Alex (footballer, born 1988)
![]() Alex with Chicago Fire in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexandre Monteiro de Lima | ||
Date of birth | December 15, 1988 | ||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Jamshedpur | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Grêmio Mauaense[1] | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | Wohlen | 66 | (6) |
2009–2010 | → Gossau (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2012–2015 | Chicago Fire | 76 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Houston Dynamo | 77 | (9) |
2018–2019 | Suwon | 30 | (5) |
2019–2020 | Anyang | 31 | (13) |
2020 | Ho Chi Minh City | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Jamshedpur | 22 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:31, 6 December 2021 (UTC) |
Alex Monteiro de Lima (born 15 December 1988), simply known as Alex, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jamshedpur in the Indian Super League.
Career[]
Alex began his career in the youth system of Grêmio Mauaense. In 2008, he left Brazil to sign with FC Wohlen in Switzerland. During the 2009/10 season he was loaned to Gossau. He returned to Wohlen the following season and became a regular starter for the club as he made 48 league appearances and scored six goals in two seasons.
On April 26, 2012, Alex signed a deal with Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. He officially joined the squad on June 27, 2012 with the opening of the summer transfer window.[2] As of April 13, 2015, he was traded to the Houston Dynamo.
Alex was released by Houston at the end of their 2017 season. He later signed for K League 2 side Suwon FC.[3]
In 2020, he moved to India and signed for the Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC,[4] for which he appeared in 11 matches of the 2020–21 season. He scored his first goal on 6 December 2021 against ATK Mohun Bagan in their 2–1 win.
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Gossau (loan) | 2009–10 | Swiss Challenge League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
FC Wohlen | 2010–11 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
2011–12 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
Total | 66 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 9 | ||
Chicago Fire | 2012 | Major League Soccer | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | |
2013 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
2014 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 76 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 5 | ||
Houston Dynamo | 2015 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
2016 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||||
2017 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
Total | 77 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 11 | ||
Suwon FC | 2018 | K League 2 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
Jamshedpur | 2020-21 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career totals | 249 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 27 |
- ^ Appearances in Swiss Cup, US Open Cup, and Korean FA Cup
- ^ Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs
Personal life[]
Alex received his U.S. green card in June 2014.[7] This qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.
References[]
- ^ Transferübersicht Dosenbach Challenge League – Saison 2008/09 (Sommer)
- ^ Fire sign Alex chicago-fire.com.
- ^ "Former Dynamo Alex Lima signs with South Korea's Suwon FC". 3 January 2018.
- ^ Alex Lima profile and stats Indian Super League. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ Alex at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Alex". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ News: Fire midfielder Alex receives US green card chicago-fire.com.
External links[]
- Alex at Soccerway
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- FC Wohlen players
- FC Gossau players
- Chicago Fire FC players
- Houston Dynamo FC players
- Suwon FC players
- FC Anyang players
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate footballers in South Korea
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Major League Soccer players
- K League 2 players
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Association football midfielders
- Brazilian football midfielder, 1980s birth stubs