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Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva :born 2 September 1989 commonly known as Alexandre Pato, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Milan and the Brazilian national team. His nickname, Pato, refers to his place of birth, Pato Branco. The literal translation of "pato" from Portuguese to English is "duck," which has evolved into a common nickname for him.

Personal information

Full name

Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva

Date of birth

2 September 1989 (age 22)

Place of birth

Pato Branco, Paraná, Brazil

Height

1.79 m (5 ft 10 ¹⁄₂ in)

Playing position

Striker

Club information

Current club

Milan

Number

Youth career

2000–2006

Internacional

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps^†

(Gls)^†

2006–2007

Internacional

(6)

2007–

Milan

113

(51)

National team^‡

2007

Brazil U20

(8)

2008

Brazil U23

(2)

2008–

Brazil

(7)

Honours

Competitor for Brazil
Men's Football
Bronze	2008 Beijing	Team Competition

International career:

After gaining prominence at club level, Pato was called up for the youth teams of Brazil. He helped Brazil win the 2007 South American Youth Championship, which qualified the country for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and was selected by Brazil coach Dunga for the 2008 Summer Olympics.He scored his first goal for the senior Brazilian team on his debut against Sweden at the Emirates Stadium in England on 26 March 2008, beating Pelé's record of scoring a goal within seconds of his full international debut.

He took part at the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa, where he played only in the first round match against Egypt. Then, he was not called by Dunga to play in the 2010 World Cup.

He became a regular under new coach Mano Menezes, wearing the number 9 jersey. He scored a goal in Brazil's 2–0 friendly win over the United States on 10 August 2010. He scored the second goal in Brazil's 3–0 win against Iran on 7 October 2010. Pato's success in the Brazil national team continued as he again scored in a friendly match against Ukraine, where they won 2–0.

Pato has so far participated in the 2011 Copa América and has scored a notable brace in the group stage against Ecuador.

Personal life:

Pato said in an interview with the Brazilian television program Esporte Espetacular that at age 11, he broke his arm and while examining the injuries, doctors found a tumour in the arm and feared the arm needed to be amputated. A successful operation removed the tumour.

In 2007, Pato was engaged to Brazilian actress Sthefany Brito. They mutually split up in January 2009 due to their inability to keep a long-distance relationship. However, they got back together, and on 7 July 2009, they married in a ceremony at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro. However, the marriage lasted less than ten months, and the couple divorced on 21 April 2010, with Brito citing Pato's constant partying as the reason for their split. In 2010, he had a brief romance with Miss Brazil 2010, Débora Lyra. In August 2011, Pato got in a relationship with Barbara Berlusconi, the daughter of current AC Milan Owner and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and five years older than him, despite the controversy arising from her dating one of the star players in the team that her father owns, and that she is a board member of.

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