Alexandre D'Acol

Alexandre D'Acol

Personal information
Full name	Alexandre D'Acol Joaquim
Date of birth	(1986-07-18) 18 July 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
–2004	Comercial
2001–2002	→ Vitória (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Olympiacos	10	(0)
2006–2007	→ Kerkyra (loan)	22	(4)
2007–2009	Panionios	2	(0)
2010–2011	Kallithea	26	(13)
2011–2012	Thrasyvoulos	22	(11)
2012–2013	Kallithea	39	(25)
2013–2015	AEK Athens	37	(25)
2015–2017	Hamilton Academical	44	(9)
2017	Lamia	3	(0)
2018	Trikala	7	(0)
Total		212	(87)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2018

Alexandre D'Acol Joaquim (born 18 July 1986) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

Born in São Paulo, D'Acol began playing professional football for local side Comercial Futebol Clube (São Paulo). He had a loan spell with Esporte Clube Vitória,^[1] and would join Greek Superleague side Olympiacos in August 2004.^[2]

Career in Greece

Olympiacos send D'Acol on a one-year loan to Kerkyra in 2006 and again in 2007.^[3] While in Kallithea D'Acol made his way to be one of the top goal-scorers in both the Greek Football League (Second Professional League) and the Greek Cup. In 2013, AEK Athens signed D'Acol for two years. In his first appearance with AEK's jersey (friendly match, 31 August 2013), he scored a goal against his previous team, Kallithea.^[4]

Hamilton Academical

On 26 August 2015, D'Acol joined Scottish Premiership side Hamilton Academical on a one-year deal.^[5] On 27 June 2016, he signed a new contract, keeping him at the club for a further year.^[6]

Return to Greece

On 11 September 2017, just before the end of the transfer window, Lamia announced the signing of the Brazilian striker.^[7] On 19 December 2017, after some poor performances, the club announced that D'Acol's contract had been terminated.^[8] On 1 January 2018, he signed a contract with Football League club Trikala.

Honours

Individual

• Greek Cup top scorer: 2012–13

References

1. "Στην Κέρκυρα ο Dacol" (in Greek). Kerkyra F.C. 11 January 2006. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
2. RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2004 Archived 2 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Stats Centre: Alexandre Joaquim D'Acol Facts". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
4. "Post Match: Kallithea - AEK Athens". aek365 (in Greek). Greece. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
5. "Accies sign striker D'Acol". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
6. Mackenzie, Alasdair (27 June 2016). "Hamilton hand striker Alexandre D'Acol one-year deal". Evening Times. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
7. "Επίσημο: Στη Λαμία Ντακόλ και Κρισάντους". sport24.gr. 11 September 2017.
8. "Τέλος και ο Ντακόλ από Λαμία". sport24.gr. 19 December 2017.

External links

• Alexandre D'Acol at Soccerbase
• Alexandre D'Acol at Soccerway
• Onsports Profile
• Profile at EPAE.org