Alexsandro (footballer, born 1999)

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Alexsandro Victor de Souza Ribeiro (born 9 August 1999), known simply as Alexsandro (Brazilian Portuguese: [alekˈsɐ̃dɾu]) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Lille and the Brazil national team. After being called up for the Brazil national team for the first time in June 2025, he began to be called Alex Ribeiro by the Brazilian media to differentiate him from his teammate Alex Sandro.

Born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Alexsandro lived in the Jardim Gramacho neighborhood as a youth, as the oldest of five brothers. He began playing for the youth categories of Flamengo in 2014, but left the club in December 2016.
In 2017, after several failed trials at clubs such as Botafogo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama, Alexsandro joined the youth sides of Resende.

Alexsandro was brought to Portugal in January 2019, and joined third tier side Praiense. He made his senior debut on 27 January of that year, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Danny Esteves in a 3–1 Campeonato de Portugal home win over Sporting Ideal.
Alexsandro became a regular starter for Praiense during the 2019–20 season…