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Alex Nicolao Telles (Brazilian Portuguese: [aˈlɛks ˈtɛlis]; born 15 December 1992), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Sevilla, on loan from Premier League club Manchester United, and the Brazil national team.

Alex Telles

Telles playing for Manchester United in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Alex Nicolao Telles[1]
Date of birth	(1992-12-15) 15 December 1992 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth	Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Left-back
Club information
Current team	Sevilla (on loan from Manchester United)
Number	3
Youth career
2007–2011	Juventude
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	Juventude	13	(2)
2013–2014	Grêmio	36	(1)
2014–2016	Galatasaray	39	(2)
2015–2016	→ Inter Milan (loan)	21	(0)
2016–2020	Porto	129	(21)
2020–	Manchester United	30	(0)
2022–	→ Sevilla (loan)	13	(0)
National team‡
2019–	Brazil	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:38, 9 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:18, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Telles started his career at Brazilian Série D side Juventude, before being sold to Série A side Grêmio in 2013. That year, he was voted the best left-back in the league.[3] In January 2014, Telles signed with Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray, winning various trophies including a league title, two Turkish Cups and the Turkish Super Cup, only to be loaned to Serie A team Inter Milan during the 2015–16 season.

In July 2016, Telles was sold to Primeira Liga side FC Porto, where he established himself as one of the best left-backs in the league. He made almost 200 appearances for Porto and won four trophies, including two league titles, one Taça de Portugal and one Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, as well as being named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year for three consecutive seasons. Telles' performances sparked the interest of several European clubs, and in October 2020, he signed for Manchester United for an initial €18 million (£15.4 million).

Born in Brazil, Telles also holds Italian citizenship, but ended up representing Brazil at international level. He made his senior international debut in 2019.

Club career

Juventude and Grêmio

Telles was born in Caxias do Sul, a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. At the age of eight, he began playing football with the neighbouring kids and was later enrolled to a youth academy of Esporte Clube Juventude.

Telles began his professional career with Juventude, making his debut on 24 January 2011 against São José-PA.[4] He scored his first goal on 20 August in a 1–1 home draw against Cruzeiro.[5]

In December, Telles was transferred to Grêmio after a partnership was established with Juventude.[6] He made his Grêmio debut on 3 February 2013 against Internacional.[7] On 26 May, Telles made his Série A debut, starting in a 2–0 home win against Náutico.[8]

Galatasaray

On 22 January 2014, after long negotiations, Telles completed a move to Turkish club Galatasaray for €6 million, signing a contract that will keep him with the club until 2018.[9] He made his debut two weeks later, starting in a 3–0 win against Tokatspor for the campaign's Turkish Cup, and made his maiden Süper Lig debut in a 3–0 home victory against Eskişehirspor on 8 February 2014.[10] Telles made his first assist for the club against Antalyaspor in a 2–2 away game on 17 February.[11] He also scored his first goal for Galatasaray against Akhisar Belediyespor on 8 March in a 6–1 home win.[12]

In August 2015, there were rumours^[where?] mentioning Telles as a good choice to fill the place made by the departure of left-back Filipe Luís at Chelsea. In response to the rumour, Galatasaray manager Hamza Hamzaoğlu said the club would only be tempted by an acceptable offer.^{[citation needed]}

Loan to Inter Milan

On 31 August 2015, Galatasaray agreed to let Telles join Italian club Internazionale of Serie A on a one-year loan for a €1.3 million fee, in addition to €250,000 if Inter qualify for the group stage of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.[13] The deal included a buyout option for €8.5 million,[13] letting Internazionale make the move permanent when the loan deal is finished.[14] Telles reunited with Internazionale manager Roberto Mancini in Italy, who previously coached him at Galatasaray.[15]

He made his debut for the club on 13 September in the 2015–16 Serie A matchday 3 against city rivals Milan, playing the entirety of the match as Inter won 1–0.[16]

Porto

On 12 July 2016, Portuguese side FC Porto announced the signing of Telles for a €6.5 million fee. According to a Galatasaray press release, the Istanbul club reserved a further 10% of any added value in a future transfer deal.[17] The following day, after signing a five-year contract, he stated: "I ambition titles, I ambition a very beautiful story. I have recently commented with my relatives that I do not want to come here in passing, I want to leave a legacy."[18] On 12 August, in a 3–1 away win against Rio Ave, he marked his league debut and first competitive match with a poor performance and subsequent expulsion.[19] Despite the rough start, Telles gradually cemented himself in the team's starting eleven, scoring his first goal when facing rivals Boavista in a 3–1 home victory at Estádio do Dragão.[20]

Manchester United

On 5 October 2020, Manchester United had agreed a deal in principle to sign Telles for a fee believed to be £15.4 million.[21] The transfer was completed and Telles was announced as a United player that day.[22][23][24] He made his debut playing as a left wing-back on 20 October in a 2–1 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League group stage.[25] On 29 September 2021, Telles scored his first goal for Manchester United with a left-footed volley from outside the penalty area in a 2–1 home win against Villarreal CF in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage.[26]

Loan to Sevilla

On 4 August 2022, Telles was loaned to La Liga club Sevilla until the end of the 2022–23 season.[27][28]

