Alex Teixeira

Vasco de Gama

Early career

Teixeira began his career at Vasco da Gama, playing for the youth team from 1999 to 2007. He was promoted to the senior team for the 2008 season.

2008 season

Teixeira was promoted to the senior squad for the tour of Dubai in January 2008. On 11 May 2008, he made his league debut for the club as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Internacional at the age of 18. His first goal for the club came on 28 June 2008 when he scored a brace in a 4–2 victory over Ipatinga. On 22 August, he netted the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Portuguesa. Vasco were relegated at the end of the season, finishing in 18th position with 40 points, finishing four points off safety.

2009 season

On 8 February 2009, Teixeira was sent off in a Campeonato Carioca match against Fluminense. He scored his first Série B goal in a 2–1 defeat to Bahia on 25 July 2009. On 13 November 2009, he scored his final goal for the club in a 2–1 victory over América. He made his final appearance for the club on 28 November in a 2–0 defeat to Ipatinga. At the end of the season, Vasco were promoted back to the Série A after winning the league by a seven-point margin over the second-place team. This was Texeira's first, and only, trophy during his time with Vasco. On 21 December 2009, at the age of 19, he left Vasco da Gama to join Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk, joining for a fee of around €6 million on a five-year deal. In total with Vasco, he made 92…

Teixeira is capped at under-17 and under-20 level for Brazil. He played for Brazil at the 2007 Under-17 World Cup and the 2009 Under-20 World Cup. In the latter tournament, he scored three goals but missed the decisive penalty in the final shoot-out against Ghana. He was voted the second best player in the tournament, behind Ghana's Dominic Adiyiah. Teixeira was named in the Brazil senior team's provisional squad for Copa América Centenario, but was cut from the final squad.

As of match played 24 January 2026

Vasco da Gama

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2009 Shakhtar Donetsk

Ukrainian Premier League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 Ukrainian Cup: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 Ukrainian Super Cup: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Jiangsu Suning

Chinese Super League: 2020 Beşiktaş

Turkish Super Cup: 2021 Brazil U20

FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2009 Individual

FIFA U-20 World Cup Silver Ball: 2009 Ukrainian Premier League top scorer: 2014–15, 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League Footballer of the Year: 2015