Alexandre Monteiro de Lima (born 15 December 1988), simply known as Alex, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club 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.Fire sign Alex chicago-fire.com. 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.
In 2020, he moved to India and signed for the Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC,Alex Lima profile and stats Indian Super League. Retrieved 6 December 2021. 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.
East Bengal In August 2022, Alex was announced as one of the five foreigners signed by East Bengal for the upcoming season.
On 22 August, he made his debut against Indian Navy in the Durand Cup, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate. He came on as a half-time substitute for Mobashir Rahman.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWohlen2008–09Swiss Challenge League20000——2002010–1123430——2442011–1225231——263Wohlen total686610000747Gossau (loan)2009–10Swiss Challenge League18200——182Chicago Fire2012Major League Soccer18300——183201330140——341201428031——31120151000——10Chicago Fire total774710000845Houston Dynamo2015Major League Soccer15220——172201630532——337201737210——382Houston Dynamo total8296200008811Suwon2018K League 230511——316Anyang2019331330——3613Ho Chi Minh City2020V.League 13000——30Jamshedpur2020–21Indian Super League19000——1902021–2222100——221Jamshedpur total411000000411East Bengal2022–23Indian Super League1713040—241Career total36941265400039946
Honours
Jamshedpur Indian Super League Premiers: 2021–22
Personal life Alex received his U.S. green card in June 2014.News: Fire midfielder Alex receives US green card chicago-fire.com. This qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.
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