Alex Cazumba

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Cazumba.
Alex Cazumba
Personal information
Full name Alex dos Santos Cazumba
Date of birth (1988-06-30) June 30, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Amélia Rodrigues, Brazil
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
2005–2006 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 São Paulo
2007 → Rio Claro (loan)
2007 → Juventude (loan)
2008 → Figueirense (loan)
2009 → Toledo (loan)
2009 → Vila Nova (loan)
2010 → Los Angeles Galaxy (loan)
2011 → Ituano (loan)
2011 → Botafogo-SP (loan)
2012 → XV de Piracicaba (loan)
2012 Ferroviária
2012 Skoda Xanthi
2013 → Operário Ferroviário (loan)
2013 → Marcilio Dias (loan)
2013 Vitória
2014 Bahia de Feira
2014–2015 Botafogo da Paraiba
2016 América de Natal
2016 Nacional de Manaus
2017 Passo Fundo
2017 Mogi Mirim
2018– Bahia de Feira
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2011

Alex dos Santos Cazumba (born 30 June 1988), usually known as Alex Cazumba, Alequito or Alex, is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Operário Ferroviário, on loan from Bahia de Feira.

Career

Alex Cazumba played for the São Paulo youth teams before being promoted into the senior team in 2007. He was loaned out to several Brazilian regional over the next couple of years, making first team appearances for Juventude and Figueirense.

He was sent out on loan to Major League Soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy in 2010 along with fellow Brazilians from the club Leonardo and Juninho.[1]

He made his debut for the team on March 27, 2010, in Galaxy's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against New England Revolution.[2]

His first MLS goal came on June 5, 2010, in a 4–1 defeat of the Houston Dynamo.[3]

Honours

São Paulo
Los Angeles Galaxy
Botafogo da Paraíba

References

  1. ^ Galaxy sign three players on loan from Sao Paulo FC Archived March 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Boxscore". CBC News. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
  3. ^ "Galaxy stay undefeated, roll over Dynamo 4-1 | Major League Soccer". www.mlsnet.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010.