Alexandre Manuel Penetra Correia, known as Alexandre Penetra (born 9 September 2001) is a Portuguese football player who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar.
![]() Penetra playing for AZ in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexandre Manuel Penetra Correia | ||
Date of birth | 9 September 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Viseu, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AZ | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2010 | Os Pestinhas | ||
2010–2013 | CB Viseu | ||
2013–2020 | Benfica | ||
2020–2021 | Famalicão | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Famalicão | 59 | (3) |
2023– | AZ | 27 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Portugal U15 | 2 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Portugal U16 | 7 | (0) |
2018 | Portugal U18 | 1 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Portugal U21 | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20ː33, 25 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00ː20, 11 December 2023 (UTC) |
Club career
editPenetra is a youth product of Os Pestinhas, CB Viseu, Benfica and Famalicão. In August 2020, he signed a three-year contract with Famalicão.[2]
He made his Primeira Liga debut for Famalicão on 15 August 2021 in a game against Porto.[3]
AZ Alkmaar
editOn 24 July 2023, Penetra signed a 5-year contract with AZ Alkmaar. In doing so, he followed in the footsteps of his fellow countryman, Tiago Dantas.[4]
International career
editPenetra is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s.[5]
Career Statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 25 August 2024[6]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Famalicão | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | ||
Total | 59 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 70 | 6 | |||
AZ Alkmaar | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7[a] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
2024–25 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
Career Total | 86 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 107 | 6 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editIndividual
- Primeira Liga Goal of the Month: December 2022/January 2023[7]
References
edit- ^ "Alexandre Penetra". Eredivisie. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "ALEXANDRE PENETRA É REFORÇO DO FC FAMALICÃO" (in Portuguese). Famalicão. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Famalicão v Porto game report". Soccerway. 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Penetra volgende aanwinst AZ" (in Dutch). AZ. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ "Fernando Santos announces Portugal's World Cup playoff squad". portugoal.net.
- ^ Alexandre Penetra at Soccerway
- ^ "Alexandre Penetra's powerful strike wins him the Goal of the Month award". Liga Portugal. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
External links
edit- Alexandre Penetra at Soccerway
- Alexandre Penetra at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- FPF Profile