| Intro | Brazilian association football player | |||||||
| A.K.A. | Alex Santana | |||||||
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| From | Brazil | |||||||
| Type | Sports | |||||||
| Gender | male | |||||||
| Birth | 10 November 1989, Três Corações, Brazil | |||||||
| Age: | 30 years | |||||||
| Star sign | Scorpio | |||||||
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Alex Roberto Santana Rafael (born 10 November 1989), sometimes known as Alex Muralha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brazilian Série B club Coritiba on loan from Flamengo.
Career
Figueirense
On April 2014 Alex signed with Figueirense in a free transfer.
Flamengo
After an impressive 2015 season, Flamengo signed with Alex from Figueirense in a R$4 million transfer fee on 2 January 2016. The club expected him to make an instant impact, although stayed as the backup goalkeeper until Paulo Victor suffered an injury in June. Since then he took the starter position and impressed Brazil coach Tite receiving his first call up.
On 28 December 2016 Alex signed another two year contract with Flamengo until December 2018.
Coritiba (loan)
On 6 March 2019, he joined Coritiba on loan from Flamengo until December 2019.
Club statistics
- As of 27 February 2020.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Votoraty | 2010 | Paulista A2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Comercial | 2011 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | Paulista A1 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Total | — | — | — | 61 | 0 | 61 | 0 | |||||
| Oeste (loan) | 2012 | Série C | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cuiabá (loan) | 2013 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Shonan Bellmare (loan) | 2013 | J.League1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Mirassol | 2014 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Figueirense | 2014 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |||
| Flamengo | 2016 | Série A | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||
| Albirex Niigata (loan) | 2018 | J2 League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Coritiba (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 28 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 143 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 314 | 0 | ||
International career
On 16 September 2016 he was called up to the Brazil national team for the first time to play 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Bolivia and Venezuela.
Honours
- Cuiabá
- Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2013
- Flamengo
- Campeonato Carioca: 2017