Alex Cazumba

{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1988)}}

{{Portuguese name|dos Santos|Cazumba}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alex Cazumba

| image = Alex Cazumba.JPG

| fullname = Alex dos Santos Cazumba

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|6|30}}

| birth_place = Amélia Rodrigues, Brazil

| currentclub =

| position = Left back

| youthyears1 = 2005–2006 | youthclubs1 = São Paulo

| years1 = 2007–2012 | clubs1 = São Paulo

| years2 = 2007 | clubs2 = → Rio Claro (loan)

| years3 = 2007 | clubs3 = → Juventude (loan)

| years4 = 2008 | clubs4 = → Figueirense (loan)

| years5 = 2009 | clubs5 = → Toledo (loan)

| years6 = 2009 | clubs6 = → Vila Nova (loan)

| years7 = 2010 | clubs7 = → Los Angeles Galaxy (loan)

| years8 = 2011 | clubs8 = → Ituano (loan)

| years9 = 2011 | clubs9 = → Botafogo-SP (loan)

| years10 = 2012 | clubs10 = → XV de Piracicaba (loan)

| years11 = 2012 | clubs11 = Ferroviária

| years12 = 2012 | clubs12 = Skoda Xanthi

| years13 = 2013 | clubs13 = → Operário Ferroviário (loan)

| years14 = 2013 | clubs14 = → Marcilio Dias (loan)

| years15 = 2013 | clubs15 = Vitória

| years16 = 2014 | clubs16 = Bahia de Feira

| years17 = 2014–2015 | clubs17 = Botafogo da Paraiba

| years18 = 2016 | clubs18 = América de Natal

| years19 = 2016 | clubs19 = Nacional de Manaus

| years20 = 2017 | clubs20 = Passo Fundo

| years21 = 2017 | clubs21 = Mogi Mirim

| years22 = 2018– | clubs22 = Bahia de Feira

| pcupdate = 11 April 2011

| ntupdate =

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Alex dos Santos Cazumba (born 30 June 1988), usually known as Alex Cazumba, Alequito or Alex, is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Operário Ferroviário, on loan from Bahia de Feira.

Career

Alex Cazumba played for the São Paulo youth teams before being promoted into the senior team in 2007. He was loaned out to several Brazilian regional over the next couple of years, making first team appearances for Juventude and Figueirense.

He was sent out on loan to Major League Soccer team Los Angeles Galaxy in 2010 along with fellow Brazilians from the club Leonardo and Juninho.[http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20091223&content_id=7850912&vkey=pr_lag&fext=.jsp&team=t106 Galaxy sign three players on loan from Sao Paulo FC ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100319103829/http://web.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20091223&content_id=7850912&vkey=pr_lag&fext=.jsp&team=t106 |date=March 19, 2010 }}

He made his debut for the team on March 27, 2010, in Galaxy's opening game of the 2010 MLS season against New England Revolution.{{cite news| title=Boxscore|url=http://stats.cbc.ca/mls/boxscore.asp?gamecode=2010032707&season=2010-1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721224821/http://stats.cbc.ca/mls/boxscore.asp?gamecode=2010032707&season=2010-1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-07-21 | work=CBC News}}

His first MLS goal came on June 5, 2010, in a 4–1 defeat of the Houston Dynamo.{{cite web |url=http://www.mlsnet.com/matchcenter-recap/galaxy-stay-undefeated-roll-over-dynamo-4-1 |title= Galaxy stay undefeated, roll over Dynamo 4-1 | Major League Soccer|website=www.mlsnet.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204004142/http://www.mlsnet.com/matchcenter-recap/galaxy-stay-undefeated-roll-over-dynamo-4-1 |archive-date=December 4, 2010}}

Honours

;São Paulo

; Los Angeles Galaxy

;Botafogo da Paraíba

References

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