Alejandro Santana

Alejandro Viniegra Santana (born 13 February 2002) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1] Born in Brazil to a Mexican father and a Brazilian mother, he holds dual Brazilian and Mexican citizenship.[2] In November 2020, he was called up to the Mexico national under-20 football team, for which he had done virtual training sessions three months before.[3] He is a former youth international player for Brazil.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Viniegra and the second or maternal family name is Santana.

Alejandro Viniegra
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Viniegra Santana
Birth name Alejandro Santana Viniegra[lower-alpha 1]
Date of birth (2002-02-13) 13 February 2002
Place of birth Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Cruzeiro 1 (0)
National team
2017 Brazil U-16 3 (1)
2020 Mexico U-20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2020

Club career

Cruzeiro

Viniegra made his professional debut with Cruzeiro on 12 February 2018 playing the last minute against Bahia ending in a tie.

Notes
  1. This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Santana and the second or paternal family name is Viniegra.

References
  1. "Alejandro Santana Viniegra". footballdatabase.eu. Football Database EU. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. "Alejandro Santana the Mexican Neymar that El Tri let get away". goal.com (in Spanish). Goal/ Jovenes Futbolistas MX. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. "Alejandro Viniegra, el brasileño mexicano convocado al Tri Sub-20". TUDN. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.


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