfalca o Santos contra o Avaí; veja provável time" [Alex has injury detected and will be an absence of Santos against Avaí; see the probable team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Sem Bauermann, Santos deve ir ao mercado e Alex pode ganhar espaço" [Without Bauermann, Santos may go to the transfer market and Alex may earn some space] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Alex Nascimento renova contrato com o Santos por mais dois anos" [Alex Nascimento renews contract with Santos for a further two years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  17. ^ "Alex Nascimento é o novo reforço rubro-verde" [Alex Nascimento is the new red-and-green addition] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Portuguesa de Desportos. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  18. ^ Alex at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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