Alemão (footballer, born 1998)
Brazilian footballer (born 1998)
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Alexandre Zurawski (born 1 April 1998), known as Alemão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandre Zurawski | ||
| Date of birth | 1 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Campo Erê, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tupi-SC | |||
| 2015–2017 | Metropolitano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Metropolitano | 5 | (1) |
| 2018 | → Kyoto Sanga (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Criciúma (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Fluminense-SC (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Avaí | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Juventus Jaraguá (loan) | 2 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Novo Hamburgo (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Internacional | 54 | (11) |
| 2023–2025 | → Oviedo (loan) | 73 | (19) |
| 2025 | Pachuca | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Rayo Vallecano | 26 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 | |||
His nickname means German in Portuguese.
Career
Born in Campo Erê, Santa Catarina, Alemão began his career with local side Tupi-SC before joining the youth sides of Metropolitano at the age of 17.[1] After making his first team debut in the 2017 Campeonato Catarinense, he was loaned to J2 League side Kyoto Sanga on 25 December of that year,[2] but left on 19 July 2018 after making no appearances for the side.[3]
Back to Metrô for the 2018 Copa Santa Catarina,[4] Alemão moved to Criciúma on 27 December of that year.[5] After just one appearance, he subsequently joined Fluminense-SC, where he featured regularly.
On 11 December 2019, Alemão was announced at Avaí for the upcoming season, initially as a member of the under-23 team.[6] In February 2021, after failing to make a breakthrough, he was loaned to Juventus Jaraguá.[7]
After overcoming a serious injury, Alemão would feature sparingly for Avaí during the remainder of the 2021 campaign, before moving on loan to Novo Hamburgo on 10 January 2022.[8] On 29 March, he signed a contract with Internacional until December 2023.[9]
On 11 October 2022, after establishing himself as a starter at Inter, Alemão renewed his link with the club until 2025.[10] He ended the season as the club's top scorer with 10 goals, but lost space after the arrival of Enner Valencia.
In July 2023, Alemão was sold to Grupo Pachuca for a rumoured fee of US$ 3.2 million,[11] being announced at Spanish Segunda División side Real Oviedo (a club owned by the group) shortly after, albeit on loan from Internacional.[12][13] His loan was extended for a further year in June 2024,[14] and he finished the 2024–25 season as the club's top scorer with 14 goals as the Carbayones achieved promotion to La Liga.[15] On 21 July 2025, Pachuca announced the arrival of Alemão on a permanent deal.[16]
On 1 September 2025, he returned to Spain after signing a five-year deal with Rayo Vallecano in the top tier.[17] He scored his first La Liga goal in the stoppage time of a 1–0 victory over Alavés on 26 October.[18] On 12 March 2026, he scored his first goals in European competitions, netting a brace in a 3–1 away win over Samsunspor in the Conference League round of 16.[19] Later that year, he scored in both legs of the Conference League semi-final against Strasbourg, helping his club secure a place in the final with a 2–0 aggregate victory.[20]
Personal life
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Metropolitano | 2017 | Série D | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | Catarinense Série B | — | — | — | — | 9[c] | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Total | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Kyoto Sanga (loan) | 2018 | J2 League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Criciúma (loan) | 2019 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fluminense do Itaum (loan) | 2019 | Catarinense Série B | — | 16 | 4 | — | — | 14[c] | 3 | 30 | 7 | |||
| Avaí | 2020 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Catarinense Série B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7[c] | 3 | 7 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | 12 | 3 | |||
| Juventus Jaraguá (loan) | 2021 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| Novo Hamburgo | 2022 | Gaúcho | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Internacional | 2022 | Série A | 34 | 8 | — | — | 8[e] | 2 | — | 42 | 10 | |||
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5[f] | 1 | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| Total | 43 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | — | 71 | 14 | |||
| Oviedo | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 33 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4[g] | 2 | 39 | 8 | ||
| 2024–25 | 40 | 14 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4[g] | 0 | 45 | 14 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 19 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 2 | 84 | 22 | ||||
| Pachuca | 2025–26 | Liga MX | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3[h] | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 2025–26 | La Liga | 26 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 10[i] | 4 | — | 37 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 145 | 32 | 45 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 42 | 10 | 264 | 61 | ||
- Includes Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey
- Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina
- Appearance(s) in Recopa Catarinense
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in Segunda División play-offs
- Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Rayo Vallecano
- UEFA Conference League runner-up: 2025–26[26]
