Alex (footballer, born 1999)

Alex
	Alex with Santos in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Alex de Oliveira Nascimento
Date of birth	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	Santos
Number	2
Youth career
2013–2016	São Paulo
2016–2019	Fluminense
2019–2020	Santos
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2019	Fluminense
2020–	Santos
2021–2022	→ Famalicão (loan)
	*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 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 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]

Career statistics

As of 16 September 2024^[16]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Conmebol		Other		Total
Club	Season	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
Career total			46	1	5	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	57	1

^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
^ Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga

References

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Nota Oficial" [Official note] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
^ "Alex Nascimento reforça setor defensivo" [Alex Nascimento bolsters defensive sector] (in Portuguese). FC Famalicão. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ Alex at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2019.