Ricardo Alves (footballer, born 1991)

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Ricardo Alves
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Miguel Martins Alves [1]
Date of birth (1991-05-09) 9 May 1991 (age 33) [1]
Place of birth Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal [1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Tondela
Number 34
Youth career
2000–2006 Cerveira
2006–2009 Sporting CP
2009–2010 Académica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Tourizense 28 (0)
2011–2014 Marítimo B 92 (2)
2013–2014 Marítimo 0 (0)
2014–2015 Concordia Chiajna 28 (1)
2015–2017 Astra Giurgiu 8 (0)
2017–2018 Leixões 33 (3)
2018– Tondela 122 (6)
International career
2010–2011 Portugal U20 4 (0)
2011 Portugal U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:07, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Ricardo Miguel Martins Alves (born 9 May 1991) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Tondela as either a left-back or a central defender.

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Club career

Alves was born in Vila Nova de Cerveira, Viana do Castelo District. He spent his first two years as a senior in the third division with G.D. Tourizense and C.S. Marítimo's reserves, playing 25 matches (24 starts) for the latter during the 2011–12 season as they finished in 12th position but were still promoted to the Segunda Liga, being registered in the competition at the same time as several other reserve teams. [2]

Alves made his professional debut for Marítimo B on 12 August 2012, playing the entire 1–0 away loss against Leixões S.C. and being booked in the process. [3] His first goal in the second tier came the following month, in the 1–0 home win over Portimonense SC. [4]

In the summer of 2014, Alves moved to the Romanian Liga I after signing with CS Concordia Chiajna. [5] His first game in top-flight football took place on 17 August, in a 2–0 defeat away to ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș. [6] He switched to FC Astra Giurgiu in the same league at the end of the campaign, [7] being rarely played during his two-year spell.

Alves returned to Portugal in June 2017, joining Leixões on a two-year contract. [8] In the following off-season, however, he left for C.D. Tondela of the Primeira Liga on a three-year deal. [9]

On 8 December 2018, Alves made his debut in the Portuguese top division on 8 December 2018, coming on as a first-half substitute for the injured Ricardo Costa in an eventual 0–1 home loss against S.C. Braga. [10] He scored his first league goal on 5 January 2020, opening the 1–1 draw with Gil Vicente F.C. also at the Estádio João Cardoso. [11]

International career

Alves won his only cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 3 June 2011, playing the second half of the 2–0 friendly victory over Austria held in Faro, Algarve. [12]

Honours

Astra Giurgiu

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ricardo Alves" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Seis equipas B confirmadas" [Six B teams confirmed]. Record (in Portuguese). 28 May 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Leixões-Marítimo B, 1–0: Triunfo surge nos descontos" [Leixões-Marítimo B, 1–0: Win comes in injury time]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 August 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Marítimo B-Portimonense, 1–0: Ricardo Alves resolveu" [Marítimo B-Portimonense, 1–0: Ricardo Alves the decider]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 September 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "Concordia Chiajna si-a definitivat lotul pentru noul sezon" [Concordia Chiajna completed squad for the new season] (in Romanian). Romanian Soccer. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "VIDEO Târgu Mureș – Chiajna 2–0. Bruno Martins și Amauri au adus 3 puncte in extremis pentru gazde" [VIDEO Târgu Mureș – Chiajna 2–0. Bruno Martins and Amauri got 3 points for the hosts in the end] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "EXCLUSIV Încă un Alves! După Geraldo, Astra l-a transferat și pe lusitanul Ricardo, de la Chiajna" [EXCLUSIVE Another Alves! After Geraldo, Astra also signed Lusitanian Ricardo from Chiajna] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "OFICIAL: Leixões anuncia mais um reforço" [OFFICIAL: Leixões announce another addition] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ricardo Alves reforça Tondela" [Ricardo Alves bolsters Tondela]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 August 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Golo de Wilson Eduardo mantém Sp. Braga a três pontos da liderança" [Wilson Eduardo goal keeps Sp. Braga three points from first place]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 8 December 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  11. ↑ Silva, Tiago Filipe (5 January 2020). "Tondela-Gil Vicente, 1–1 (destaques)" [Tondela-Gil Vicente, 1–1 (highlights)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Vitória construída na primeira parte" [Win took shape in the first half] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  13. ↑ Marques, David (4 May 2016). "Quatro portugueses no campeão inédito do desenrascanço" [Four Portuguese in the unheard-of champions of making do] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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