Alef dos Santos Saldanha (born 28 January 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for São Bernardo Futebol Clube in Brazil Starting his career with Ponte Preta in 2013, he joined Marseille B on a year-long loan with an option to buy.

At the same time he demonstrates that he has a very good technical training, having overall a leading role in the middle line of Apollon Limassol throughout the year.

According to reports, the reigning Greek champions have struck a deal with Braga, agreeing to sign Alef on loan for the upcoming season with the player holding a release clause of €2 million which can be activated next year.

[6][7][8] On 20 January 2019, Alef netted with a tap in following Dmytro Chyhrynskyi's headed pass in a comfortable 3–0 home win game against Asteras Tripolis.

[9] On 26 June 2019, Brazilian defensive midfielder Alef, who spent the 2018-19 season on loan at AEK from SC Braga, has joined Cypriot champions APOEL.