Alexandre Penetra

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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 AZ in 2025
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Manuel Penetra Correia
Date of birth (2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Viseu, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)
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 73 (2)
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 7 December 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 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]

AZ Alkmaar

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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 11 December 2025[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] 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[c] 0 35 0
2024–25 Eredivisie 33 1 2 0 — 11[d] 0 46 1
2025–26 Eredivisie 15 1 1 0 — 10[c] 0 26 1
Total 73 2 6 0 — 28 0 107 2
Career total 132 5 13 3 4 0 28 0 177 8
  1. ^ Includes Taça de Portugal, KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Individual

References

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