Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexandre Monteiro de Lima | ||
Date of birth | 15 December 1988 | ||
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.
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 ]
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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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 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | ||||
2011–12 | 25 | 2 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
2014 | 28 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 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 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
2016 | 30 | 5 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 2 | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||||
2017 | 37 | 2 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
Houston Dynamo total | 82 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 11 | ||
Suwon | 2018 | K League 2 | 30 | 5 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | — | 31 | 6 | ||
Anyang | 2019 | 33 | 13 | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 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 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
Career total | 369 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 46 |
Jamshedpur
Alex received his U.S. green card in June 2014. [11] This qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.
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