.jpg) Alex Sandro playing forJuventus in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alex Sandro Lobo da Silva[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1991-01-26)26 January 1991 (age 35)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Catanduva,São Paulo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Flamengo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Atlético Paranaense | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Atlético Paranaense | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Deportivo Maldonado | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | →Santos (loan) | 38 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Porto | 87 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2024 | Juventus | 230 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Flamengo | 38 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Brazil U20 | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Brazil U23 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Brazil | 43 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:35, 11 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:38, 15 November 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alex Sandro Lobo da Silva (born 26 January 1991), better known asAlex Sandro (Brazilian Portuguese:[aˈlɛks ˈsɐ̃dɾʊ]) is a Brazilian professionalfootballer who plays as aleft-back forCampeonato Brasileiro Série A clubFlamengo and theBrazil national team.
At club level, Alex Sandro began his career withAtletico Paranaense and later also played forSantos onloan. In 2011, he joinedPorto for €9.6 million, alongside former teammate and countrymanDanilo who played as a right-back. Joining Juventus in 2015, winning thedomestic double in his first three seasons, followed by two more consecutiveleague titles over the following two years.
At international level, Alex Sandro represents Brazil, for which he has gained over 40caps. At youth level, he also represented theBrazil under-20 team, winning both theSouth American Youth Championship and theFIFA U-20 World Cup in 2011. He was also part of theBrazil squad that won the2019 Copa América.
After winning an impressive amount of honours with the Atletico Paranaense youth setup and a very good performance in the Copa Parana with the U23 side, Alex Sandro earned his first call up to the senior side in October 2008. He played one game in theBrasileiro, taking onInternacional on 18 October.
In 2009, Alex Sandro played a role in Atletico's championship run in theCampeonato Paranaense, playing in eight matches. He scored his first goal on 25 January againstRio Branco, passing the ball to himself around thekeeper. As of October 2009, he has played in nineBrasileiro matches, playing a total of 269 minutes.
Alex Sandro was signed bySantos in 2010 on a two-yearloan deal.[2] Atletico Paranaense sold him to the investors, using Uruguayan clubDeportivo Maldonado as aproxy to hold the registration rights.[3] According to Atletico Paranaense's 2010 financial report, the club receivedR$1,114,000 from Deportivo Maldonado for transactions of unnamed players.[4]
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On 23 July 2011, PortuguesePrimeira Liga clubPorto signed Alex Sandro for €9.6 million from the proxy club Deportivo Maldonado.[5][6] He signed a five-year contract with a release clause of €50 million.[6]
On 20 August 2015, Alex Sandro joined ItalianSerie A championsJuventus for €26 million on a five-year contract.[7] He made his club debut on 12 September 2015 in a 1–1 home draw againstChievo inSerie A.[8] Defending champions Juventus endured a difficult start to the season, and were in the bottom half of the table by late October. The club mounted a comeback that started with a last-gaspTurin derby win on 31 October, with the Brazilian left-back playing a key role in that upturn.[9]
On 21 November 2015, Sandro assistedPaulo Dybala with across, helping Juventus beatrival sideAC Milan 1–0 in Serie A.[10] Four days later, on 25 November, he assisted another winning goal, forMario Mandžukić, in a 1–0 home win overManchester City in theUEFA Champions League to secure the club a spot in theround of 16 of the competition.[11] On 17 January 2016, Alex Sandro scored his first Juventus goal – and his first in Serie A – from the top of the18-yard box in the 42nd minute of a 4–0 away win overUdinese.[12]
On 17 February, it was confirmed Alex Sandro would be sidelined for ten days after he picked up an injury to hisrectus femoris muscle in his left thigh during training at theJuventus Center the day before, forcing him to miss out on the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League on 23 February againstBayern Munich.[13] He returned for the second leg inMunich, where he could not prevent his team's elimination despite putting on a strong individual performance.[14]
The Brazilian completed his first season inTurin winning aSerie A–Coppa Italia double. He came on as asubstitute forPatrice Evra in theCoppa Italia final against Milan at theStadio Olimpico in Rome, which was decided by anÁlvaro Morata lone goal inextra time.[15]
Despite scoring anown goal in a 3–1 away defeat toGenoa,[16] Alex Sandro carried his form of the previous season into the new one.[17] A series of impressive performances saw him displace incumbent Patrice Evra from the starting left back role.[17][18] The Frenchman eventually moved toMarseille in January 2017.[17][19]
Alex Sandro completed the season with 43 appearances across competitions, 11 more than the previous year. That made him one of the most frequently used players by coachMassimiliano Allegri. From a statistical standpoint, the Brazilian also further improved his goalscoring output, netting three times in the league as Juventus completed a third successive league and cup double.
The one trophy that evaded Alex Sandro was theUEFA Champions League, which saw his side lose 4–1 in thefinal to holdersReal Madrid at theMillennium Stadium inCardiff. Alex Sandro played a key role in Mario Mandžukić's temporary equaliser in the first half, supplying the cross that was chested down to the Croatian byGonzalo Higuaín. In the second half, however, Alex Sandro's and his teammates' performances were less convincing, and one of Alex Sandro's mistakes led to a goal from his former Brazil Under-20 and Porto colleagueCasemiro.[20]
Prior to the final he had played a vital role in theBianconeri's run, especially in thequarter-finals againstBarcelona, where excellent defensive performances helped to neutralise the attacking threat ofLionel Messi, and enabled Juventus to keepclean sheets across both legs of the tie.[21]
In his third season with Juventus, Alex Sandro made 39 appearances for Juventus in all competitions, scoring four goals, all of which came in Serie A, from 26 league appearances; he finished the2017–18 season by winning a third consecutive domestic double with the club.
