Alex Teixeira, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alex Teixeira

Brazilian footballer

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1990

Place of Birth: Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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Alex Teixeira Santos (Brazilian Portuguese: [a'l?ks te(j)'?ej??]; (born 6 January 1990) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chinese club Jiangsu Suning. Teixeira began his career with Vasco da Gama, making his debut for the senior team at the age of 18, before moving to Shakhtar Donetsk in November 2009.
He spent seven years at the club, scoring 89 goals in 222 appearances, while winning the Ukrainian Premier League five times.
In February 2016, he transferred to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning for an Asian record transfer fee of €50 million.Internationally, Teixeira has been capped at under-17 and under-20 level for Brazil.