Alexandre Penetra

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Penetraand the second or paternal family name is Correia.

Alexandre Penetra

Penetra playing for Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz AZ in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Alexandre Manuel Penetra Correia
Date of birth	(2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Viseu, Portugal
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team	AZ
Number	5
Youth career
2009–2010	Os Pestinhas
2010–2013	CB Viseu
2013–2020	Benfica
2020–2021	Famalicão
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Famalicão	59	(3)
2023–	AZ	62	(2)
International career‡
2016	Portugal U15	2	(0)
2016–2017	Portugal U16	7	(0)
2018	Portugal U18	1	(0)
2022–2023	Portugal U21	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00ː20, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Alexandre Manuel Penetra Correia, known as Alexandre Penetra (born 9 September 2001) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Eredivisie club AZ.

Club career

Penetra is a youth product of Os Pestinhas, CB Viseu, Benfica and Famalicão. In August 2020, he signed a three-year contract with Famalicão. ^[2]

He made his Primeira Liga debut for Famalicão on 15 August 2021 in a game against Porto. ^[3]

AZ Alkmaar

On 24 July 2023, Penetra signed a five-year contract with AZ Alkmaar. In doing so, he followed in the footsteps of his fellow countryman, Tiago Dantas. ^[4]

International career

Penetra is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s. ^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 September 2025 ^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Famalicão	2021–22	Primeira Liga	30	1	2	1	2	0	—		34	2
	2022–23	Primeira Liga	29	2	5	2	2	0	—		36	4
	Total		59	3	7	3	4	0	—		70	6
AZ Alkmaar	2023–24	Eredivisie	25	0	3	0	—		7 [a]	0	35	0
	2024–25	Eredivisie	33	1	2	0	—		11 [b]	0	46	1
	2025–26	Eredivisie	4	1	0	0	—		6 [a]	0	10	1
	Total		62	2	5	0	—		24	0	91	2
Career Total			121	5	12	3	4	0	24	0	161	8

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

• Primeira Liga Goal of the Month: December 2022/January 2023 ^[7]
• Eredivisie Team of the Month: February 2025 ^[8] , May 2025 ^[9]

References

1. "Alexandre Penetra". Eredivisie. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
2. "ALEXANDRE PENETRA É REFORÇO DO FC FAMALICÃO" (in Portuguese). Famalicão. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
3. "Famalicão v Porto game report". Soccerway. 15 August 2021.
4. "Penetra volgende aanwinst AZ" (in Dutch). AZ. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
5. "Fernando Santos announces Portugal's World Cup playoff squad". portugoal.net.
6. Alexandre Penetra at Soccerway
7. "Alexandre Penetra's powerful strike wins him the Goal of the Month award". Liga Portugal. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
8. "AZ and SC Heerenveen main suppliers to the Eredivisie Team of the Month for February". Eredivisie. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
9. "Eredivisie Team of the Month: AZ leads the way". Eredivisie. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.

External links

• Alexandre Penetra at Soccerway
• Alexandre Penetra at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• FPF Profile