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Alexandre Penetra
Penetra playing AZ in 2025
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Manuel Penetra Correia
Date of birth (2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Viseu, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Positions
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 91 (3)
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 May 2026
‡ 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 professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Eredivisie club AZ.

Club career

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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]

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]

On 19 December 2025, following over 100 appearances in three seasons for AZ, Penetra renewed his contract with the club until June 2029.[5]

International career

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Penetra is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 May 2026[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Famalicão 2021–22 Primeira Liga 3012120—342
2022–23 Primeira Liga 2925220—364
Total 5937340—706
AZ Alkmaar 2023–24 Eredivisie 25030—7[c]0350
2024–25 Eredivisie 33120—11[d]0461
2025–26 Eredivisie 33250—16[c]0542
Total 913100—3401353
Career total 1506173403402059

Honours

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AZ

Individual

References

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  1. ↑ "Alexandre Penetra". Eredivisie. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. 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. ↑ "Penetra langer in Alkmaar" (in Dutch). AZ Alkmaar. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Fernando Santos announces Portugal's World Cup playoff squad". portugoal.net.
  7. ↑ Alexandre Penetra at Soccerway
  8. ↑ "Parrott, Koopmeiners shine as AZ Alkmaar wins KNVB Cup after 13 years". Sport Star. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Alexandre Penetra's powerful strike wins him the Goal of the Month award". Liga Portugal. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "AZ and SC Heerenveen main suppliers to the Eredivisie Team of the Month for February". Eredivisie. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "Eredivisie Team of the Month: AZ leads the way". Eredivisie. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
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