Alex Teixeira
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alex Teixeira Santos[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 6 January 1990||
Place of birth | Duque de Caxias, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward, Attacking midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2007 |
Vasco da Gama | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 |
Vasco da Gama | 51 | (10) |
2010–2016 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 146 | (67) |
2016–2020 |
Jiangsu Suning | 121 | (59) |
2021–2022 | Beşiktaş | 24 | (4) |
2022–2023 |
Vasco da Gama | 48 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2005 | Brazil U15 | 9 | (8) |
2006–2007 | Brazil U17 | 39 | (11) |
2009 | Brazil U20 | 8 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 July 2019 |
Alex Teixeira Santos (Brazilian Portuguese: [aˈlɛks te(j)ˈʃejɾɐ]; born 6 January 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who most recently played as a forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama.
Teixeira began his career with
Internationally, Teixeira has been capped at under-17 and under-20 level for Brazil.
Club career
Vasco de Gama
Early career
Teixeira began his career at
2008 season
Teixeira was promoted to the senior squad for the tour of
2009 season
On 8 February 2009, Teixeira was sent off in a Campeonato Carioca match against Fluminense.[7] He scored his first Série B goal in a 2–1 defeat to Bahia on 25 July 2009.[8] On 13 November 2009, he scored his final goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over América.[9] He made his final appearance for the club on 28 November in a 2–0 defeat to Ipatinga.[10] At the end of the season, Vasco were promoted back to the Série A after winning the league by a seven-point margin over the second-place team.[11] This was Texeira's first, and only, trophy during his time with Vasco.
On 21 December 2009, at the age of 19, he left Vasco da Gama to join Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk,[12] joining for a fee of around €6 million on a five-year deal.[13] In total with Vasco, he made 92 appearances for the club, scoring 14 times, including 51 league appearances with 11 goals.
Shakhtar Donetsk
2009–10 season
Teixeira made his debut for the club on 20 March 2010. He started a
2010–11 season
On 4 July 2010, Teixeira came on as a 68th-minute replacement for Jádson in Shakhtar's 7–1 Ukrainian Super Cup victory over Tavriya Simferopol.[18] His European debut came in a 1–0 UEFA Champions League group stage victory over Partizan on 15 September.[19] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 October in injury time against Dynamo Kyiv in a 2–0 win.[20]
On 23 October, he came on as a substitute for
2011–12 season
Teixeira's first match of the
2012–13 season
After losing out to Dynamo Kyiv in the Super Cup the previous year, Shakhtar overcame Metalurh Donetsk 2–0 to regain the trophy.[28] Teixeira started the match but was replaced after 77 minutes for the newly signed Marko Dević. Teixeira then gave Shakhtar the lead in a Champions League group stage match against Italian side Juventus on 2 October, although the match ended in a 1–1 draw.[29] This marked his first ever goal in the competition. He scored the opener in a 2–1 victory against English side Chelsea in the Champions League on 23 October.[30]
On 27 October, Teixeira netted the only goal in a 1–0 victory against Tavriya Simferopol.[31] After the departure of Fernandinho to Manchester City, Teixeira was asked to drop deeper in the pitch and act as a replacement. When asked about the decision, he stated, "Yes, indeed, after the departure of Fernandinho, we discussed this issue. I'm going to play in this position. It is important to adapt and get used to it, to operate up to the mark so that the team can continue winning". In July 2013, Teixeira signed a five-year contract extension with Shakhtar.
2013–14 season
During the
2014–15 season
Teixeira ended the
2015–16 season
At the winter break stage of the
Jiangsu Suning
In January 2016, English
On 1 March 2016, Teixeira scored on his competitive debut for Jiangsu in a 3–2 win over
On 12 November 2020, Teixeira set up his side's first goal converted by
Due to the club's financial problems, Teixeira left Jiangsu Suning as a free agent in January 2021.
Beşiktaş
On 5 August 2021, Teixeira announced that he would join Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. On 10 August Beşiktaş announced that Teixeira had signed a three-year contract.
Return to Vasco de Gama
On 13 July 2022, Teixeira returned to Vasco da Gama after twelve years.[45] On 12 January 2023, Teixeira signed a contract extension with Vasco da Gama until December 2023.[46] On 21 December 2023, Vasco da Gama announced that Teixeira would leave the club at the expiration of his contract.[47]
International career
Teixeira is capped at under-17 and under-20 level for Brazil.[48] He played for Brazil at the 2007 Under-17 World Cup and the 2009 Under-20 World Cup. In the latter tournament, he scored three goals but missed the decisive penalty in the final shoot-out against Ghana. He was voted the second best player in the tournament, behind Ghana's Dominic Adiyiah.[49]
Teixeira was named in the Brazil senior team's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario, but was cut from the final squad.[50]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other[a] | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vasco da Gama | 2008 | Série A | 29 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 55 | 8 | |
2009 | Série B | 22 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 8 | ||
Total | 51 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 16 | ||
Shakhtar Donetsk | 2009–10 | Ukrainian Premier League | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2010–11 | Ukrainian Premier League | 26 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 6 | ||
2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 26 | 7 | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 10 | ||
2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 27 | 10 | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 16 | ||
2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 27 | 6 | — | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 22 | 17 | — | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 22 | ||
2015–16 | Ukrainian Premier League | 15 | 22 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26 | ||
Total | 146 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 223 | 89 | ||
Jiangsu Suning
|
2016 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 11 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 19 | |
2017 | Chinese Super League | 19 | 8 | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 11 | ||
2018 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 13 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 15 | ||||
2019 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 18 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 18 | ||||
2020 | Chinese Super League | 16 | 9 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 9 | ||||
Total | 121 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 150 | 72 | ||
Beşiktaş | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 24 | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 4 | |
Vasco da Gama | 2022 | Série B | 15 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
Career total | 357 | 142 | 29 | 5 | 52 | 19 | 65 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 512 | 182 |
- ^ Appearances in Ukrainian Super Cup, Chinese FA Super Cup,Turkish Super Cup
Honours
Vasco da Gama
Shakhtar Donetsk[55]
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
- Ukrainian Cup: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Jiangsu Suning
Beşiktaş
Brazil U-20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2009[56]
Individual
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Silver Ball: 2009[57]
- Ukrainian Premier League top scorer: 2014–15,[58] 2015–16[59]
- Ukrainian Premier League Footballer of the Year: 2015
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- ^ a b "Alex Teixeira moves to Jiangsu Suning". Shakhtar Donestsk. 5 February 2016.
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- ^ "Bahia vs Vasco 2–1". Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Vasco vs América 2–1". Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Ipatinga vs Vasco 2–0". Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Brazil Second Level 2009". Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Alex Teixeira is Shakhtar player". Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Shakhtar take on Alex Teixeira". UEFA.com. 22 December 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
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External links
- netvasco.com.br (in Portuguese)
- CBF[permanent dead link] (in Portuguese)
- oglobo.globo.com Archived 19 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- globoesporte (in Portuguese)
- netvasco statistics 2008 (in Portuguese)
- Perlas del fútbol (in Spanish)
- Alex Teixeira at Topforward
- Alex Teixeira – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Alex Teixeira at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)