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| Alexandre Cavalcanti | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexandre de Oliveira Cavalcanti | ||
| Born |
27 December 1996 Almada, Portugal | ||
| Nationality | Portuguese | ||
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | MT Melsungen | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2013–2015 | S.L. Benfica | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2013–2015 | S.L. Benfica B | ||
2014–2019 | S.L. Benfica | ||
2019–2024 | HBC Nantes | ||
2024– | MT Melsungen | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Portugal | 74 | (95) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 5 July 2024 | |||
Alexandre de Oliveira Cavalcanti (born 27 December 1996) is a Portuguese handballer for MT Melsungen and the Portuguese national team.[1]
He represented Portugal at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.[2][3] In 2025 he was part of the Portugal team that reached the semifinals of the World Championship for the first time in history. They lost the semifinals to Denmark and the third place playoff to France.[4] At the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship he was part of the Portugal team that got 5th place, their best ever finish at a European Championship.[5]
Honours
[edit]Benfica
- Portuguese Cup: 2015–16, 2017–18
- Portuguese Super Cup: 2016–17, 2018–19
Nantes
- Coupe de France: 2022–23
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2021–22
References
[edit]- ↑ "Alexandre Cavalcanti at EHF". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ↑ "EHF Euro 2020: Grupo fechado para o Campeonato da Europa". portal.fpa.pt. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ↑ "2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
- ↑ Orup Kristensen, Oliver (2 February 2025). "Sindssyg afslutning på dramatisk bronzekamp" [Insane finish to bronze match] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Historiske Portugal" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Alexandre Cavalcanti at the European Handball Federation
- Alexandre Cavalcanti at the Ligue Nationale de Handball (in French)
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