Adriano Alves

Adriano Leonardo Alves (born January 5, 1977) is a retired Brazilian footballer. He was the first Brazilian to play in Iranian Football, where he played in the Premier Football League for eight seasons.[3]

Adriano Alves
Personal information
Full name Adriano Leonardo Alves
Date of birth (1977-01-05) January 5, 1977
Place of birth Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Central SC
St. Pauli[1]
2002 Shahab Zanjan
2002–2006 Esteghlal Ahvaz 76 (18)
2005 → Al Nasr Dubai (loan)[2]
2006–2007 Mes Kerman 28 (6)
2007–2008 Saipa 25 (5)
2008–2009 Damash Gilan 26 (12)
2009–2010 Malavan 30 (6)
Total 185 (47)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Alves started his career at Brazilian side Central Sport Club where he managed local success in the Campeonato Pernambucano, he attracted interest from Azadegan League clubs who seek players from Brazil who are cheap relative to European players and skillful, Shahab Zanjan a newly formed club at the time signed Alves on November 21, 2002.[4] Alves scored 2 goals in his debut for the club,[5] and was soon spotted by IPL side Esteghlal Ahvaz whom he played for, for four years. In 2006, he was transferred to the newly promoted Iranian Premier League side Mes Kerman F.C. in which he has played a crucial role in the 2006–07 Persian Gulf Cup season. He was transferred to Saipa for 2007–08 season and later signed with Pegah in the summer 2008 transfer window. In the beginning of 2008–09 season Pegah was sold to Damash Iranian and named Damash Gilan. Despite having a good season in Damash by scoring 12 goals, Damash was relegated to the Azadegan League and Alvez joined to Malavan in summer 2009.

Club career statistics
  • Last Update: 30 August 2011
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2002–03Esteghlal AhvazPersian Gulf Cup10200--102
2003–0424800--248
2004–0519200--192
2005–0623600--236
2006–07Mes28622--308
2007–08Saipa2551030295
2008–09Damash261200--2612
2009–10Malavan29610--306
2010–111000--10
Career total 18547423019249
  • Assist Goals
SeasonTeamAssists
05–06Esteghlal Ahvaz2
06–07Mes5
07–08Saipa2
08–09Damash5
09–10Malavan1
10–11Malavan0

Notes
  1. dw-world.de
  2. Mehr
  3. Hamshahrimags Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2002". uol.com.br. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-21.
  5. Hamshahrimags Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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