Alex Teixeira (full name: Alex Sandro Mendonça Teixeira) is a Brazilian professional footballer primarily known for playing as an attacking midfielder or forward. He is remembered for his time with Jiangsu Suning in the Chinese Super League.

• Full name: Alex Sandro Mendonça Teixeira
• Date of birth: January 6, 1990
• Place of birth: Dracena, São Paulo, Brazil
• Position: Attacking midfielder / Forward
• Nationality: Brazil

Club career highlights

• Early career: Came through the youth system at Desportivo Brasil and had a loan spell at São Paulo early on.
• Shakhtar Donetsk (2010–2016): Moved to Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine, where he developed into a key attacking player. Won multiple Ukrainian Premier League titles and domestic cups, and gained experience in UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches.
• FC Porto (2016–2017): Signed for Porto and played one season in Portugal’s Primeira Liga, contributing goals and assists as an attacking option.
• Jiangsu Suning (2017–2021): Transferred to Jiangsu Suning in the Chinese Super League in a high-profile move. Became a central attacking figure for the club. His time there included:
  • Regular goal scoring and creative play from midfield/forward positions.
  • Winning the Chinese Super League title in 2020—Jiangsu Suning’s first-ever league championship.

Playing style

• Technically gifted with good close control and dribbling.
• Capable of scoring from distance and arriving late into the box to finish chances.
• Versatile across the attacking line: can play behind the striker, on either wing, or as a central forward.

International career

• Represented Brazil at youth levels and earned call-ups to the senior national team, though he did not become a regular starter for Brazil’s senior side.

After Jiangsu Suning

• Following Jiangsu Suning’s suspension of operations in early 2021 due to financial issues involving the club’s parent company, Alex’s future saw uncertainty and he later moved on to other opportunities in his career.

Legacy: Alex Teixeira is remembered for his technical ability, goal-scoring from midfield, and for playing a leading role in Jiangsu Suning’s historic 2020 Chinese Super League title.