Alexandre Pato

Club: Does not play in Premier League
Number: 11
Position: Forward
Date Birth: 1989-09-02 (35 years old)
Country: Brazil

Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐleˈʃɐ̃dɾi ʁoˈdɾiÉ¡iz dɐ ˈsiwvɐ], born 2 September 1989), commonly known as Alexandre Pato or just Pato, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Chelsea and the Brazil national team as a forward. His nickname is a play on his place of birth, Pato Branco, with the literal translation of "pato" from Portuguese to English being "duck".

Pato began his career as a youth player for Internacional in 2000, making his debut in 2006 at the age of 16. He went on to score 12 goals in 27 appearances and helped them win the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup. In August 2007, he signed for Italian side AC Milan. In 2009 he scored 18 goals in 42 matches in all competitions, which earned him both the Golden Boy and Serie A Young Footballer of the Year awards. During the 2010-11 season, he helped Milan win the Serie A where he was the club's joint top scorer with 14 goals in 25 games. In January 2013, Pato returned to Brazil signing for Corinthians for €15 million, where he won the Campeonato Paulista with the club. In 2014, Pato joined São Paulo on a two-year loan deal, where he went on to play 95 games, scoring 38 goals for the club. In January 2016, Pato transferred to English Premier League club Chelsea on a loan deal.

Season	Goals*	Fastest
2015-16	1 (1-0)	45'		1

* First and Second half goals are shown in brackets

More statistics about Alexandre Pato

2015-16
Penalty	0:2	45'	Aston Villa	0:4	Chelsea	2015-16, Day 32	2016-04-02 12:45