Alexandre Penetra

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 25)
Place of birth Viseu, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Çorum
(on loan from 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 89 (2)
2024 Jong AZ 1 (0)
2026– → Çorum (loan) 5 (0)
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 11 October 2026
‡ 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 Süper Lig club Çorum on Turkey on loan from Dutch club AZ.

Club career

Penetra is a youth product of Os Pestinhas, CB Viseu, Benfica and Famalicão. In August 2020, he signed a three-year contract with Famalicão.

He made his Primeira Liga debut for Famalicão on 15 August 2021 in a game against Porto.

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.

On 19 December 2025, following over 100 appearances in three seasons for AZ, Penetra renewed his contract with the club until June 2029.

On 3 August 2026, Penetra was loaned to Çorum in Turkey, with an option to buy.

International career

Penetra is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U21s.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Famalicão 2021–22 Primeira Liga 3012120—342
2022–23 Primeira Liga 2925220—364
Total 5937340—706
AZ Alkmaar 2023–24 Eredivisie 25030—70350
2024–25 Eredivisie 33120—110461
2025–26 Eredivisie 33250—160542
Total 913100—3401353
Career total 1506173403402059

Honours

AZ

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Alexandre Penetra". Eredivisie. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "ALEXANDRE PENETRA É REFORÇO DO FC FAMALICÃO" (in Portuguese). Famalicão. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Famalicão v Porto game report". Soccerway. 15 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Penetra volgende aanwinst AZ" (in Dutch). AZ. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Penetra langer in Alkmaar" (in Dutch). AZ Alkmaar. 19 December 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "Penetra verhuurd aan Çorum FK" [Penetra loaned to Çorum FK] (in Dutch). AZ Alkmaar. 3 August 2026. Retrieved 12 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "Fernando Santos announces Portugal's World Cup playoff squad". portugoal.net.
  8. ↑ Alexandre Penetra at Soccerway
  9. ↑ "Parrott, Koopmeiners shine as AZ Alkmaar wins KNVB Cup after 13 years". Sport Star. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Alexandre Penetra's powerful strike wins him the Goal of the Month award". Liga Portugal. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "AZ and SC Heerenveen main suppliers to the Eredivisie Team of the Month for February". Eredivisie. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Eredivisie Team of the Month: AZ leads the way". Eredivisie. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.