Alex Merlim
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Rodrigo da Silva Merlim | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Dourados, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Despachante MS | |||
| Corte Aço | |||
| –2005 | Comercial Mariano | ||
| 2006 | Bebedouro SP | ||
| 2007 | Santa Fé | ||
| 2007–2011 | Augusta | ||
| 2011–2015 | Luparense | ||
| 2015– | Sporting CP | 125 | (62) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010– | Italy | 77 | (28) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 12 August 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:00, 1 April 2019 (UTC) | |||
Alex Rodrigo da Silva Merlim (born 15 July 1986), also known as Babalu, is a futsal player who plays for Sporting CP. Born in Brazil, he represents the Italian national futsal team as a winger.