Alex (footballer, born 1999)

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

Alex
Personal information
Full name Alex de Oliveira Nascimento
Date of birth (1999-05-10) 10 May 1999
Place of birth Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Famalicão
(on loan from Santos)
Number 4
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 16 (0)
2021– → Famalicão (loan) 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:04, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

Club 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 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.

Career statistics
As of 16 November 2021[12]
Club Season League State League Cup Conmebol Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fluminense 2018 Série A 100000——10
Santos 2020 Série A 11000002[lower-alpha 1]0—130
2021 00500000—50
Total 110500020—180
Famalicão (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 60—10—1[lower-alpha 2]080
Career total 18050102010270
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga

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 at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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