Alexandre Penetra

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Penetra and the second or paternal family name is Correia.

Alexandre Penetra
Penetra playing for AZ in 2024
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Manuel Penetra Correia
Date of birth (2001-09-09) 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 60 (1)
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 as of 17 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 00ː20, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

Alexandre Manuel Penetra Correia, known as Alexandre Penetra (born 9 September 2001) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Eredivisie club AZ.

Club career

Penetra 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

On 24 July 2023, Penetra signed a five-year contract with AZ Alkmaar. In doing so, he followed in the footsteps of his fellow countryman, Tiago Dantas.[4]

International career

Penetra is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 August 2025[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
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 33 1 2 0 — 11[b] 0 46 1
2025–26 Eredivisie 2 0 0 0 — 5[a] 0 7 0
Total 60 1 5 0 — 23 0 88 1
Career Total 119 4 12 3 4 0 23 0 158 7
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Alexandre Penetra". Eredivisie. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ "ALEXANDRE PENETRA É REFORÇO DO FC FAMALICÃO" (in Portuguese). Famalicão. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Famalicão v Porto game report". Soccerway. 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Penetra volgende aanwinst AZ" (in Dutch). AZ. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Fernando Santos announces Portugal's World Cup playoff squad". portugoal.net.
  6. ^ Alexandre Penetra at Soccerway
  7. ^ "Alexandre Penetra's powerful strike wins him the Goal of the Month award". Liga Portugal. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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