Alexandre Cavalcanti
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Full name
Alexandre de Oliveira Cavalcanti
Born
27 December 1996
Almada, Portugal
Almada, Portugal
Nationality
Portuguese
Height
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
| 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) |
|
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]
