Alejandro Viniegra Santana (born 13 February 2002) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ituano, on loan from Red Bull Brasil.[1]

Club career

Cruzeiro

Viniegra made his professional debut with Cruzeiro on 12 February 2018 playing the last minute against Bahia ending in a tie.

International career

Mexico

In October 2020, Viniegra was called up to the Mexico national under-20 team training camp by Raúl Chabrand, for which he had done virtual training sessions three months before.[2]

Personal life

Born in Brazil to a Mexican father and a Brazilian mother, he holds dual Brazilian and Mexican citizenship.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Santana and the second or paternal family name is Viniegra.

References

  1. ^ "Alejandro Santana Viniegra". footballdatabase.eu. Football Database EU. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Alejandro Viniegra, el brasileño mexicano convocado al Tri Sub-20". TUDN. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Alejandro Santana the Mexican Neymar that El Tri let get away". goal.com (in Spanish). Goal/ Jovenes Futbolistas MX. Retrieved 28 July 2020.


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