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Alex (footballer, born June 1982)

Brazilian footballer

Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa (born 17 June 1982) is a Brazilian former football player.

Alex
Alex lining up for Chelsea in 2010
Personal information
Full name Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa[1]
Date of birth (1982-06-17) 17 June 1982 (age 42)[2]
Place of birth Niterói, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2000–2001 Juventus (SP)
2002 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Santos 78 (14)
2004–2012 Chelsea 86 (7)
2004–2007 → PSV (loan) 84 (11)
2012–2014 Paris Saint-Germain 70 (6)
2014–2016 AC Milan 46 (4)
Total 361 (42)
National team
2003–2004 Brazil U23 13 (2)
2002–2011 Brazil 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2002[3] Série A 25 3 25 3
2003[3] Série A 40 10 40 10
2004[3] Série A 13 1 13 1
Total 78 14 78 14
PSV (loan) 2004–05[3] Eredivisie 27 3 — 13[a] 2 40 5
2005–06[3] Eredivisie 28 2 — 7[a] 0 35 2
2006–07[3] Eredivisie 29 6 — 8[a] 2 37 8
Total 84 11 — 28 4 112 15
Chelsea 2007–08[4] Premier League 28 2 2 0 3 0 6[a] 1 — 39 3
2008–09[5] Premier League 24 2 6 1 2 0 9[a] 1 — 41 4
2009–10[6] Premier League 16 1 6 0 1 0 2[a] 1 0 0 25 1
2010–11[7] Premier League 15 2 0 0 1 0 4[a] 0 — 20 2
2011–12[8] Premier League 3 0 0 0 3 0 3[a] 0 — 9 0
Total 86 7 14 1 10 0 24 3 0 0 134 10
Paris Saint-Germain 2011–12[9] Ligue 1 15 2 1 0 0 0 — — 16 2
2012–13[9] Ligue 1 24 2 1 0 0 0 9[a] 2 — 34 3
2013–14[9] Ligue 1 31 2 1 0 2 0 7[a] 0 1 1 42 3
Total 70 6 3 0 2 0 16 2 1 1 92 9
A.C. Milan 2014–15[9] Serie A 21 1 2 0 — — — 23 1
2015–16[9] Serie A 25 3 0 0 — — — 25 3
Total 46 4 2 0 — — — 48 4
Career total 364 42 19 1 12 0 68 9 2 1 465 52
  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Club Year Apps Goals
Brazil[10][11][12][13][14][15] Santos 2003 5 0
2004 0 0
PSV Eindhoven 2004–2005 0 0
2005–2006 0 0
2006–2007 9 0
Chelsea 2007–2008 3 0
2008–2011 0 0
Paris Saint-Germain 2012 0 0
Total 17 0

Honours

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Santos

PSV

Chelsea

Paris Saint-Germain

Brazil

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 210" [Official Press Release No. 210] (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Serie A. 22 April 2016. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Alex: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "A.C. Milan profile". A.C. Milan. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Alex in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Alex in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Alex in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Alex in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Alex in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  10. ↑ Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2002–2003. Rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  11. ↑ Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2004–2005. Rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  12. ↑ Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2006–2007. Rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  13. ↑ Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2008–2009. Rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  14. ↑ Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 2000–2003. Rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  15. ↑ Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 2004–2008. Rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  16. ↑ Bovée, Twan (29 May 2015). "PSV bekroont seizoen met dubbel". Telegraaf. Archived from the original on 31 August 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  17. ↑ Bevan, Chris (30 May 2009). "Chelsea 2–1 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  18. ↑ McNulty, Phil (15 May 2010). "Chelsea 1–0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  19. ↑ McNulty, Phil (9 August 2009). "Chelsea 2–2 Man Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  20. ↑ Johnson, Jonathan. "Coupe De La Ligue Final: Cavani Watch: El Matador Double Secures PSG Cup Success". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  21. ↑ "Trophée des champions 2013, PSG - Bordeaux 2-1 : Paris commence la saison par un titre". Eurosport (in French). 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  22. ↑ "Missing Some Stars, Brazil Wins Copa América (Published 2007)". 16 July 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  23. ↑ "Bola de Prata Placar 2002". VEJA. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  24. ↑ "Bola de Prata Placar 2003". VEJA. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
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