Alexandre Alfaiate

Alexandre Alfaiate
Personal information
Full name	Alexandre Correia Alfaiate
Date of birth	17 August 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth	Peniche, Portugal
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Penya Encarnada
Youth career
2003–2007	Peniche
2007–2014	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2017	Benfica B
2016–2017	→ Académica (loan)
2017–2018	Tubize
2018–2019	Lusitanos
2019	Lusitano FCV
2019–2020	Ordino
2020–	Penya Encarnada
International career‡
2010–2011	Portugal U16
2012	Portugal U17
2013	Portugal U18
2014	Portugal U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2019; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 July 2016

Alexandre Correia Alfaiate (born 17 August 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Lusitano.

Club career[edit]

On 9 August 2014, Alfaiate made his debut with S.L. Benfica B in a 2014–15 Segunda Liga match against C.D. Trofense where he played the entire match as left back.^[1] On 30 July 2017, he signed a two-year contract with Belgian First Division B side A.F.C. Tubize.^[2]

He is an identical twin brother of Rúben Alfaiate.

Benfica

^ "Ficha de jogo". LPFP. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
^ "Alexandre Alfaiate signe à l'AFC Tubize" [Alexandre Alfaiate signe for AFC Tubize]. A.F.C. Tubize (in Portuguese). 30 July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
^ "'Proud' Benfica hold heads high after final defeat". UEFA. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.

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