Chico (footballer, born 1998)

Chico

Chico in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Francisco Alves da Silva Neto
Date of birth	(1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Recife, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Youth career
2014–2018	Sport Recife
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Sport Recife	94	(5)
2024	→ Novorizontino	0	(0)
2025–	→ Hapoel Tel Aviv	4	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:48, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Francisco Alves da Silva Neto (born 14 September 1998), commonly known as Chico, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Club career

Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Chico joined Sport Recife's youth setup in 2014, aged 15. ^[1] He made his first team debut on 4 April 2017, starting in a 2–2 Campeonato Pernambucano home draw against Salgueiro. ^[2]

Chico was promoted to the main squad for the 2019 season, but suffered a knee injury in January, which kept him out for most of the season. ^[3] He still renewed his contract until 2022 in February, ^[1] and only played for the under-23 side after his return.

Definitely promoted to the first team ahead of the 2020 season, Chico made his Série A debut on 23 August, coming on as a half-time substitute for Sander in a 0–1 home loss against São Paulo. ^[4]

Career statistics

As of 29 November 2020 ^[5]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sport Recife	2017	Série A	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2018		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2019	Série B	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2020	Série A	10	0	8	0	0	0	—		1 [a]	0	19	0
Career total			10	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	0

1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours

Sport

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 2017, 2019, 2023

References

1. "Sport renova contrato e zagueiro Chico é do Leão até 2022!" [Sport renew contract and stopper Chico is of Leão until 2022!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sport Club do Recife. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
2. "Com o time Sub-20, Sport empata com o líder Salgueiro na Ilha do Retiro" [With an under-20 team, Sport draw with leader Salgueiro at the Ilha do Retiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
3. "Recuperado, Chico se aproxima de retorno após lesão" [Recovered, Chico gets closer to return after injury] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sport Club do Recife. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
4. "São Paulo bate Sport com gol de Pablo e volta a vencer no Brasileirão" [São Paulo defeat Sport with a goal from Pablo and go back to winning ways in the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
5. Chico at Soccerway . Retrieved 29 November 2020.

External links

• Sport Recife profile (in Portuguese)