Antônio Alexandre Villa (born 13 June 1983), better known as Alexandre Villa or Villa, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Inter de Santa Maria.
Career Revealed by Comercial de Ribeirão Preto, Villa played his first years for the club, in addition to spells at União São João, Santa Cruz, América-SP and Noroeste. In 2009 he played for Romanian football, for FC Urinea Urziceni. From 2012, when he was hired by SER Caxias, he started to play for several clubs in Rio Grande do Sul.
In the 2019 season, Villa defended the Guarani de Venâncio Aires, Barra-SC and Caçador clubs, becoming champion of Série C of Santa Catarina. In 2020 he returned to Rio Grande do Sul football once time to play for São José.
After four seasons at EC São José, Villa arrived at Barcelona de Ilhéus to compete in the 2023 Campeonato Baiano. He later defended FC Santa Cruz as part of the Serie A2 champion squad, guaranteeing his stay for the 2024 season. He later played for Inter de Santa Maria, and in December 2024 he was announced as a reinforcement for Concórdia for the following year.
On 27 February 2025, Villa stood out in his performance in the penalty shoot-outs against Ponte Preta, in the first stage of the Copa do Brasil. Interviewed after the match, the goalkeeper confided that his own son was a Ponte Preta fan and asked him to miss the match. In April, Villa returned to Inter de Santa Maria.
Honours Caçador Campeonato Catarinense Série C: 2019
Santa Cruz-RS Campeonato Gaúcho Série A2: 2023
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