Alex Lima

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Rodrigues and the second or paternal family name is de Lima.

Alex Tenorio Rodrigues de Lima (born 2 October 1988), known as Alex Lima, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Kuwaiti Premier League club Al-Salmiya.

Alex Lima

Personal information
Full name	Alex Tenorio Rodrigues de Lima
Date of birth	(1988-10-02) 2 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Maceió, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Al-Salmiya
Number	88
Youth career
	CRB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	CRB	7	(0)
2011	Bahia de Feira	12	(0)
2011–2012	Grêmio Barueri	38	(5)
2013	Avaí	26	(1)
2014	Atlético-GO	7	(1)
2014	Ceará	12	(0)
2015	Portuguesa	0	(0)
2015	Confiança	7	(0)
2015–2019	Kazma SC	51	(16)
2019–	Al-Salmiya	40	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2016

Career

Born in Maceió, Alagoas, Alex Lima was a CRB's youth graduate, and made his senior debuts in 2009. After representing Bahia de Feira and Grêmio Barueri, he signed for Avaí on 18 December 2012.^[1]

In January 2014 Alex Lima moved to Atlético Goianiense.^[2] On 14 March, after appearing sparingly, he joined Ceará.^[3]

On 5 January 2015 Alex Lima signed for Portuguesa, freshly relegated to Série C.^[4] He made his debut for the club on 1 February, starting and scoring his side's second in a 3–2 away win against Ponte Preta for the Campeonato Paulista championship.^[5]

On 12 May 2015, Alex Lima joined Confiança, shortly after being released by Lusa.^[6] On 27 July, he moved abroad and joined Kazma SC.^[7]

References

1. "Alex Lima, ex-zagueiro do Grêmio Barueri, é o 1º reforço do Avaí para 2013" [Alex Lima, former Grêmio Barueri stopper, is Avaí's 1st signing for 2013] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
2. "Dirigente do CRB diz que zagueiro Alex Lima deve jogar no Atlético-GO" [CRB's staff member says that stopper Alex Lima will play in Atlético-GO] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
3. "Para fortalecer o grupo, Vozão acerta com o zagueiro Alex Lima" [To bolster squad, Vozão signs with stopper Alex Lima] (in Portuguese). Ceará's official website. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
4. "Com Gabriel Xavier e novidades, Lusa se reapresenta no CT do Parque Ecológico" [With Gabriel Xavier and news, Lusa returns to action in CT do Parque Ecológico] (in Portuguese). Lusa News. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
5. "Em jogo com duas viradas e gol no fim, Lusa supera a Ponte no Majestoso" [In a match with two comebacks and goal in the end, Lusa overcomes Ponte in Majestoso] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
6. "Zagueiro Alex Lima é o novo reforço do Confiança para Brasileirão Série C" [Stopper Alex Lima is the new addition of Confiança for Brasileirão Série C] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
7. Confiança oficializa saída do zagueiro Alex Lima para o futebol da Arábia; Globo Esporte, 27 July 2015 (in Portuguese)

External links

• Association football portal
• Brazil portal

• Alex Lima at Soccerway