Ricardo Alves (footballer, born 1993)

For other people named Ricardo Alves, see Ricardo Alves (disambiguation).

Ricardo Alves
Alves with Portugal U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Alves Coelho da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Lourosa, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tractor
Number 10
Youth career
2001–2003 Lusitânia
2003–2006 Porto
2006 Boavista
2007 Pasteleira
2007–2008 Boavista
2008–2009 Padroense
2009–2012 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Belenenses 13 (1)
2013–2014 → Portimonense (loan) 15 (1)
2015 Rapid București 7 (0)
2015–2018 Olimpija Ljubljana 78 (15)
2018–2020 Orenburg 39 (7)
2021 Krylia Sovetov 12 (0)
2021–2022 Kairat 19 (0)
2022– Tractor 63 (4)
International career
2008 Portugal U15 3 (0)
2009 Portugal U17 2 (0)
2011 Portugal U18 5 (4)
2011–2012 Portugal U19 12 (3)
2012–2013 Portugal U20 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:42, 24 November 2024 (UTC)

Ricardo Alves Coelho da Silva (born 25 March 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Iranian club Tractor S.C. as a midfielder.

Club career

Belenenses

Born in Lourosa (Santa Maria da Feira), Alves played youth football with mainly FC Porto, which he represented from ages 16 to 19 in his second stint. He made his senior debut with C.F. Os Belenenses on 1 August 2012, playing three minutes in a 1–0 home win against S.C. Freamunde in the first round of the Portuguese League Cup.[2]

On 20 January 2013, Alves made his first appearance in the Segunda Liga, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw with C.D. Santa Clara.[3] In the ensuing summer he was loaned to Portimonense S.C. in the same league,[4] which he later considered to be a "step back" in his career.[5]

Olimpija

In the summer of 2015, after a short spell in Romania with FC Rapid București,[6] Alves signed with NK Olimpija Ljubljana from the Slovenian PrvaLiga. He made his debut in top-flight football on 8 August, starting and scoring in a 2–0 away victory over NK Krško.

Alves and his team won the double in the 2017–18 campaign, with the player contributing a career-best ten league goals to the feat[7] and adding one and two assists in the final of the domestic cup against NK Aluminij (6–1 in Ljubljana).[8]

Later career

On 6 September 2018, Alves joined Russian Premier League club FC Orenburg.[9] On 2 October 2020, his contract was terminated by mutual consent;[10] he remained in the country nonetheless, moving to Football National League side PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara in February 2021.[11]

Alves agreed to an 18-month contract with FC Kairat on 13 July 2021.[12] One year later, he left for the Persian Gulf Pro League with Tractor SC.[13]

International career

Alves was part of the Portugal squad at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Turkey, playing three matches in an eventual round-of-16 exit.[14][15][16]

Career statistics

As of 1 June 2024[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Belenenses 2012–13 Segunda Liga 13 1 2 0 0 0 — — 17 2
Portimonense (loan) 2013–14 Segunda Liga 15 1 0 0 2 0 — — 18 1
Rapid București 2014–15 Liga I 7 0 0 0 — — — 7 0
Olimpija 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga 24 3 2 0 — — — 26 3
2016–17 Slovenian PrvaLiga 21 2 4 0 — 2[a] 1 — 27 3
2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga 33 10 4 1 — 0 0 — 37 11
Total 78 15 10 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 90 17
Orenburg 2018–19 Russian Premier League 10 3 3 0 — — — 13 3
2019–20 Russian Premier League 21 3 1 0 — — — 22 3
2020–21 Russian First League 8 1 0 0 — — — 8 1
Total 39 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 7
Krylia Sovetov 2020–21 Russian First League 12 0 3 0 — — — 15 0
Kairat 2021 Kazakhstan Premier League 6 0 6 1 — 10[b] 2 — 22 3
2022 Kazakhstan Premier League 13 0 0 0 — 0 0 1[c] 0 14 0
Total 19 0 6 1 0 0 10 2 1 0 36 3
Tractor 2022–23 Persian Gulf Pro League 26 0 1 0 — — — 27 0
2023–24 Persian Gulf Pro League 28 3 2 0 — 1[d] 0 — 31 3
Total 54 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 58 3
Career total 237 27 28 2 2 0 13 3 1 0 281 32
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearance in AFC Champions League

Honours

Belenenses

Olimpija Ljubljana

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ricardo Alves" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Tiago Silva "dá" triunfo ao Belenenses" [Tiago Silva "gives" win to Belenenses] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ^ Martins Neves, Nuno (20 January 2013). "Belenenses 0–0 Santa Clara". Açoriano Oriental (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Portimonense vence Olhanense em jogo particular" [Portimonense beat Olhanense in friendly game] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  5. ^ Santos, Luís (9 June 2014). ""Não volto a cometer o erro de ser emprestado"" ["I will not make the mistake of being loaned again"] (in Portuguese). CA Notícias. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Rapid a semnat cu un fost jucător de la Porto! A participat la CM Under 20 din 2013 / VIDEO" [Rapid signed with former Porto player! Participated in the Under 20 WC in 2013 / VIDEO]. Libertatea (in Romanian). 27 February 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Eslovénia: Ricardo Alves decisivo na vitória do Olimpija" [Slovenia: Ricardo Alves decisive in Olimpija's win] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  8. ^ a b c Ponte, Pedro (30 May 2018). "Eslovénia: Ricardo Alves conquista taça e festeja dobradinha" [Slovenia: Ricardo Alves conquers cup and celebrates double]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  9. ^ Рикарду Алвеш. Полузащитник ФК "Оренбург" [Ricardo Alves. FC Orenburg midfielder] (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  10. ^ Рикарду Алвеш покидает ФК "Оренбург" [Ricardo Alves leaves FC Orenburg] (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Ricardo Alves assina pelo Krylya Sovetov" [Ricardo Alves signs for Krylya Sovetov]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  12. ^ "ОФИЦИАЛЬНО: РИКАРДУ АЛВЕШ – ИГРОК "КАЙРАТА"" [Official: Ricardo Alves – Kairat player] (in Russian). FC Kairat. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  13. ^ "СПАСИБО РИКИ!" [Thanks Ricky!] (in Russian). FC Kairat. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Bruma brace denies Nigeria". FIFA. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Five-star Portugal cruise through". FIFA. 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Ghana se carga a Portugal y se enfrentará a Chile en cuartos" [Ghana oust Portugal and will take on Chile in last-eight]. Marca (in Spanish). 3 July 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  17. ^ Ricardo Alves at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  18. ^ Ricardo Alves at Soccerway
  19. ^ "Belenenses já campeão da II Liga" [Belenenses are already II League champions] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  20. ^ Maia, Vítor (25 May 2016). "Ricardo Alves: um português campeão na Eslovénia" [Ricardo Alves: a Portuguese champion in Slovenia] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 20 September 2018.