Cristian Alex da Silva Santos (born 1 December 1993), commonly known as Cristian Alex or Cristian, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a

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for Thai League 3 side Sisaket United.

Club career

Having started his career with Cruzeiro, Cristian joined

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side Phuket in 2013, following an agreement between the two clubs. After an impressive 18 goals in 40 games, he transferred to Portuguese side Marítimo in early 2015. He failed to impress during his time with the

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side, and left the same year to return to Brazil. He played for Bragantino for one game, before being offered a contract with

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side Boluspor. He did not accept the contract offer with the

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side, and instead joined another Brazilian team, Sorocaba, ahead of the 2016 Paulista A2. After a short spell with

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n side Stumbras, Cristian joined Japanese side FC Gifu in early 2017.

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1993 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Association football forwards Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Cristian Alex C.S. Marítimo players Clube Atlético Bragantino players Clube Atlético Sorocaba players FC Stumbras players FC Gifu players Cristian Alex Cristian Alex Cristian Alex Primeira Liga players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players A Lyga players J2 League players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate footballers in Thailand Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Lithuania Expatriate footballers in Japan Expatriate footballers in Cambodia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia {{Brazil-footy-forward-1990s-stub