Alex Pinto

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| name = Alex Pinto

| image =

| fullname = Carlos Alexandre Reis Pinto

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Guimarães, Portugal

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Right-back

| currentclub = Arouca

| clubnumber = 78

| youthyears1 = 2007–2011

| youthclubs1 = Vitória Guimarães

| youthyears2 = 2011

| youthclubs2 = Os Sandinenses

| youthyears3 = 2012–2013

| youthclubs3 = Moreirense

| youthyears4 = 2013–2017

| youthclubs4 = Vitória Guimarães

| years1 = 2017

| clubs1 = Vitória Guimarães B

| caps1 = 4

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2017

| clubs2 = Vitória Guimarães

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017–2020

| clubs3 = Benfica B

| caps3 = 59

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–2020

| clubs4 = → Gil Vicente (loan)

| caps4 = 16

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2020-2021

| clubs5 = Farense

| caps5 = 23

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2022–2024

| clubs6 = DAC Dunajská Streda

| caps6 = 50

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2024

| clubs7 = Gil Vicente

| caps7 = 14

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2024–

| clubs8 = Arouca

| caps8 = 14

| goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2017

| nationalteam1 = Portugal U19

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam2 = Portugal U20

| nationalcaps2 = 7

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 3 June 2025

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Carlos Alexandre "Alex" Reis Pinto (born 8 July 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Primeira Liga club Arouca.

Club career

Born in Guimarães, Pinto made his professional debut in a Segunda Liga match for Vitória Guimarães B against Freamunde on 30 January 2017.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/01/30/portugal/liga-de-honra/vitoria-guimaraes-ii/sc-freamunde/2284520/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=30 January 2017}} He debuted in Primeira Liga as a substitute in Vitória de Guimarães' last league match of the season, on 20 May, against Feirense. On 5 June, he signed a six-season contract with S.L. Benfica.{{cite news|date=6 June 2017|title="Vontade de aprender e triunfar no Benfica"|trans-title="Will to learn and triumph at Benfica"|url=http://www.slbenfica.pt/30/news/info/EIs0oOftpEq62kFKMsOfZQ|language=Portuguese|website=S.L. Benfica|access-date=5 June 2017|archive-date=10 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710065505/http://www.slbenfica.pt/30/news/info/EIs0oOftpEq62kFKMsOfZQ|url-status=dead}}

In January 2024, Pinto returned to Primeira Liga Gil Vicente having previously spent time with the club on loan, returning to Portugal following a spell in Slovakia with DAC Dunajská Streda.{{cite web|url=https://gilvicentefc.pt/2024/01/30/oficial-alex-pinto-regressa-a-casa-e-e-reforco-do-gil-vicente-fc/|trans-title=OFFICIAL: Alex Pinto returns home and reinforces Gil Vicente FC|title=OFICIAL: Alex Pinto regressa a casa e é reforço do Gil Vicente FC|language=Portuguese|website=gilvicentefc.pt|date=30 January 2024|accessdate=30 January 2024}}