Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alex Rodrigo da Silva Merlim | ||
Date of birth | 15 July 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Dourados, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Despachante MS | |||
Corte Aço | |||
–2005 | Comercial Mariano | ||
2006 | Bebedouro SP | ||
2007 | Santa Fé | ||
2007–2011 | Augusta | ||
2011–2015 | Luparense | ||
2015– | Sporting CP | 125 | (62) |
International career‡ | |||
2010– | Italy | 77 | (28) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 12 August 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:00, 1 April 2019 (UTC) |
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