ALEX (Ridrigo Dias da Costa)

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Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 15 May 2010

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- POSITION
  Midfielder
- DATE OF BIRTH
  Thursday, 17 June 1982
- PLACE OF BIRTH
  Niterói, Brazil

INTERNATIONAL
Brazil
- CAREER DATES
  2002 - 2008
- Total Caps
  15 International games.

CLUBS
Chelsea FC
- Club Career Dates
  2004 - 2012
- League Debut
  Sunday, 19th August 2007 as a sub in a 1-1 draw at Liverpool (Aged: 25)
- Club Career
  84 Premier League games 7 goals.
PSV Eindhoven
- Club Career Dates
  2004 - 2007
- League Debut
- Club Career
  84 League games 11 goals
Paris Saint-Germain
- Club Career Dates
  2012 - 2014
- League Debut
  12th. February 2012 in a 0–0 draw against Nice.
- Club Career
  70 League games 6 goals.

ALEX (Ridrigo Dias da Costa) - Chelsea FC - 2010 F.A. Cup Final (Winners)

CHELSEA 1-0 PORTSMOUTH (0-0) (15.05.10, Wembley, Att: 88, 335)

Chelsea: Petr Cech, Branislav Ivanovic, Alex, John Terry, Ashley Cole, Michael Ballack (Juliano Belletti 44), Frank Lampard, Florent Malouda, Nicolas Anelka (Daniel Sturridge 90), Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou (Joe Cole 71)

Portsmouth: David James, Steve Finnan, Ricardo Rocha, Aaron Mokoena, Hayden Mullins (Nadir Belhadj 81), Michael Brown, Papa Bouba Diop (Nwankwo Kanu 81), Kevin-Prince Boateng (John Utaka 73), Jamie O'Hara, Aruna Dindane, Frederic Piquionne

Goals: 1-0 Drogba (59)

Referee: Chris Foy

(The pictures above show Alex during the 2010 F.A. Cup final against Portsmouth at Wembley. Chelsea won the match 1-0 courtesy of a Dider Drogba goal in the 59th minute, thus completing the 'double' of League title and F.A. Cup for the first time in the club's history.)