Alexandre Monteiro de Lima (born 15 December 1988), simply known as Alex, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
 Alex with Chicago Fire in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandre Monteiro de Lima | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Grêmio Mauaense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Wohlen | 68 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | → Gossau (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | Chicago Fire | 76 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Houston Dynamo | 82 | (9) |
| 2018–2019 | Suwon | 30 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Anyang | 31 | (13) |
| 2020 | Ho Chi Minh City | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Jamshedpur | 41 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | East Bengal | 17 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:57, 25 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Alex began his career in the youth system of Grêmio Mauaense. In 2008, he left Brazil to sign with FC Wohlen in Switzerland. During the 2009–10 season, he was loaned to Gossau. He returned to Wohlen the following season and became a regular starter for the club as he made 48 league appearances and scored six goals in two seasons.
On April 26, 2012, Alex signed a deal with Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. He officially joined the squad on June 27, 2012, with the opening of the summer transfer window.[2] As of April 13, 2015, he was traded to the Houston Dynamo.
Alex was released by Houston at the end of their 2017 season. He later signed for K League 2 side Suwon FC.[3]
In 2020, he moved to India and signed for the Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC,[4] for which he appeared in 11 matches of the 2020–21 season. He scored his first goal on 6 December 2021 against ATK Mohun Bagan in their 2–1 win.[citation needed]
East Bengal
In August 2022, Alex was announced as one of the five foreigners signed by East Bengal for the upcoming season.[5]
On 22 August, he made his debut against Indian Navy in the Durand Cup, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate. He came on as a half-time substitute for Mobashir Rahman.[6][7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 April 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wohlen | 2008–09 | Swiss Challenge League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 23 | 4 | 3[a] | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 25 | 2 | 3[a] | 1 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| Wohlen total | 68 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 7 | ||
| Gossau (loan) | 2009–10 | Swiss Challenge League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2012 | Major League Soccer | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | 30 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| 2014 | 28 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Chicago Fire total | 77 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 5 | ||
| Houston Dynamo | 2015 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | 30 | 5 | 3[b] | 2 | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||||
| 2017 | 37 | 2 | 1[b] | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | ||||
| Houston Dynamo total | 82 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 11 | ||
| Suwon | 2018 | K League 2 | 30 | 5 | 1[c] | 1 | — | — | 31 | 6 | ||
| Anyang | 2019 | 33 | 13 | 3[c] | 0 | — | — | 36 | 13 | |||
| Ho Chi Minh City | 2020 | V.League 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Jamshedpur | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Jamshedpur total | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| East Bengal | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 17 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| Career total | 369 | 41 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 46 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Swiss Cup
- Appearance(s) in U.S. Open Cup
- Appearance(s) in Korean FA Cup
- Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
Honours
Jamshedpur
- Indian Super League Premiers: 2021-22[9][10]
Personal life
Alex received his U.S. green card in June 2014.[11] This qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.
References
External links
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