International career

Although he was born in Brazil, Telles also has an Italian passport,[29] making him in the past eligible to represent Italy national team.[29] In October 2016, Telles said that he would "welcome" a call-up from the "Azzurri", adding that his great-grandparents are Italian and he feels Italian.[30] In March 2019, however, he received his first call-up to the Brazil national team.[31] He made his debut for Brazil on 23 March 2019 in a friendly against Panama, as a starter.[32]

On 7 November 2022, Telles was named in the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[33]

Style of play

Telles is an offensive full back and is described as a skilled, quick and playmaking defender.[34]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		League cup[lower-alpha 2]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Juventude	2011[35]	Série D	4	1	0	0	—		—		11[lower-alpha 3]	0	15	1
	2012[35]	Série D	9	1	2	0	—		—		4[lower-alpha 3]	0	15	1
	Total		13	2	2	0	—		—		15	0	30	2
Grêmio	2013[35]	Série A	36	1	6	0	—		3[lower-alpha 4]	0	6[lower-alpha 3]	0	51	1
Galatasaray	2013–14[35]	Süper Lig	15	1	4	0	—		2[lower-alpha 5]	0	—		21	1
	2014–15[35]	Süper Lig	22	1	8	0	—		5[lower-alpha 5]	0	1[lower-alpha 6]	0	36	1
	2015–16[35]	Süper Lig	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	1[lower-alpha 6]	0	3	0
	Total		39	2	12	0	—		7	0	2	0	60	2
Inter Milan (loan)	2015–16[35]	Serie A	21	0	1	0	—		—		—		22	0
Porto	2016–17[35][36]	Primeira Liga	32	1	2	0	2	0	9[lower-alpha 5]	0	—		45	1
	2017–18[35]	Primeira Liga	30	3	5	0	3	0	7[lower-alpha 5]	1	—		45	4
	2018–19[35]	Primeira Liga	33	4	5	1	4	0	10[lower-alpha 5]	1	1[lower-alpha 7]	0	53	6
	2019–20[35]	Primeira Liga	31	11	5	1	3	1	10[lower-alpha 8]	0	—		49	13
	2020–21[35]	Primeira Liga	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	2
	Total		129	21	17	2	12	1	36	2	1	0	195	26
Manchester United	2020–21[35]	Premier League	9	0	3	0	1	0	11[lower-alpha 9]	0	—		24	0
	2021–22[37]	Premier League	21	0	0	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 5]	1	—		26	1
	Total		30	0	3	0	2	0	15	1	—		50	1
Sevilla (loan)	2022–23[38]	La Liga	13	0	0	0	—		6[lower-alpha 5]	0	—		19	0
Career total			281	26	41	2	14	1	67	3	24	0	427	32

International

As of match played 27 September 2022[39]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Brazil	2019	1	0
	2020	3	0
	2021	0	0
	2022	4	0
Total		8	0

Honours

Juventude

• Copa FGF: 2011, 2012[35]

Galatasaray

• Süper Lig: 2014–15[35]
• Turkish Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15[35]
• Turkish Super Cup: 2015[35]

Porto

• Primeira Liga: 2017–18,[40] 2019–20[41]
• Taça de Portugal: 2019–20[42]
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2018[43]

Manchester United

• UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2020–21[44]

Individual

• Brasileirão Série A Team of the Year – Best Left-back: 2013[45]
• Bola de Prata – Best Left-back: 2013[46]
• SJPF Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2016,[47] 2017[48]
• Primeira Liga Defender of the Month: August 2017,[49] January 2018,[50] February 2018,[51] April 2018,[52] August 2019,[53] December 2019,[54] February 2020[55]
• Primeira Liga Player of the Month: February 2020[56]
• Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2017–18,[57] 2018–19,[58] 2019–20[59]
• Primeira Liga Goal of the Month: October/November 2019[60]
• FC Porto Player of the Year – Dragão de Ouro Award: 2018[61]

References

External links

• Alex Telles at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Alex Telles at Soccerway
• Alex Telles – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Alex Telles at National-Football-Teams.com
• Alex Telles at the Turkish Football Federation
• Grêmio profile (in Portuguese)

На других языках

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[de] Alex Telles

Alex Nicolao Telles (* 15. Dezember 1992 in Caxias do Sul) ist ein brasilianischer Fußballspieler, der seit Anfang August 2022 als Leihspieler von Manchester United beim FC Sevilla unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Alex Telles

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[es] Alex Telles

Alex Nicolao Telles (Caxias do Sul, Brasil, 15 de diciembre de 1992) es un futbolista brasileño juega como defensa y su equipo es el Sevilla F. C. de la Primera División de España cedido por el Manchester United F. C. de la Premier League.

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[fr] Alex Telles

Alex Nicolao Telles ou simplement Alex Telles, né le 15 décembre 1992, est un footballeur brésilien évoluant au poste d'arrière gauche au Séville FC, en prêt de Manchester United.

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[it] Alex Telles

Alex Nicolao Telles (Caxias do Sul, 15 dicembre 1992) è un calciatore brasiliano di origini italiane, difensore del Siviglia in prestito dal Manchester Utd.

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[ru] Теллес, Алекс

А́лекс Никола́о Те́ллес (порт. Alex Nicolao Telles; 15 декабря 1992, Кашиас-ду-Сул) — бразильский футболист, левый защитник английского клуба «Манчестер Юнайтед» и сборной Бразилии. В настоящее время выступает за испанскую «Севилью» на правах аренды.

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