 Teixeira playing for Shakhtar Donetsk in 2015. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Teixeira Santos[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1990[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2007 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Vasco da Gama | 51 | (10) |
| 2010–2016 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 146 | (67) |
| 2016–2020 | Jiangsu Suning | 121 | (59) |
| 2021–2022 | Beşiktaş | 24 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Vasco da Gama | 48 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Brazil U15 | 9 | (8) |
| 2006–2007 | Brazil U17 | 39 | (11) |
| 2009 | Brazil U20 | 8 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024 | |||
Alex Teixeira Santos (Brazilian Portuguese: [aˈlɛks te(j)ˈʃejɾɐ]; born 6 January 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama.
Teixeira began his career with Vasco da Gama, making his debut for the senior team at the age of 18, before moving to Shakhtar Donetsk in November 2009. He spent seven years at the club, scoring 89 goals in 222 appearances, while winning the Ukrainian Premier League five times. In February 2016, he transferred to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning for an Asian record transfer fee of €50 million.[3]
Internationally, Teixeira has been capped at under-17 and under-20 level for Brazil.
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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