On 23 October 2018, Alex Sandro made his 50thUEFA Champions League appearance (excluding qualifying rounds) in a 1–0 away win overManchester United.[22][23] He made his 100th Serie A appearance with Juventus on 30 March 2019, in a 1–0 home win overEmpoli.[24] In Juventus's following league match on 2 April, a 2–0 away win overCagliari, he made his 150th appearance for the club.[25] On 20 April, he scored the temporary equalizer as Juventus came from behind to defeatrivalsFiorentina 2–1 at home and win theSerie A title.[26]
On 24 August 2019, on the opening match day of the2019–20 Serie A season, Alex Sandro assistedGiorgio Chiellini's goal in a 1–0 away win againstParma.[27] On 18 December, he provided two assists, one for Paulo Dybala and another forCristiano Ronaldo, in a 2–1 away win againstSampdoria.[28]
On 25 May 2024, Alex Sandro scored the last goal of the season for Juventus from a header in his final game for the club, helping his side to a 2–0 Serie A victory againstMonza, which saw the team finish in third place in theleague, qualifying for theChampions League the following season. During the match, he made his 327th appearance for Juventus, equallingPavel Nedvěd's record of the most appearances for the club by a non–Italian player.[29][30][31]
On 26 August 2024, Alex Sandro joined Brazilian clubFlamengo.[32] He signed a contract until 31 December 2026.[33] Alex Sandro debuted in aCampeonato Brasileiro Série A match between Flamengo andVasco da Gama, held on 15 September 2024, that ended in a 1–1 draw.[34] He scored his first goal with the Flamengo shirt in the 1–0 victory overCorinthians on 2 October 2024, atMaracanã, in the first leg of the semi-final of theCopa do Brasil.[34]
Alex Sandro is a part of the golden Atlético Paranaense youth setup, which has produced a great amount of defenders in very little time, withRaul,Manoel,Ronaldo Alves,Carlão andBruno Costa all making themselves known in 2009. After being a part of the Brazil under-18 setup, Alex Sandro was called up to theunder-20 side in August 2009, alongside teammates Raul,Renan Foguinho andGabriel Pimba. He made his debut in a friendly match at 18 years of age.
He was a member of the teams that won the2011 South American Youth Championship in Peru,[35] as well as the2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, also featuring in the final of the tournament againstPortugal, which Brazil won 3–2 in extra-time.[36]
Alex Sandro made hissenior international debut on 10 November 2011 in a 2–0 away win overGabon.[37] He scored his first international goal on 12 October 2018, in a 2–0 friendly away win overSaudi Arabia.[38]
In May 2019, Sandro was included in Brazil's 23-mansquad for the2019 Copa América on home soil by managerTite.[39] In Brazil's final group match on 22 June, a 5–0 win againstPeru, Sandro made a substitute appearance, coming on forFilipe Luís.[40] In the quarter-final match againstParaguay on 27 June, he once again made a substitute appearance, replacing the injured Filipe Luís at half-time; following a 0–0 draw, Brazil advanced to the semi-finals 4–3 on penalties.[41] Sandro started in the2019 Copa América Final against Peru on 7 July, at theMaracanã Stadium; the match ended in a 3–1 victory to Brazil.[42]
On 17 June 2021, he scored the opening goal in a 4–0 win over Peru in Brazil's second group match of the2021 Copa América, which took place on home soil.[43]
On 7 November 2022, Alex Sandro was named in the squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup.[44]
Alex Sandro is a quick, energetic and offensive mindeddefender, who is also a strong tackler and a good reader of the game, courtesy of his speed and anticipation.[45][46] He is capable of playing anywhere along the left flank; although mainly a full-back, he has also been used as awing-back[47] and as awide midfielder.[48] He has also occasionally been deployed in a more advanced position, as anoutside forward or offensive winger,[49] and even as a left-sidedcentre-back in a three–man back-line.[50] He has been described as a player who is a "powerful runner, canbeat opponents one-on-one and is an excellentcrosser of the ball".[51] His playing position, athleticism, and playing style have drawn comparisons with compatriot and2002 FIFA World Cup-winnerRoberto Carlos.[17][52]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | League cup[c] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlético Paranaense | 2008 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Santos (loan) | 2010 | Série A | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 11[d] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
| Porto | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 25 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 26 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11[g] | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 48 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11[f] | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 87 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 3 | ||
| Juventus | 2015–16 | Serie A | 22 | 2 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 5[f] | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | 27 | 3 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 11[f] | 0 | 1[i] | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 26 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 10[f] | 0 | 1[i] | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 31 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 9[f] | 0 | 1[i] | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 6[f] | 0 | 1[i] | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 5[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 7[f] | 1 | 1[i] | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 25 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 9[j] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 230 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 327 | 16 | ||
| Flamengo | 2024 | Série A | 8 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2025 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10[d] | 0 | 6[k] | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[l] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 395 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 114 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 603 | 24 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2018 | King Saud University Stadium,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 12 |  Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 17 June 2021 | Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos,Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 27 |  Peru | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2021 Copa América |
Santos[53]
Porto[53]
Juventus[53]
Flamengo
Brazil U20[53]
Brazil
