Alex (footballer, born June 1982)

Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa (born 17 June 1982) is a Brazilian former football player.

Alex

Alex lining up for Chelsea in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa[1]
Date of birth	(1982-06-17) 17 June 1982 (age 42)[2]
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)
International career
2003–2004	Brazil U23	13	(2)
2002–2011	Brazil	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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[a]	2			40	5
	2005–06[3]	Eredivisie	28	2			—		7[a]	0			35	2
	2006–07[3]	Eredivisie	29	6			—		8[a]	2			37	8
	Total		84	11			—		28	4			112	15
Chelsea	2007–08[4]	Premier League	28	2	2	0	3	0	6[a]	1	—		39	3
	2008–09[5]	Premier League	24	2	6	1	2	0	9[a]	1	—		41	4
	2009–10[6]	Premier League	16	1	6	0	1	0	2[a]	1	0	0	25	1
	2010–11[7]	Premier League	15	2	0	0	1	0	4[a]	0	—		20	2
	2011–12[8]	Premier League	3	0	0	0	3	0	3[a]	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[a]	2	—		34	3
	2013–14[9]	Ligue 1	31	2	1	0	2	0	7[a]	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

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Club	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil[10][11][12][13][14][15]	Santos	2003	5	0
		2004	0	0
	PSV Eindhoven	2004–2005	0	0
		2005–2006	0	0
		2006–2007	9	0
	Chelsea	2007–2008	3	0
		2008–2011	0	0
	Paris Saint-Germain	2012	0	0
Total			17	0

Honours

Santos

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2002

PSV

• Eredivisie: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
• KNVB Cup: 2004–05^[16]

Chelsea

• Premier League: 2009–10^[2]
• FA Cup: 2008–09,^[17] 2009–10^[18]
• FA Community Shield: 2009^[19]

Paris Saint-Germain

• Ligue 1: 2012–13, 2013–14
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2013–14^[20]
• Trophée des Champions: 2013^[21]

Brazil

• Copa América: 2007^[22]

Individual

• Bola de Prata: 2002,^[23] 2003^[24]