Alef Manga

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Severinoand the second or paternal family name is Pereira.

Alef Manga

Manga in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Alef Mangueira Severino Pereira
Date of birth	(1994-11-29) 29 November 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Santos, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Coritiba
Youth career
2007–2011	Santos
2012	Jabaquara
2013–2015	São Vicente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Bandeirante	9	(1)
2016	Jabaquara	16	(6)
2017	Cascavel CR	13	(9)
2017	Maringá	0	(0)
2018	FC Cascavel	9	(1)
2018	→ Maringá (loan)	2	(0)
2018–2019	Oliveirense	3	(0)
2019–2020	Coruripe	12	(3)
2019	→ ASA (loan)	7	(2)
2019	→ Portuguesa (loan)	0	(0)
2020	→ Resende (loan)	9	(2)
2020	→ Volta Redonda (loan)	9	(6)
2021–2022	Volta Redonda	15	(12)
2021	→ Goiás (loan)	34	(10)
2022	→ Coritiba (loan)	50	(15)
2023–	Coritiba	21	(8)
2023	→ Pafos (loan)	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:54, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

Alef Mangueira Severino Pereira (born 29 November 1994), known as Alef Manga, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Avai FC.

Club career

Early career

Born in Santos, São Paulo, Alef Manga began his career at a futsal club in his hometown called Saldanha da Gama, at the age of five. In 2007, aged 12, he was invited to play for the futsal team of Santos, and later moved to football. However, he was released in 2011 and subsequently represented Jabaquara and São Vicente. ^[1]

After finishing his formation, Alef Manga made his senior debut with Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão side Bandeirante; at that time, he was known as Dodô. He returned to Jabaquara for the 2016 season, and moved to the Paraná state in 2017 to join Cascavel CR.

Alef Manga was the top scorer of the second division of the Campeonato Paranaense for Cascavel, and was also the top scorer of the year's Taça FPF, while playing for Maringá. ^[2] He moved to FC Cascavel for the 2018 Paranaense, but was loaned back to Maringá on 28 March of that year. ^[3]

Alef Manga was released by Maringá in May 2018, after only two matches, ^[4] and agreed to a move abroad in August, joining Oliveirense of the Portuguese LigaPro. ^[5] After struggling with injuries, he returned to Brazil in 2019, and subsequently joined Coruripe.

Alef Manga moved to ASA in April 2019, ^[6] but left the club in June after their elimination from the 2020 Série D. In July, he agreed to a deal with Portuguesa for the year's Copa Paulista, ^[7] but left on 2 August without making a single appearance. ^[8]

On 9 December 2019, Alef Manga agreed to join Resende for the 2020 Campeonato Carioca. ^[9] He then returned to Coruripe the following July, but moved to Volta Redonda on 24 September 2020, as a replacement to Saulo Mineiro. ^[10]

After impressing with Voltaço in the 2020 Série C, Alef Manga signed a permanent two-year deal with the club on 7 January 2021. ^[11] He went on to score nine goals in the 2021 Carioca with the club.

Goiás

Alef Manga moved to Série B side Goiás on loan in May 2021. ^[12] Regularly used, he contributed with ten goals in Goiás' promotion to the Série A.

Coritiba

Manga with Coritiba in 2022

On 30 December 2021, Alef Manga joined Coritiba, also promoted to the top tier, on a one-year loan deal. ^[13] On 10 November of the following year, after being an undisputed starter for most of the campaign, he signed a permanent two-year contract with the club. ^[14]

On 13 May 2023, Alef Manga's contract with Coritiba was suspended, as a result of his involvement in the 2023 Brazilian football match-fixing scandal. ^{[15] [16]} On 28 July, he was loaned to Cypriot side Pafos for one year; ^{[16] [17]} while the player was not allowed to play in official competitions in Brazil as long as he stood trial, the ban did not extend to any foreign leagues. ^[16]

