Caio Alexandre

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Caio Alexandre

| image = Sulamericana CUP 2023 Semifinal - Corinthians x Fortaleza-CE - Caio Alexandre (cropped).jpg

| caption = Caio Alexandre with Fortaleza in 2023

| fullname = Caio Alexandre Souza e Silva

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|02|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Duque de Caxias, Brazil

| height = 1.74 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Bahia

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2014–2019

| youthclubs1 = Botafogo

| years1 = 2019–2021

| clubs1 = Botafogo

| caps1 = 34

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2021–2024

| clubs2 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC

| caps2 = 15

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022

| clubs3 = Whitecaps FC 2

| caps3 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022–2023

| clubs4 = → Fortaleza (loan)

| caps4 = 66

| goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2024–

| clubs5 = Bahia

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 18 October 2023

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Caio Alexandre Souza e Silva (born 24 February 1999), commonly known as Caio Alexandre, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bahia.

Club career

=Vancouver Whitecaps FC=

On 12 March 2021, Caio Alexandre joined Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.{{cite news |title=Whitecaps FC acquire 22-year-old Brazilian box-to-box midfielder Caio Alexandre |url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2021/03/12/vwfc-acquire-caio-alexandre |access-date=12 March 2021 |work=Vancouver Whitecaps FC |date=12 March 2021}} In August 2021, he suffered a fracture in his left foot, and underwent successful surgery.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/caio-alexandre-undergoes-successful-surgery-for-a-fifth-metatarsal-fracture|title=Midfielder Caio Alexandre undergoes successful surgery for a fifth metatarsal fracture | Vancouver Whitecaps|website=whitecapsfc}}

In April 2022, he suffered a left hand fracture.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/midfielder-caio-alexandre-suffered-left-hand-fracture-will-miss-approximately-ei|title=Midfielder Caio Alexandre suffered left hand fracture, will miss approximately eight weeks | Vancouver Whitecaps|website=whitecapsfc}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|18 October 2023.}}{{Soccerway|caio-alexandre-souza-e-silva/645505|accessdate=18 October 2023}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|State league !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Botafogo \|2019 \|Série A \|0	0	10Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca	1	0Appearances in the Copa do Brasil	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
Botafogo \|2020/21 \|Série A \|34	4	0Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca	0	6Appearances in the Copa do Brasil	0	0	0	0	0	40	4
Fortaleza \|2022 \|Série A \|12	1	0Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca	0	0Appearances in the Copa do Brasil	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
Palmeiras \|2024 \|Série A \|0	0	0	3	1Appearances in the Copa do Brasil	0	14	0	6	0	54	5
colspan="3" \|Career total !70	7	19	4	7	0	14	0	6	0	121	13