Alexandre Alemão

Alexandre Zurawski (born 1 April 1998), known as Alemão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano.

His nickname means "German" in Portuguese.

Career Born in Campo Erê, Santa Catarina, Alemão began his career with local side before joining the youth sides of Metropolitano at the age of 17. After making his first team debut in the 2017 Campeonato Catarinense, he was loaned to J2 League side Kyoto Sanga on 25 December of that year, but left on 19 July 2018 after making no appearances for the side.

Back to Metrô for the 2018 Copa Santa Catarina, Alemão moved to Criciúma on 27 December of that year. After just one appearance, he subsequently joined , where he featured regularly.

On 11 December 2019, Alemão was announced at Avaí for the upcoming season, initially as a member of the under-23 team. In February 2021, after failing to make a breakthrough, he was loaned to Juventus Jaraguá.

After overcoming a serious injury, Alemão would feature sparingly for Avaí during the remainder of the 2021 campaign, before moving on loan to Novo Hamburgo on 10 January 2022. On 29 March, he signed a contract with Internacional until December 2023.

On 11 October 2022, after establishing himself as a starter at Inter, Alemão renewed his link with the club until 2025. He ended the season as the club's top scorer with 10 goals, but lost space after the arrival of Enner Valencia.

In July 2023, Alemão was sold to Grupo Pachuca for a rumoured fee of US$ 3.2 million, being announced at Spanish side Real Oviedo of the Segunda División (a club owned by the group) shortly after, albeit on loan from Internacional. His loan was extended for a further year in June 2024, and he finished the 2024–25 season as the club's top scorer with 14 goals as the Carbayones achieved promotion to La Liga. On 21 July 2025, Pachuca announced the arrival of Alemão on a permanent deal.

On 1 September 2025, he returned to Spain after signing a five-year deal with Rayo Vallecano in the top tier. He scored his first La Liga goal in the stoppage time of a 1–0 victory over Alavés on 26 October. On 12 March 2026, he scored his first goals in European competitions, netting a brace in a 3–1 away win over Samsunspor in the Conference League round of 16. Later that year, he scored in both legs of the Conference League semi-final against Strasbourg, helping his club secure a place in the final with a 2–0 aggregate victory.

Personal life Born in Brazil, Alemão is of Polish descent. His paternal family comes from Poland and settled in Brazil before World War II. He is married to Maite, whom he married in 2025, and with whom he has a son named Artur.

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Honours Rayo Vallecano UEFA Conference League runner-up: 2025–26