Alexandre Xavier Pereira Guedes (born 11 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Marítimo.

Club career

Sporting CP

Born in Arcozelo, Vila Nova de Gaia, Guedes joined

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

's youth system in 2005, aged 11, and went on to score 53 goals for its various teams. On 16 December 2012, still a junior, he made his senior debut with the B side, coming on as a substitute for Bruma in the last minute of a 2–1 away win against C.D. Tondela in the Segunda Liga. On 29 January 2014, Guedes was sold to Spanish club

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until June, alongside teammate Tobias Figueiredo (who was loaned). He failed to find the net during his one-and-a-half-year stint in the

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with the

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Aves

In August 2015, Guedes agreed to a two-year deal at C.D. Aves in his country's second tier. He scored 13 goals in each of his first two seasons in

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, helping to

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promotion at the end of 2016–17 and subsequently renewing his contract. Guedes made his debut in the top flight on 6 August 2017, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–2 home loss to former club Sporting. On 5 May 2018, he was one of the scorers as the team won 3–0 at Moreirense F.C. in the penultimate round of games to

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another year at the top tier. Fifteen days later, he netted twice to help to a 2–1 defeat of Sporting in the final of the

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Vitória Guimarães

Guedes left for

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on 4 July 2018 for a €500.000 fee on a five-year contract, with Aves maintaining 50% of his economic rights. He scored his first goals on 8 October, a brace in a 3–1 away victory over

C.S. Marítimo Club Sport Marítimo MH M (), commonly known as Marítimo or Marítimo da Madeira, is a Portuguese professional sports club based in the city of Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Established in 1910, Marítimo is best known for its football team ...

. His team finished the campaign in fifth, and

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for the

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. In January 2020, Guedes was loaned to

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of the Japanese

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Famalicão

Guedes returned to the Portuguese top division on 8 January 2021, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal with

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. He failed to find the net during his spell, in eight starts.

Raków Częstochowa

On 23 July 2021, Guedes joined Polish

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club

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on a three-year contract with an option to extend for a further two seasons. He made 11 appearances before leaving by mutual consent on 14 December.

Later career

Guedes returned to Japan in March 2022, agreeing to a deal at

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. He went back to Portugal in the 2023 January

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, with F.C. Paços de Ferreira who were last in the top flight. He scored his only goal on 21 May in the 3–1 home defeat of

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, not being able to prevent relegation as second-bottom. On 27 July 2023, Guedes signed for

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, reigning champions of the Angolan

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. In July 2024, he moved to the

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on a contract at

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International career

While in representation of the Portugal under-19 side, Guedes was one of three top scorers at the 2013 UEFA European Championship in Lithuania with his tally of three goals. He recorded two in a 4–1 group win over the

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and one more in a 2–2 draw with

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in the semi-finals, though his attempt was saved by

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as the Serbs won on penalties.

Career statistics

Honours

Aves *

: 2017–18 Raków Częstochowa *

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: 2021–22 Albirex Niigata *

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Individual *

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top scorer:

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(shared with Gratas Sirgėdas and Anass Achahbar)

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guedes, Alexandre 1994 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Vila Nova de Gaia Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Sporting CP B players C.D. Aves players Vitória S.C. players F.C. Famalicão players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players C.S. Marítimo players Segunda División B players CF Reus Deportiu players J1 League players J2 League players Vegalta Sendai players Albirex Niigata players Ekstraklasa players Raków Częstochowa players Girabola players Atlético Petróleos de Luanda players Saudi First Division League players Al Faisaly FC players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Angola Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Japan Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Poland Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Angola Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia