Alex Teixeira
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alex Teixeira Santos | ||
| Date of birth | January 6, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Shakhtar Donetsk | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2007 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2010 | Vasco da Gama | 51 | (11) |
| 2010– | Shakhtar Donetsk | 48 | (8) |
| National team | |||
| 2005 | Brazil U-15 | ||
| 2006–2007 | Brazil U-17 | ||
| 2009 | Brazil U-20 | 7 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 23, 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Alex Teixeira Santos or simply Alex Teixeira (born January 6, 1990 in Duque de Caxias), is a Brazilian attacking midfielder, who currently plays for Shakhtar Donetsk.
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[edit] Career
Teixeira was promoted to the senior squad for the tour of Dubai in January 2008. On 21 December 2009, the 19 year old attacking midfielder left Vasco to join FC Shakhtar Donetsk,[1] the player paid around 6 million euros and has signed a five year deal with his new club.[2]
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Club career
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
| 2008 | Vasco da Gama | Série A | 29 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 8 |
| 2009 | Vasco da Gama | Série B | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 6 |
| Total | Brazil | 51 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 14 | |
| Career total | 51 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 14 | ||
[edit] International career
Teixeira is also capped at Under-17 and under-20 level for Brazil.[5]
[edit] Honours
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2009
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2009–10 Ukrainian Premier League
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2010
[edit] References
- ^ Alex Teixeira – Shakhtar player
- ^ "Shakhtar take on Alex Teixeira". UEFA.com. 2009-12-22. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=938484.html. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ Alex Teixeira – 2008
- ^ Alex Teixeira – 2009
- ^ "Alex Teixeira em campo pelo Brasil contra a Costa Rica nesta quarta". 2007-12-10. http://www.supervasco.com/noticias.asp?n=25251. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
[edit] External links
- (English) playerhistory
- (Portuguese) netvasco.com.br
- (Portuguese) CBF
- (Portuguese) oglobo.globo.com
- (Portuguese) globoesporte
- (Portuguese) lancenet
- (Portuguese) lancenet
- (Portuguese) netvasco statistics 2008
- (Spanish) Perlas del fútbol
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