Alex Santana
Alex Paulo Menezes Santana (born 13 May 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Paulo Menezes Santana | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Morungaba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ludogorets | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Paulista | ||
| 2012–2013 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Internacional | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Criciúma (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Guarani (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Paraná (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Paraná (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Botafogo | 24 | (5) |
| 2020– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2020 | |||
Santana began his professional career at Internacional in 2013, spending time on loan at Criciúma, Guarani and Paraná before moving to Botafogo six years later. He joined Ludogorets in July 2020.
Career
Early career
Santana began his professional career at Internacional. He made his debut on 11 October 2013 by replacing Otávio for the final 29 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against Flamengo.[2]
Ludogorets
On 23 July 2020, Santana signed for Ludogorets Razgrad[3] for a reported fee of €750,000.[4] After signing a contract with the club, he said: "I joined Ludogorets to play in the Champions League."[5]
Career statistics
- As of 18 July 2020[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internacional | 2013 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Criciúma (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Guarani (loan) | 2016 | Série C | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| Paraná (loan) | 2017 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Série A | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| Subtotal | 28 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 51 | 6 | |||
| Botafogo | 2019 | Série A | 24 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 42 | 10 | |
| 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| Subtotal | 24 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 53 | 11 | |||
| Ludogorets | 2020–21 | First League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 66 | 10 | 44 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 134 | 18 | ||
- All appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
- All appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
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References
- "Alex Santana retorna ao Paraná Clube menos de um ano depois de sair". Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- "Flamengo vs. Internacional". soccerway.com. 11 October 2013.
- "Ludogorets attracted a midfielder from Botafogo". ludogorets.com. 23 July 2020.
- "Лудогорец дава 780 000 евро за Сантана, той вече бил в България". sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). 11 July 2020.
- "Alex Santana: I joined Ludogorets to play in the Champions League". ludogorets.com. 24 July 2020.
- Alex Santana at Soccerway
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