Ale

Alexandre Egea (born 6 June 1990), commonly known as Ale, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for America Mineiro.

Club Career

Born in Osasco, Sao Paulo, Ale represented Corinthians and Primeira Camisa as a youth. He made his senior debut with the latter's first team on 1 May 2010, starting in a 5–2 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisao home routing of Joseense.

Ale scored his first senior goal on 10 July 2010, netting the last of a 3–0 home success over Uniao Suzano. On 15 December, he signed for Inter de Limeira on loan for the ensuing Campeonato Paulista Serie A3, but was released the following 14 February after playing only one match.

On 2 September 2011, after returning to his parent club, Ale moved to Taubate for the Copa Paulista, but featured sparingly. In 2012 he signed for Osasco, being an important unit for the side before moving to neighbouring Gremio Osasco.

In December 2013, after a short loan period at Serie C side Gremio Barueri, Ale was announced in the squad of Gremio Osasco's affiliate club Audax Rio. After featuring rarely, he was released, and joined Uberlandia for the 2015 campaign.

After helping Uberlandia win the Campeonato Mineiro Modulo II, Ale served temporary deals at Coimbra, URT,Caldense and Cuiaba. Back to the club for the 2018 season, he impressed during the year's Campeonato Mineiro, and returned to Cuiaba on 20 April 2018, now in a permanent deal.

During his first season, Ale was a regular starter as his side achieved promotion to Serie B. In his second, he remained a starter as his side lifted the Campeonato Matogrossense and the Copa Verde.

On 10 December 2019, Ale agreed to a one-year contract with America Mineiro, still in the second division.