Alexandre Villa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antônio Alexandre Villa | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Rosa de Viterbo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Concórdia | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Comercial-SP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Comercial-SP | 8 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | União São João | 54 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Comercial-SP | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | Santa Cruz | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | União São João | 24 | (0) |
| 2008 | América-SP | 19 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Noroeste | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Unirea Urziceni | ||
| 2010 | Noroeste | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Sertãozinho | 13 | (0) |
| 2011 | Botafogo-SP | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | Caxias | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Cerâmica | 23 | (0) |
| 2013 | Sertãozinho | 9 | (0) |
| 2014 | Funorte | 15 | (0) |
| 2015 | Avenida | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | São Gabriel | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Avenida | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Passo Fundo | 14 | (0) |
| 2019 | Guarani (VA) | 18 | (0) |
| 2019 | Barra | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Caçador | 10 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | São José-RS | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Barcelona-BA | 9 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Santa Cruz-RS | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | Inter de Santa Maria | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Concórdia | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2025 | |||
Antônio Alexandre Villa (born 13 June 1983), better known as Alexandre Villa or Villa, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Career
Revealed by Comercial de Ribeirão Preto, Villa played his first years for the club, in addition to spells at União São João, Santa Cruz, América-SP and Noroeste. In 2009 he played for Romanian football, for FC Urinea Urziceni. From 2012, when he was hired by SER Caxias, he started to play for several clubs in Rio Grande do Sul.[1]
In the 2019 season, Villa defended the Guarani de Venâncio Aires, Barra-SC and Caçador clubs, becoming champion of Série C of Santa Catarina.[2][3] In 2020 he returned to Rio Grande do Sul football once time to play for São José.[4]
After four seasons at EC São José, Villa arrived at Barcelona de Ilhéus to compete in the 2023 Campeonato Baiano.[5] He later defended FC Santa Cruz as part of the Serie A2 champion squad, guaranteeing his stay for the 2024 season.[6] He later played for Inter de Santa Maria,[7] and in December 2024 he was announced as a reinforcement for Concórdia for the following year.[8]
On 27 February 2025, Villa stood out in his performance in the penalty shoot-outs against Ponte Preta, in the first stage of the Copa do Brasil. Interviewed after the match, the goalkeeper confided that his own son was a Ponte Preta fan and asked him to miss the match.[9][10][1]
Honours
- Caçador
- Santa Cruz-RS
References
- ^ a b "Futebol: Conheça Villa, goleiro que emocionou ao falar sobre filho que torceu para adversário". Jornal do Vale (in Portuguese). 28 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Tudo sobre os 16 times da Divisão de Acesso, que começa neste sábado". Gaúcha ZH (in Portuguese). 16 February 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Caçador vence o Itajaí e conquista o título da Série C do Catarinense". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 17 November 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Goleiro Villa reforça o grupo de jogadores para a sequência do Gauchão". EC São José (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "BARCELONA DE ILHÉUS: COMISSÃO TÉCNICA E ELENCO COMPLETOS". Jornal do Radialista (in Portuguese). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Santa Cruz confirma manutenções de Alexandre Villa, Tairone e Eduardo Junior". gaz.com.br (in Portuguese). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Goleiro Alexandre Villa se apresenta no Inter-SM". Diário SM (in Portuguese). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Villa é o novo reforço do Concórdia". Concórdia AC (in Portuguese). 19 December 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Conheça Villa, goleiro que emocionou ao falar sobre filho que torceu para adversário". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 27 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
- ^ "Herói da classificação na Copa do Brasil, goleiro do Concórdia revela torcida do filho pela Ponte Preta". NSC Total (in Portuguese). 27 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
External links
- Alexandre Villa at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- Alexandre Villa at Soccerway