Alexandre D'Acol

{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1986)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alexandre D'Acol

| fullname = Alexandre D'Acol Joaquim

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|7|18}}

| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil

| height = {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = –2004

| youthclubs1 = Comercial

| youthyears2 = 2001–2002

| youthclubs2 = → Vitória (loan)

| years1 = 2004–2007

| clubs1 = Olympiacos

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2006–2007

| clubs2 = → Kerkyra (loan)

| caps2 = 22

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2007–2009

| clubs3 = Panionios

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2010–2011

| clubs4 = Kallithea

| caps4 = 26

| goals4 = 13

| years5 = 2011–2012

| clubs5 = Thrasyvoulos

| caps5 = 22

| goals5 = 11

| years6 = 2012–2013

| clubs6 = Kallithea

| caps6 = 39

| goals6 = 25

| years7 = 2013–2015

| clubs7 = AEK Athens

| caps7 = 37

| goals7 = 25

| years8 = 2015–2017

| clubs8 = Hamilton Academical

| caps8 = 44

| goals8 = 9

| years9 = 2017

| clubs9 = Lamia

| caps9 = 3

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2018

| clubs10 = Trikala

| caps10 = 7

| goals10 = 0

| totalcaps = 212

| totalgoals = 87

| pcupdate = 7 March 2018

| ntupdate =

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Alexandre D'Acol Joaquim (born 18 July 1986) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

Born in São Paulo, D'Acol began playing professional football for local side Comercial Futebol Clube (São Paulo). He had a loan spell with Esporte Clube Vitória,{{cite web|publisher=Kerkyra F.C. |title=Στην Κέρκυρα ο Dacol |url=http://www.aokerkyra.gr/readnew.php?aa=70 |language=Greek |date=11 January 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426065757/http://www.aokerkyra.gr/readnew.php?aa=70 |archivedate=26 April 2012 }} and would join Greek Superleague side Olympiacos in August 2004.[http://www2.cbf.com.br/bid/ti2004.htm RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2004] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402225550/http://www.cbf.com.br/bid/ti2004.htm |date=2 April 2010 }}

=Career in Greece=

Olympiacos send D'Acol on a one-year loan to Kerkyra in 2006 and again in 2007.{{cite web|work=The Guardian |location=UK |title=Stats Centre: Alexandre Joaquim D'Acol Facts |url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=31&CPID=76&TEID=682&PLID=187727&pStr=Player |accessdate=17 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726163311/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=31&CPID=76&TEID=682&PLID=187727&pStr=Player |archivedate=26 July 2012 }}

While in Kallithea D'Acol made his way to be one of the top goal-scorers in both the Greek Football League (Second Professional League) and the Greek Cup.

In 2013, AEK Athens signed D'Acol for two years. In his first appearance with AEK's jersey (friendly match, 31 August 2013), he scored a goal against his previous team, Kallithea.{{cite web|work=aek365 |location=Greece| language=Greek| title= Post Match: Kallithea - AEK Athens |url=http://www.aek365.com/a-287867/kallithea-aek-live.htm|accessdate=31 August 2013}}

=Hamilton Academical=

On 26 August 2015, D'Acol joined Scottish Premiership side Hamilton Academical on a one-year deal.{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/accies-sign-striker-d039acol/ |title=Accies sign striker D'Acol |work=spfl.co.uk |publisher=Scottish Professional Football League |date=26 August 2015 |accessdate=26 August 2015}} On 27 June 2016, he signed a new contract, keeping him at the club for a further year.{{cite web|title=Hamilton hand striker Alexandre D'Acol one-year deal|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/other_football/14582638.Hamilton_hand_striker_Alexandre_D_Acol_one_year_deal/|work=Evening Times|last=Mackenzie|first=Alasdair|date=27 June 2016|accessdate=9 July 2016}}

=Return to Greece=

On 11 September 2017, just before the end of the transfer window, Lamia announced the signing of the Brazilian striker.{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Lamia/epishmo-sth-lamia-ntakol-kai-krisantoys.4841474.html |title=Επίσημο: Στη Λαμία Ντακόλ και Κρισάντους |publisher=sport24.gr |date=11 September 2017}} On 19 December 2017, after some poor performances, the club announced that D'Acol's contract had been terminated.{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Lamia/telos-kai-o-ntakol-apo-lamia.4994106.html |title=Τέλος και ο Ντακόλ από Λαμία |publisher=sport24.gr |date=19 December 2017}} On 1 January 2018, he signed a contract with Football League club Trikala.

Honours

Individual

References

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