Gabriel Alves

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Gabriel Alves
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Alcides Alves
Date of birth (2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Marshall Thundering Herd 52 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Tormenta FC 2 0 (0)
2023 Birmingham Legion 13 (2)
2024 Rhode Island FC 16 (0)
2025– Tormenta FC 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2025

Gabriel Alcides Alves (born 10 February 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder who plays for USL League One club Tormenta FC.

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College career

Born in São Paulo, Brazil, [1] Alves moved to the United States and played college soccer for Marshall University from 2020 until 2022. [1] [2] He made a total of 52 appearances and scored two goals over three seasons for the Thundering Herd, [1] [3] being a part of the team that won both the 2020 Conference USA Regular Season [1] [4] and the 2020 NCAA College Cup, [1] [5] [6] with the latter trophy being Marshall's first-ever men's soccer national title, as well as Conference USA's first-ever national championship in any team sport. [5] [6] In the same year, he was named to the Conference USA's All-Conference Freshman Team. [1] [7]

Having captained the Herd throughout the 2022 season, the team's first campaign in the Sun Belt Conference, Alves was invited to the 2023 MLS Showcase. [1]

Club career

Birmingham Legion

On 26 January 2023, Alves signed his first professional contract with Birmingham Legion in the USL Championship. [1] [8] [2]

On 11 March, he made his professional debut, being subbed on for Diba Nwegbo in the 77th minute of the Legion's season opener against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, which ended in a 1–1 draw. [9] He then scored his first professional goal on 25 March, giving the club a 1–0 league win over Hartford Athletic. [10]

Rhode Island FC

On 11 December 2023, Alves signed with Rhode Island FC ahead of their inaugural USL Championship season. [11] He was released by Rhode Island following the 2024 season. [12]

Tormenta FC

Alves signed for USL League One side Tormenta FC on 8 January 2025. [13]

Honours

Marshall Thundering Herd

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Legion FC adds versatile defender Gabriel Alves". USL Championship . 27 January 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 Turrentine, Caleb (8 March 2023). "'I want a trophy': Crowded attack, defensive depth raising expectations for Legion in 2023". WBMA-LD . Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Gabriel Alves - Men's Soccer". Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 "MSOC: Marshall Wins 2020 C-USA Title". Conference USA . 18 April 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "National Champions! Marshall Beats Indiana 1–0 In OT For College Cup Title" (Press release). Conference USA. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 "Unseeded Marshall tops IU for first soccer title". ESPN.com . 18 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. 1 2 "MSOC: 2020 All-Conference Awards Announced". Conference USA . 20 April 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Legion FC Signs Defender/Midfielder Gabriel Alves". Birmingham Legion FC . 26 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Birmingham Legion vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds - 12 March 2023 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  10. ↑ Turrentine, Caleb (25 March 2023). "Alves goal, Spangenberg saves help Legion grab three points on the road". WBMA-LD . Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "✍️ Gabriel Alves will officially be wearing the Amber and Blue!". Twitter.com. Rhode Island FC . Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "Rhode Island FC Announces Roster Updates Ahead of 2025 Season".
  13. ↑ "Tormenta FC Signs Defender Gabriel Alves to 2025 USL League One Roster". TormentaFC.com. Tormenta FC . Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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