Cristian Alex

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Santos.

Cristian Alex da Silva Santos (born 1 December 1993), commonly known as Cristian Alex or Cristian, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a forward.^[1]

Cristian Alex

Personal information
Full name	Cristian Alex da Silva Santos
Date of birth	(1993-12-01) 1 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Mendes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2008	Audax
2008–2012	Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Phuket	40	(18)
2015	Marítimo B	2	(0)
2015	Marítimo	3	(0)
2015	Bragantino	1	(0)
2016	Sorocaba	0	(0)
2016	Stumbras	13	(4)
2017	Gifu	8	(3)
2018	Chiangmai	8	(3)
2018	JL Chiangmai United	0	(0)
2019	Khonkaen	9	(3)
2020	Songkhla	8	(2)
2021	Visakha	5	(2)
2022	Sisaket United.	2	(11)
2023	Kasetsart	14	(6)
2023–2024	Pattaya United	16	(4)
2024	Kanchanaburi Power	15	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 January 2025

Club career

Having started his career with Cruzeiro, Cristian joined Thai side Phuket in 2013, following an agreement between the two clubs.^[2] After an impressive 18 goals in 40 games,^[3] he transferred to Portuguese side Marítimo in early 2015.^[4] He failed to impress during his time with the Primeira Liga side, and left the same year to return to Brazil. He played for Bragantino for one game, before being offered a contract with Turkish side Boluspor.^[5]

He did not accept the contract offer with the TFF First League side, and instead joined another Brazilian team, Sorocaba, ahead of the 2016 Paulista A2.^[6]

After a short spell with Lithuanian side Stumbras, Cristian joined Japanese side FC Gifu in early 2017.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 June 2023.^[7]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marítimo B	2014–15	Segunda Liga	2	0	–		0	0	0	0	2	0
Marítimo	2014–15	Primeira Liga	3	0	–		0	0	0	0	3	0
Bragantino	2015	Série B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Sorocaba	2016	–			6[a]	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Stumbras	2016	A Lyga	13	4	–		2[b]	0	0	0	15	4
Gifu	2017	J2 League	8	3	–		1[c]	0	0	0	9	3
Chiangmai	2018	Thai League 2	8	3	–		0	0	0	0	8	3
Career total			35	10	6	0	3	0	0	0	44	10

Notes

1. Appearances in the Campeonato Paulista A2
2. Appearances in the Lithuanian Cup
3. Appearances in the Emperor's Cup