| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 May 2002 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stains, France | ||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) [1] [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Werder Bremen | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Red Star | |||
| 2017–2020 | Sochaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Sochaux II | 24 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Sochaux | 31 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Lyon | 8 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Lyon II | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | Werder Bremen | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:53, 7 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Skelly Alvero (born 4 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.
A youth product of Red Star, Alvero moved to the Sochaux youth academy on 25 May 2017. [3] He began his senior career with the Sochaux reserves in 2020. [4] He debuted with the senior Sochaux squad as a late substitute in a 3–0 Coupe de France win over Bresse Jura Foot on 13 November 2021. [5] He signed his first professional contract for three seasons on 18 February 2022. [2]
On 4 July 2023, Alvero left Sochaux to sign a five-year contract with Ligue 1 side Lyon. [6] He scored his first goal in Ligue 1 on 5 November 2023 against FC Metz. [7]
On 31 January 2024, Alvero joined Bundesliga side Werder Bremen on a loan deal until the end of the season, with an option to buy included. [8] Lyon disclosed the loan fee as €250,000 plus a potential €100,000 in bonuses and the purchase fee as up to €6.25 million. [8] After five substitute appearances he made his starting debut for Werder Bremen on 30 March 2024, in a 2–0 loss against VfL Wolfsburg, playing 79 minutes before being substituted. [9] Werder exercised its option and signed Alvero to a permanent deal on 10 June 2024. [10]
Skelly Alvero was born in Stains, in the northern suburbs of Paris. He holds French and Angolan citizenship. [11]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sochaux B | 2020–21 | N3 - Bourgogne | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | N3 - Bourgogne | 21 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 24 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Sochaux | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |
| Lyon | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Lyon II | 2023–24 | N3 - Group K | 1 | 0 | – | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Werder Bremen (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 6 | 1 | – | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 82 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 6 | ||