Álex dos Santos

Alexandre "Álex" dos Santos Ferreira (born 15 January 1999) is a Brazilian footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Getafe CF B.

Álex dos Santos

Personal information
Full name	Alexandre dos Santos Ferreira^[1]
Date of birth	(1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Xinguara, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Getafe B
Number	1
Youth career
	Don Benito Balompié
2011–2018	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Atlético Madrid B	20	(0)
2020–2021	Lokomotiva	2	(0)
2021–	Getafe B	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2021

Club career

Atlético Madrid

Born in Xinguara, Pará, dos Santos was raised in Extremadura, and joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2011, from Don Benito Balompié AD.^[2] On 21 August 2013, while still a youth, he signed a new five-year contract with the club.^[3]

Promoted to the reserves for the 2018–19 season, dos Santos made his senior debut on 23 September 2018, starting in a 4–2 Segunda División B away win against CDA Navalcarnero. The following 8 February, he extended his contract until 2022,^[4] but spent the most of the campaign as a backup to Miguel San Román.

dos Santos became a regular starter in 2019–20 after San Román left, but the season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lokomotiva

On 20 August 2020, dos Santos moved to Croatian side NK Lokomotiva as a part of Ivo Grbić's transfer to Atlético;^[5] his former side also retained 40% over a future sale.^[6] He made his professional debut on 13 September, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–2 home loss against HNK Gorica for the Croatian First Football League championship.

Honours

Atlético Madrid

• UEFA Super Cup: 2018^[7]

Personal life

Born in Brazil, dos Santos also holds Spanish nationality.^[8]

References

1. "Acta de Club Marino de Luanco – Club Atlético de Madrid "B"" [Report of Club Marino de Luanco – Club Atlético de Madrid "B"] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
2. "El Atlético ficha al portero infantil del Don Benito Balompié Alejandro Dos Santos" [Atlético sign the infantil goalkeeper of Don Benito Balompié Alejandro Dos Santos] (in Spanish). Hoy. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
3. "El Atlético prolonga el sueño de Álex" [Atlético extend Álex's dream] (in Spanish). Hoy. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
4. "Dos Santos renueva hasta 2022" [Dos Santos renews until 2022] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
5. . Atlético Madrid. 2020-08-20. Archived from the original on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
6. "Dos Santos, camino de Zagreb... pero el Atlético se guarda un as en la manga" [Dos Santos, towards Zagreb... but Atlético have something up their sleeve] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 20 August 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
7. "Full Time Report – Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
8. "Jornal: quatro brasileiros estão entre negócios que fizeram Atlético não poder contratar" [Journal: four Brazilians are among the business that made Atlético being unable to sign players] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2020.

External links

• Álex dos Santos at BDFutbol
• Álex dos Santos at Soccerway