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Alex
Alex Monteiro de Lima
Alex with Chicago Fire in 2012
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Monteiro de Lima
Date of birth (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Grêmio Mauaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2008–2012 Wohlen 68 (6)
2009–2010 → Gossau (loan) 18 (2)
2012–2015 Chicago Fire 76 (3)
2015–2017 Houston Dynamo 82 (9)
2018–2019 Suwon 30 (5)
2019–2020 Anyang 31 (13)
2020 Ho Chi Minh City 3 (0)
2020–2022 Jamshedpur 41 (1)
2022–2023 East Bengal 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:57, 25 February 2023 (UTC)

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. [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.[ citation needed]

East Bengal

In August 2022, Alex was announced as one of the five foreigners signed by East Bengal for the upcoming season. [5]

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. [6] [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 April 2023 [8]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wohlen 2008–09 Swiss Challenge League 20 0 0 0 — — 20 0
2010–11 23 4 3 [a] 0 — — 24 4
2011–12 25 2 3 [a] 1 — — 26 3
Wohlen total 68 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 74 7
Gossau (loan) 2009–10 Swiss Challenge League 18 2 0 0 — — 18 2
Chicago Fire 2012 Major League Soccer 18 3 0 0 — — 18 3
2013 30 1 4 [b] 0 — — 34 1
2014 28 0 3 [b] 1 — — 31 1
2015 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Chicago Fire total 77 4 7 1 0 0 0 0 84 5
Houston Dynamo 2015 Major League Soccer 15 2 2 [b] 0 — — 17 2
2016 30 5 3 [b] 2 — — 33 7
2017 37 2 1 [b] 0 — — 38 2
Houston Dynamo total 82 9 6 2 0 0 0 0 88 11
Suwon 2018 K League 2 30 5 1 [c] 1 — — 31 6
Anyang 2019 33 13 3 [c] 0 — — 36 13
Ho Chi Minh City 2020 V.League 1 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
Jamshedpur 2020–21 Indian Super League 19 0 0 0 — — 19 0
2021–22 22 1 0 0 — — 22 1
Jamshedpur total 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 1
East Bengal 2022–23 Indian Super League 17 1 3 [d] 0 4 [e] 0 — 24 1
Career total 369 41 26 5 4 0 0 0 399 46
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Swiss Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in U.S. Open Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Korean FA Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Jamshedpur

Personal life

Alex received his U.S. green card in June 2014. [11] This qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

References

  1. ^ "Alexandre Lima profile". Indian Super League.
  2. ^ Fire sign Alex chicago-fire.com.
  3. ^ "Former Dynamo Alex Lima signs with South Korea's Suwon FC". 3 January 2018.
  4. ^ Alex Lima profile and stats Indian Super League. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. ^ "East Bengal announce signings of Cleiton Silva, Alex Lima, three other foreigners". khelnow.com. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  6. ^ "East Bengal held by Indian Navy in Durand Cup 2022". khelnow.com. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  7. ^ "East Bengal 0 – 0 Indian Navy". the-aiff.com. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  8. ^ Alex at Soccerway
  9. ^ "ISL 2021-22: Jamshedpur win the League Winners Shield | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Jamshedpur FC clinch League Winners' Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan". Indian Super League. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  11. ^ News: Fire midfielder Alex receives US green card chicago-fire.com.

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