| Alex Santana | |
| Fullname: | Alex Paulo Menezes Santana |
| Birth Date: | 13 May 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Morungaba, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | Corinthians |
| Clubnumber: | 80 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Paulista |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Internacional |
| Years1: | 2013–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Internacional |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Criciúma (loan) |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Guarani (loan) |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Clubs4: | → Paraná (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Clubs5: | → Paraná (loan) |
| Caps5: | 32 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | Botafogo |
| Caps6: | 40 |
| Goals6: | 9 |
| Years7: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Ludogorets Razgrad |
| Caps7: | 45 |
| Goals7: | 12 |
| Years8: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs8: | Athletico Paranaense |
| Caps8: | 22 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Corinthians |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 23:41, 28 February 2023 (UTC) |
Alex Paulo Menezes Santana (born 13 May 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Brasileirão Série A club Corinthians] as a midfielder.[1]
Santana began his professional career at Internacional in 2013, spending time on loan at Criciúma, Guarani and Paraná before moving to Botafogo six years later. He joined Athletico in July 2022.
Santana began his professional career at Internacional. He made his debut on 11 October 2013 by replacing Otávio for the final 29 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against Flamengo.[2]
On 23 July 2020, Santana signed for Ludogorets Razgrad[3] for a reported fee of €750,000.[4] After signing a contract with the club, he said: "I joined Ludogorets to play in the Champions League.".[5] He scored his debut goal for the Bulgarian champions on 23 August 2020 in a league game against Cherno More Varna. On 14 April 2021, he received his first red card in the 1:2 home loss against CSKA Sofia in a Bulgarian Cup match.[6] During his time with Ludogorets, he established himself as a key member of the team.[7]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Internacional | 2013 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[8] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Subtotal | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Criciúma (loan) | 2016 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Guarani (loan) | 2016 | Série C | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Paraná (loan) | 2017 | Série B | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | Série A | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | ||||
| Subtotal | 28 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 51 | 6 | ||||
| Botafogo | 2019 | Série A | 24 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6[9] | 1 | — | 42 | 10 | ||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| Subtotal | 24 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 53 | 11 | ||||
| Ludogorets | 2020–21 | First League | 23 | 5 | — | 3 | 0 | 8[10] | 0 | 1[11] | 0 | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | 20 | 6 | — | 5 | 0 | 10[12] | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4[13] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Subtotal | 46 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 15 | |||
| Athletico Paranaense | 2022 | Série A | 13 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 5[14] | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Subtotal | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 125 | 24 | 53 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 239 | 36 | |||
Internacional
Athletico Paranaense