“What motivates me is looking back and remembering everything me and my family overcame to get where we are. I gave it all since I was seven years of age." - @teeixeirale
Alexandre, a striker from Brasil, is now 17, and he’s more than 9,000km from the family that inspires him. The Niterói-Rio de Janeiro native is far from home and his comfort zone, pursuing the dream of a lifetime in England.
After winning the Nike Most Wanted trial in Rio, Alexandre battled 50 of the top undiscovered football players in the world at St. George's Park and earned one of the eight spots in the Nike Academy.
For the next six months, he’ll train at the Nike Academy and compete against the best youth clubs in England, in hopes of earning a professional contract and going from unknown, to being known by one name.
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