Today, on December 21, Shakhtar line-up was expanded by Vasco da Gama ex-player Alex Teixeira. During five forthcoming years – the term of his contract – 19 year old Brazilian midfielder will be playing in the miners’ colors. The sum of Alex Teixeira transfer is six million euro.

Alex Teixeira Santos :
Born on January,6^th 1990, Duque de Caxias, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
Midfielder;
Height 1m 73cm, weight 68 kg;
in the Championship of Brazil( Vasco da Gama) –– 52 matches (10 goals);
For youth representative teams of Brazil (U-15, U-17 and U-20) took part in 57 matches altogether where he scored 21 goal.

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