Alex Roberto Santana Rafael (born 10 November 1989), sometimes known as Alex Muralha, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Figueirense

In April 2014 Alex signed with Figueirense in a free transfer.

Flamengo

After an impressive 2015 season,

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signed with Alex from Figueirense in a R$4 million transfer fee on 2 January 2016. The club expected him to make an instant impact, although stayed as the backup goalkeeper until Paulo Victor suffered an injury in June. Since then he took the starter position and impressed

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coach Tite receiving his first call up. On 28 December 2016 Alex signed another two-year contract with Flamengo until December 2018.

Coritiba (loan)

On 6 March 2019, he joined

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on loan from

until December 2019.

International career

On 16 September 2016 he was called up to the Brazil national team for the first time to play 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against

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Club statistics

Honours

;Serrano-PR *

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;Coritiba *

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Individual

* Best Goalkeeper in Brazil:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muralha, Alex 1989 births Living people People from Três Corações Footballers from Minas Gerais Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Votoraty Futebol Clube players Comercial Futebol Clube (Ribeirão Preto) players Cuiabá Esporte Clube players Mirassol Futebol Clube players Figueirense FC players CR Flamengo footballers Coritiba Foot Ball Club players J1 League players J2 League players Shonan Bellmare players Albirex Niigata players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Japan 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen