Alex Lopes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Lopes.

Alex Pereira Lopes (born May 16, 1989) is a Brazilian footballer who acts as a defender and plays for Duque de Caxias.

Alex Lopes

Personal information
Full name	Alex Pereira Lopes
Date of birth	(1989-05-16) May 16, 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Nova Iguaçu, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Center back
Team information
Current team	Duque de Caxias
Youth career
2007–2009	Botafogo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2013	Botafogo
2011	→ Duque de Caxias (loan)
2012–2013	→ Bangu (loan)
2014	Bangu
2015	Estanciano
2016–	Duque de Caxias
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 September 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 September 2017

Career

Lopes was recruited in the Botafogo youth ranks the player competed in the tournament Otávio Pinto Guimaraes where he was one of the highlights of the team in 2008. In the same year, he competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20.

In 2009, he arrived at the team's professional alvinegro at the request of coach Ney Franco and played in the 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.^[1]

Lopes currently plays for Botafogo.