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Alexsandro de Souza

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Personal information
Alex
Full name	Alexsandro de Souza
Date of birth	September 14 1977 (1977-09-14) (age 30)
Place of birth	Curitiba, Brazil
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) ^[1]
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Fenerbahçe SK
Number	20
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-1997 1997-2002 2000 2002 2001-2004 2004-	Coritiba Palmeiras Flamengo Parma FC Cruzeiro Fenerbahçe	17 (5) 66 (17) 010 (3) 005 (2) 68 (30) 167 (85) ^[2]
National team
1998-	Brazil	068 (21)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

This article is about the Fenerbahçe attacking midfielder. For the Chelsea central defender, see Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa. For the Japan and Red Bull Salzburg defender, see Alessandro dos Santos.

Alex, real name Alexsandro de Souza, (born September 14, 1977 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian football (soccer) attacking midfielder, who is currently playing for Fenerbahçe S.K. in Turkey after being transferred from Cruzeiro in 2004 for 5 million dollars ^[3]. He is formerly known for his role as team captain on the Brazilian National Team after rising to prominence with Palmeiras. He is a skillful left-footed player who is adept at taking free-kicks, penalties, and corners for his team, as well as scoring from the run of play. He has tallied numerous goals for every team he has played for and is also known for his playmaking skills; more often than not leading his current league in assists. His flashy dribbling and wise on-field decisions have made him a quick fan favorite at Fenerbahçe ^[4]. On April 9 2006 he scored 2 goals in a Turkcell Super League game against Sivasspor. The second one was his 250th career goal. In 1999, IFFHS named Alex the 3rd best striker in the world. ^[5] Alex's contract expired at the end of the 2006-2007 season. Fenerbahçe stated the desire to keep him ^[6] and Alex also stated he wanted to stay at the club. ^[7]. His agent Juan Figer and Fenerbahçe came to an agreement and signed a 2 year contract with an option for one additional year. ^[8] ^[9]. He became Fenerbahçe's captain after the team's captain Ümit Özat's transfer to 1. FC Köln and vice-captains Tuncay Şanlı's transfer to Middlesbrough F.C. and Rüştü Reçber's transfer to rival Beşiktaş JK.^[10]

1 Honours
2 Career statistics
3 References
4 External links

Honours

Titles

International

Toulon Tournament 1996
Copa América 1999, 2004

Individual

Top young player of the Campeonato Paranaense: 1995
Revelation of the Campeonato Paranaense: 1995
Star of the Campeonato Paranaense: 1996
Best midfielder of the Campeonato Paranaense: 1997
Top Scorer of the Copa Mercosur: 1998
IFFHS 3rd best striker in the world: 1999
Best Midfielder of South America (jornal El País - Uruguay): 1999
Troféu Telê Santana (best midfielder in Minas Gerais): 2002
Troféu Telê Santana (star of the year in Minas Gerais): 2003
Best Midfielder of South America (jornal El País - Uruguay): 2003
Brazilian Golden Ball, Best Player (Placar): 2003
Brazilian Silver Bal, Best Midfielderl (Placar Magazine): 2003
Most Valuable Player of the Turkish National League: 2004-2005
Most Valuable Player of the Turkish National League: 2005-2006
Most Valuable Player of the Turkish National League: 2006-2007
Turkish Super League golden XI member: 2006-07
Most Assists&Goals Scored his first season (26 Goals+25 Assists)
Turkish National League topscorer of 2006-2007 with 19 goals

Career statistics

(As of December 8 2007) ^[11]

Start	End	Club	Matches	Goals	Assists	Goals/Matches
1995	1997	Coritiba	124	32	n/a	0.26
1997	2002	Palmeiras	241	78	56	0.32
2000	2000	Flamengo	12	3	n/a	0.25
2002	2002	Parma	5	2	7	0.40
2002	2004	Cruzeiro	121	64	61	0.53
2004	present	Fenerbahçe	166	84	88	0.50