Alex Tenorio Rodrigues de Lima (born 2 October 1988), known as Alex Lima, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Kuwaiti Premier League club Al-Salmiya.

Alex Lima
Personal information
Full name Alex Tenorio Rodrigues de Lima
Date of birth (1988-10-02) 2 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Maceió, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Al-Salmiya
Number 88
Youth career
CRB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 CRB 7 (0)
2011 Bahia de Feira 12 (0)
2011–2012 Grêmio Barueri 38 (5)
2013 Avaí 26 (1)
2014 Atlético-GO 7 (1)
2014 Ceará 12 (0)
2015 Portuguesa 0 (0)
2015 Confiança 7 (0)
2015–2019 Kazma SC 51 (16)
2019– Al-Salmiya 40 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2016

Career

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Born in Maceió, Alagoas, Alex Lima was a CRB's youth graduate, and made his senior debuts in 2009. After representing Bahia de Feira and Grêmio Barueri, he signed for Avaí on 18 December 2012.[1]

In January 2014 Alex Lima moved to Atlético Goianiense.[2] On 14 March, after appearing sparingly, he joined Ceará.[3]

On 5 January 2015 Alex Lima signed for Portuguesa, freshly relegated to Série C.[4] He made his debut for the club on 1 February, starting and scoring his side's second in a 3–2 away win against Ponte Preta for the Campeonato Paulista championship.[5]

On 12 May 2015, Alex Lima joined Confiança, shortly after being released by Lusa.[6] On 27 July, he moved abroad and joined Kazma SC.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Alex Lima, ex-zagueiro do Grêmio Barueri, é o 1º reforço do Avaí para 2013" [Alex Lima, former Grêmio Barueri stopper, is Avaí's 1st signing for 2013] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Dirigente do CRB diz que zagueiro Alex Lima deve jogar no Atlético-GO" [CRB's staff member says that stopper Alex Lima will play in Atlético-GO] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Para fortalecer o grupo, Vozão acerta com o zagueiro Alex Lima" [To bolster squad, Vozão signs with stopper Alex Lima] (in Portuguese). Ceará's official website. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Com Gabriel Xavier e novidades, Lusa se reapresenta no CT do Parque Ecológico" [With Gabriel Xavier and news, Lusa returns to action in CT do Parque Ecológico] (in Portuguese). Lusa News. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Em jogo com duas viradas e gol no fim, Lusa supera a Ponte no Majestoso" [In a match with two comebacks and goal in the end, Lusa overcomes Ponte in Majestoso] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Zagueiro Alex Lima é o novo reforço do Confiança para Brasileirão Série C" [Stopper Alex Lima is the new addition of Confiança for Brasileirão Série C] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  7. ^ Confiança oficializa saída do zagueiro Alex Lima para o futebol da Arábia; Globo Esporte, 27 July 2015 (in Portuguese)
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