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Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa (born 17 June 1982) is a Brazilian former football player.
![]() Alex lining up for Chelsea in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 17 June 1982||
Place of birth | Niterói, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2001 | Juventus (SP) | ||
2002 | Santos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Santos | 78 | (14) |
2004–2012 | Chelsea | 86 | (7) |
2004–2007 | → PSV (loan) | 84 | (11) |
2012–2014 | Paris Saint-Germain | 70 | (6) |
2014–2016 | AC Milan | 46 | (4) |
Total | 361 | (42) | |
National team | |||
2003–2004 | Brazil U23 | 13 | (2) |
2002–2011 | Brazil | 17 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Santos | 2002[3] | Série A | 25 | 3 | 25 | 3 | ||||||||
2003[3] | Série A | 40 | 10 | 40 | 10 | |||||||||
2004[3] | Série A | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||
Total | 78 | 14 | 78 | 14 | ||||||||||
PSV (loan) | 2004–05[3] | Eredivisie | 27 | 3 | — | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 40 | 5 | |||||
2005–06[3] | Eredivisie | 28 | 2 | — | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||||||
2006–07[3] | Eredivisie | 29 | 6 | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 37 | 8 | ||||||
Total | 84 | 11 | — | 28 | 4 | 112 | 15 | |||||||
Chelsea | 2007–08[4] | Premier League | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 39 | 3 | |
2008–09[5] | Premier League | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 41 | 4 | ||
2009–10[6] | Premier League | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
2010–11[7] | Premier League | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
2011–12[8] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 86 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 10 | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2011–12[9] | Ligue 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
2012–13[9] | Ligue 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | — | 34 | 3 | ||
2013–14[9] | Ligue 1 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 3 | |
Total | 70 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 9 | ||
A.C. Milan | 2014–15[9] | Serie A | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
2015–16[9] | Serie A | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||||
Total | 46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 48 | 4 | |||||
Career total | 364 | 42 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 68 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 465 | 52 |
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