Alexsandro

Alexsandro Victor de Souza Ribeiro (born 9 August 1999), known simply as Alexsandro is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lille and the Brazil national team. After being called up for the Brazil national team for the first time in June 2025, he began to be called Alex Ribeiro by the Brazilian media to differentiate him from his teammate Alex Sandro.

Early life Born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Alexsandro lived in the Jardim Gramacho neighborhood as a youth, as the oldest of five brothers. He began playing for the youth categories of Flamengo in 2014, but left the club in December 2016.

In 2017, after several failed trials at clubs such as Botafogo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama,

Club career Praiense Alexsandro was brought to Portugal in January 2019, and joined third tier side Praiense. He made his senior debut on 27 January of that year, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Danny Esteves in a 3–1 Campeonato de Portugal home win over Sporting Ideal.

Alexsandro became a regular starter for Praiense during the 2019–20 season, as the club won their group but missed out promotion after being the third-best champion of the four groups (only the first two were promoted).

Amora In September 2020, after a failed move to Vitória de Setúbal, Alexsandro was presented at Amora also in the third division. An immediate first-choice, he helped the club to qualify to the newly-created Liga 3.

Chaves On 21 June 2021, Alexsandro was announced at Liga Portugal 2 side Chaves. He made his professional debut on 7 August, starting and scoring the equalizer in a 2–2 away draw against Varzim.

Alexsandro was again a first-choice for his new side, making 34 appearances and scoring three goals and helping them earn promotion to the Primeira Liga. He was also named in the Team of the Season. He made his club debut on 7 August, starting in a 4–1 home routing of Auxerre.

Alexsandro scored his first goal for the Dogues on 23 October 2022, netting the opener in a 4–3 home win over Monaco. On 15 January 2024, after establishing himself as a starter, he renewed his contract until 2028.

International career On 26 May 2025, Alexsandro received his first call-up to the Brazil national team by new coach Carlo Ancelotti; he became the first Lille player to receive a call-up to the national side.

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Liga Portugal 2 Defender of the Month: January 2022