Alex (footballer, born December 1988)

Alex Monteiro de Lima (born 15 December 1988), simply known as Alex, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Monteiro and the second or paternal family name is de Lima.
Alex
Alex with Chicago Fire in 2012
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Monteiro de Lima
Date of birth (1988-12-15) December 15, 1988
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Jamshedpur
Number 14
Youth career
Grêmio Mauaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Wohlen 66 (6)
2009–2010 → Gossau (loan) 18 (2)
2012–2015 Chicago Fire 76 (3)
2015–2017 Houston Dynamo 77 (9)
2018–2019 Suwon 30 (5)
2019–2020 Anyang 31 (13)
2020 Ho Chi Minh City 3 (0)
2020– Jamshedpur 30 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:31, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

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.

Career statistics
As of 30 May 2018[5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Gossau (loan) 2009–10 Swiss Challenge League 18200——182
FC Wohlen 2010–11 23410——244
2011–12 25211——263
Total 668210000689
Chicago Fire 2012 Major League Soccer 1720011—183
2013 30140——341
2014 28031— —311
2015 1000— —10
Total 763711100845
Houston Dynamo 2015 Major League Soccer 15220——172
2016 30532— —337
2017 3221050—382
Total 7796250008811
Suwon FC 2018 K League 2 30500——112
Jamshedpur 2020-21 Indian Super League 00000000
Career totals 24925154610025127
  1. Appearances in Swiss Cup, US Open Cup, and Korean FA Cup
  2. Appearances in MLS Cup Playoffs

Honours

Jamshedpur

Personal life

Alex received his U.S. green card in June 2014.[9] This qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

References
  1. "Alexandre Lima profile". Indian Super League.
  2. Fire sign Alex chicago-fire.com.
  3. "Former Dynamo Alex Lima signs with South Korea's Suwon FC". 3 January 2018.
  4. Alex Lima profile and stats Indian Super League. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. Alex at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. "Alex". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  7. "ISL 2021-22: Jamshedpur win the League Winners Shield | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  8. "Jamshedpur FC clinch League Winners' Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan". Indian Super League. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  9. News: Fire midfielder Alex receives US green card chicago-fire.com.
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