During this period he has played on loan even for Joinville and for Dibba Club in the United Arab Emirates, moving abroad for the first time.
On 1 January 2016, it was reported that he had signed for Brazilian club Resende Futebol Clube, immediately being loaned out to Swedish side Hammarby IF until the end of the season.
[1][2][3] But in April the same year, it was revealed that Hammarby initially had signed the player outright on a one-year contract.
[4] After a promising start to the 2016 season with Hammarby, Alex failed to make an impact during the second half of the campaign.
He left the club by mutual consent in early November the same year, after making 28 appearances in the league play and contributing with 5 goals.