Alex Muralha

Not to be confused with Brazilian midfielder born 1993 Luiz Philipe Muralha.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santanaand the second or paternal family name is Rafael.

Alex Muralha

Personal information
Full name	Alex Roberto Santana Rafael
Date of birth	(1989-11-10) 10 November 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Três Corações, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Mirassol
Number	23
Youth career
2007–2008	Paraná
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Serrano-PR
2009–2010	Olé Brasil	4	(0)
2010	→ Votoraty (loan)	13	(0)
2011–2013	Comercial-SP	61	(0)
2012	→ Oeste (loan)	0	(0)
2013	→ Cuiabá (loan)	0	(0)
2013	→ Shonan Bellmare (loan)	12	(0)
2014	Mirassol	18	(0)
2014–2015	Figueirense	51	(0)
2016–2021	Flamengo	52	(0)
2018	→ Albirex Niigata (loan)	28	(0)
2019–2021	→ Coritiba (loan)	48	(0)
2021	Mirassol	14	(0)
2021–2023	Coritiba	36	(0)
2023	→ Mirassol (loan)	46	(0)
2024–	Mirassol	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:48, 19 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 March 2017

Alex Roberto Santana Rafael (born 10 November 1989), sometimes known as Alex Muralha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Mirassol.

Club career

Figueirense

In April 2014 Alex signed with Figueirense in a free transfer. ^[1]

Flamengo

After an impressive 2015 season, Flamengo signed with Alex from Figueirense in a R$4 million transfer fee on 2 January 2016. ^{[2] [3] [4]} The club expected him to make an instant impact, although stayed as the backup goalkeeper until Paulo Victor suffered an injury in June. ^[5] Since then he took the starter position and impressed Brazil coach Tite receiving his first call up.

On 28 December 2016 Alex signed another two-year contract with Flamengo until December 2018. ^[6]

Coritiba (loan)

On 6 March 2019, he joined Coritiba on loan from Flamengo until December 2019. ^[7]

International career

On 16 September 2016 he was called up to the Brazil national team for the first time to play 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Bolivia and Venezuela. ^[8]

Club statistics

As of 19 January 2024. ^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league [a]		Cup [b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Olé Brasil	2009	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Votoraty	2010	Paulista A2	—		13	0	3	0	—		—		16	0
Comercial-SP	2011	Paulista A2	—		18	0	—		—		26 [c]	0	44	0
	2012	Paulista	—		19	0	—		—		8 [c]	0	27	0
	2013	Paulista A2	—		24	0	—		—		—		24	0
	Total		—		61	0	—		—		34	0	95	0
Oeste (loan)	2012	Série C	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
Cuiabá (loan)	2013	Série C	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
Shonan Bellmare (loan)	2013	J.League Division 1	12	0	—		1	0	—		—		13	0
Mirassol	2014	Paulista A2	—		18	0	—		—		—		18	0
Figueirense	2014	Série A	0	0	—		0	0	—		—		0	0
	2015		35	0	16	0	9	0	—		—		60	0
	Total		35	0	16	0	9	0	—		—		60	0
Flamengo	2016	Série A	33	0	1	0	0	0	3 [d]	0	—		37	0
	2017		7	0	14	0	5	0	8 [e]	0	4 [f]	0	38	0
	Total		40	0	15	0	5	0	11	0	4	0	75	0
Albirex Niigata (loan)	2018	J2 League	28	0	—		0	0	—		1 [g]	0	29	0
Coritiba (loan)	2019	Série B	28	0	7	0	—		—		—		35	0
	2020	Série A	0	0	13	0	1	0	—		—		14	0
	Total		28	0	20	0	1	0	0	0	—		49	0
Mirassol	2021	Série C	0	0	14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
Coritiba	2021	Série B	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	2022	Série A	19	0	14	0	4	0	—		—		37	0
	2023		0	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		21	0	15	0	4	0	—		—		40	0
Mirassol	2023	Série B	38	0	8	0	—		—		—		46	0
	2024		0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		38	0	8	0	—		—		—		46	0
Career total			202	0	184	0	24	0	11	0	39	0	460	0

1. Includes Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, Campeonato Paulista Série A2, Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Catarinense, Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Paranaense
2. Includes Copa do Brasil, Emperor's Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
4. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
5. Six appearances in Copa Libertadores and two appearances in Copa Sudamericana
6. Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
7. Appearance(s) in J.League Cup

Honours

Serrano-PR

• Campeonato Paranaense Série Bronze: 2008

Flamengo

• Campeonato Carioca: 2017

Coritiba

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2022

Individual

• Best Goalkeeper in Brazil: 2016 ^[10]

References

1. "Após deixar o Mirassol, Alex Santana é apresentado no Figueirense". ig.com.br. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
2. Fla acerta com goleiro Alex Muralha e negocia pagamento ao Figueirense; UOL, 18 December 2015 (in Portuguese)
3. "Flamengo desembolsa R$ 4 milhões para ter Muralha até 2019". terra.com.br. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
4. "Fla faz proposta e se aproxima de acerto com goleiro Alex Muralha". globoesporte.com.br. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
5. "Muralha ganha espaço e disputa com Paulo Victor movimenta Flamengo". uol.com.br. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
6. "Fla anuncia renovação com M. Araújo; Muralha e Arão ampliam contratos". globoesporte.com. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
7. "Coritiba apresenta Alex Muralha". Coritiba Foot Ball Club. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
8. "Com novidades, Tite resgata astros europeus e chama Muralha". espn.com.br. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
9. Alex Muralha at Soccerway
10. "Veja os ganhadores da edição 2016 do Troféu Mesa Redonda - Gazeta Esportiva". www.gazetaesportiva.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

External links

• Association football portal
• Brazil portal

• Alex Muralha at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese)