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Alex Teixeira
Personal information

Full name	Alex Teixeira Santos
Date of birth	January 6, 1990 (1990-01-06) (age 22)
Place of birth	Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current club	Shakhtar Donetsk
Number	29
Youth career
1999–2007	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–2010	Vasco da Gama	51	(11)
2010–	Shakhtar Donetsk	48	(8)
National team
2005	Brazil U-15
2006–2007	Brazil U-17
2009	Brazil U-20	7	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 23, 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Alex Teixeira Santos or simply Alex Teixeira (born January 6, 1990 in Duque de Caxias), is a Brazilian attacking midfielder, who currently plays for Shakhtar Donetsk.

Contents

1 Career
2 Career statistics
- 2.1 Club career
3 International career
4 Honours
5 References
6 External links

Career

Teixeira was promoted to the senior squad for the tour of Dubai in January 2008. On 21 December 2009, the 19 year old attacking midfielder left Vasco to join FC Shakhtar Donetsk,^[1] the player paid around 6 million euros and has signed a five year deal with his new club.^[2]

Career statistics

Club career

As of November 28, 2009^[3]^[4]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total

Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		South America		Total
2008	Vasco da Gama	Série A	29	5	7	1	17	2	2	0	55	8
2009	Vasco da Gama	Série B	22	6	3	0	12	0	—	—	37	6
Total	Brazil		51	11	10	1	29	2	2	0	92	14
Career total			51	11	10	1	29	2	2	0	92	14

International career

Teixeira is also capped at Under-17 and under-20 level for Brazil.^[5]

Honours

References

^ Alex Teixeira – Shakhtar player
^ "Shakhtar take on Alex Teixeira". UEFA.com. 2009-12-22. http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=938484.html. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
^ Alex Teixeira – 2008
^ Alex Teixeira – 2009
^ "Alex Teixeira em campo pelo Brasil contra a Costa Rica nesta quarta". 2007-12-10. http://www.supervasco.com/noticias.asp?n=25251. Retrieved 2007-07-18.

v d e Brazil squad – 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup (Runners-up)

1 Rafael 2 Douglas 3 Dalton 4 Tolói 5 Renan 6 Diogo 7 Alex Teixeira 8 Maylson 9 Alan Kardec 10 Giuliano (c) 11 Ganso 12 Renan 13 Douglas Costa 14 Fabrício 15 Wellington 16 Bertucci 17 Souza 18 Boquita 19 Maicon 20 Ciro 21 Saulo Coach: Rogério Lourenço

FC Shakhtar Donetsk – current squad

3 Hübschman
5 Kucher
7 Fernandinho
8 Jádson
9 Luiz Adriano
10 Willian
11 Eduardo
13 Shevchuk
14 Kobin
15 Stepanenko
16 Tetenko
17 Seleznyov
19 Gai
20 Douglas Costa
22 Mkhitaryan
25 Rybka
26 Raț
27 Chygrynskiy
29 Alex Teixeira
30 Pyatov
31 Dentinho
32 Ischenko
33 Srna (c)
35 Virt
36 Chyzhov
38 Kryvtsov
44 Rakitskiy
70 Alan Patrick
90 Vitsenets
Targamadze
Manager: Lucescu

Persondata
Name	Teixeira Santos, Alex
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	January 6, 1990
Place of birth	Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Date of death
Place of death

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