Alexandre Frutos is a French professional football player currently playing for RFC Tournai after leaving Brighton and Hove Albion. He is a left-footed winger.

Frutos began his football career with Metz

FC Metz

Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as simply Metz , is a French association football club based in Metz. The club was formed in 1932 and has spent most of its history in the Ligue 1, though they currently play in Ligue 2, the second level in French football league system. Metz plays its...

 in 2000. In 2004, he joined Ligue 1

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

 side Châteauroux

LB Châteauroux

La Berrichonne de Châteauroux is a French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of several other sports and was founded in 1883. The team currently plays in Ligue 2, the second division of French football, having finished 16th in...

 on loan before joining English

England

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 side Brighton and Hove Albion the following season with French compatriot Sébastien Carole.

Frutos made 36 appearances for Brighton in the Championship

Football League Championship

The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

 during the 2005-06

2005-06 in English football

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 season, scoring 3 goals. During the 2006-07

2006-07 in English football

The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...

 season in League One

Football League One

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, Frutos failed to make an impact in the Brighton first team and only made a handful of appearances under manager Dean Wilkins

Dean Wilkins

Dean Mark Wilkins is an English former footballer and the ex manager of English football team Brighton & Hove Albion. Wilkins was temporarily in charge of Southampton, after the sacking of Alan Pardew, but was succeeded by Nigel Adkins after only 3 games.-Club career:Born in Hillingdon, Wilkins...

. In July 2007 he agreed to have his Brighton contract cancelled by mutual consent.