Career statistics

As of 6 October 2023 ^[18]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bandeirante	2015	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		9	1	—		—		—		9	1
Jabaquara	2016	Paulista 2ª Divisão	—		16	6	—		—		—		16	6
Cascavel CR	2017	Paranaense Série Prata	—		13	9	—		—		—		13	9
Maringá	2017	Paranaense Série Prata	—		0	0	—		—		12 [a]	11	12	11
FC Cascavel	2018	Paranaense	—		9	1	—		—		—		9	1
Maringá (loan)	2018	Série D	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
Oliveirense	2018–19	LigaPro	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
Coruripe	2019	Série D	0	0	9	3	—		—		—		9	3
	2020		1	0	2	0	—		—		—		3	0
	Total		1	0	11	3	—		—		—		12	3
ASA (loan)	2019	Série D	7	2	—		—		—		—		7	2
Resende (loan)	2020	Carioca	0	0	9	2	—		—		—		9	2
Volta Redonda	2020	Série C	9	6	—		—		—		—		9	6
	2021		0	0	11	9	2	3	—		—		13	12
	Total		9	6	11	9	2	3	—		—		22	18
Goiás (loan)	2021	Série B	34	10	—		—		—		—		34	10
Coritiba	2022	Série A	35	9	15	6	4	1	—		—		54	17
	2023		10	4	11	4	4	5	—		—		25	13
	Total		45	13	26	10	8	6	—		—		79	30
Pafos (loan)	2023–24	Cypriot First Division	4	0	—		0	0	—		—		4	0
Career total			105	32	104	41	10	9	0	0	12	11	231	93

1. Appearance(s) in Taça FPF

Honours

Club

Maringá

• Taça FPF: 2017

Coritiba

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2022

Individual

• Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata top goalscorer: 2017 (9 goals)
• Taça FPF top goalscorer: 2017 (11 goals)
• Copa do Brasil top goalscorer: 2023 (5 goals)

References

1. "O sonho de Alef Manga" [The dream of Alef Manga] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
2. "Maringá, Marchiori e Manga" [Maringá, Marchiori and Manga] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Boleiros e Barangas. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
3. "Futebol: Alef Manga do FCC é emprestado ao Maringá" [Football: Alef Manga from FCC is loaned to Maringá] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Catve.com. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
4. "Série D: Maringá dispensa Alef Manga, ex-atacante de Jabaquara e Bandeirante-SP" [Série D: Maringá release Alef Manga, former Jabaquara and Bandeirante-SP forward] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
5. "Do FC Cascavel para Portugal: atacante Alef Manga vai jogar em gramados lusitanos" [From FC Cascavel to Portugal: forward Alef Manga will play in Portuguese fields] (in Brazilian Portuguese). FC Cascavel. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
6. "Novo reforço | Alef Manga já se sente em casa no gramado do ASA" [New addition | Alef Manga is already at home in ASA's field] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
7. "Portuguesa acerta com dois reforços para o ataque" [Portuguesa sign two additions for the attack] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
8. "Alef Manga é mais um a deixar a Portuguesa sem estrear" [Alef Manga is another one to leave Portuguesa without debuting] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
9. "Resende fecha com atacante Alef Manga para o Carioca 2020" [Resende sign with forward Alef Manga for the 2020 Carioca] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
10. "Voltaço anuncia contratação do atacante Alef Manga" [Voltaço announce the signing of forward Alef Manga] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
11. "Voltaço renova contrato do atacante Alef Manga por mais dois anos" [Voltaço renew contract of forward Alef Manga for two more years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
12. "Alef Manga: "Eu vim para ajudar e fazer gols"" [Alef Manga: "I came here to help and score goals"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goiás EC. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
13. "Contratação para o elenco 2022" [Signing for the 2022 squad] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
14. "Coritiba acerta a permanência de Alef Manga por mais duas temporadas" [Coritiba agree the permanence of Alef Manga for two more seasons] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
15. "Coritiba suspende contrato de Alef Manga, citado em investigação sobre esquema de apostas manipuladas" [Coritiba suspend contract of Alef Manga, cited in investigation over fixed betting schemes] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
16. "Brazilian player involved in match-fixing scandal transfers to Cyprus". Kathimerini. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
17. "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coritiba FBC. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
18. Alef Manga at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

External links

• Alef Manga at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Alef Manga at Sambafoot