Alex Roberto Santana Rafael (born 10 November 1989), sometimes known as Alex Muralha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Coritiba.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alex Roberto Santana Rafael | ||
Date of birth | (1989-11-10) 10 November 1989 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Três Corações, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Coritiba | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2008 | Paraná | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | Serrano | 0 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Olé Brasil | 0 | (0) |
2010 | → Votoraty (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Comercial-SP | 0 | (0) |
2012 | → Oeste (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2013 | → Cuiabá (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2013 | → Shonan Bellmare (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2014 | Mirassol | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Figueirense | 35 | (0) |
2016–2021 | Flamengo | 40 | (0) |
2018 | → Albirex Niigata (loan) | 28 | (0) |
2019–2021 | → Coritiba (loan) | 28 | (0) |
2021 | Mirassol | 15 | (0) |
2021– | Coritiba | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Brazil | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 March 2017 |
In April 2014 Alex signed with Figueirense in a free transfer.[1]
After an impressive 2015 season, Flamengo signed with Alex from Figueirense in a R$4 million transfer fee on 2 January 2016.[2][3][4] The club expected him to make an instant impact, although stayed as the backup goalkeeper until Paulo Victor suffered an injury in June.[5] 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.[6]
On 6 March 2019, he joined Coritiba on loan from Flamengo until December 2019.[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Votoraty | 2010 | Paulista A2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Comercial | 2011 | — | — | — | 18[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
2012 | Paulista A1 | — | — | — | 19[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
2013 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | 24[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
Figueirense | 2014 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2015 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 16[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 60 | 0 | |||
Total | 35 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | 60 | 0 | |||
Flamengo | 2016 | Série A | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 37 | 0 |
2017 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 18[lower-alpha 7] | 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[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
2020 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
Mirassol | 2021 | Série C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 9] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 143 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 325 | 0 | ||
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.[8]
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