Ricardo Alves (footballer, born 1993)

Ricardo Alves Coelho Silva (born 25 March 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Russian club FC Orenburg as a midfielder.

Ricardo Alves
Alves with Portugal U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Alves Coelho Silva
Date of birth (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993
Place of birth Lourosa, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Orenburg
Number 10
Youth career
2001–2003 Lourosa
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– Orenburg 31 (6)
National team
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June 2020

Club career

Belenenses

Born in Lourosa (Santa Maria da Feira), Alves played youth football with mainly FC Porto, which he represented from ages 16–19. 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 for the season's Portuguese League Cup.[1]

On 20 January 2013, Alves made his first appearance in the second division, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw to C.D. Santa Clara.[2] In the ensuing summer he was loaned to Portimonense S.C. in the same level,[3] which he later considered to be a "step back" in his career.[4]

Olimpija

In the summer of 2015, after a short spell in Romania with FC Rapid București,[5] 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 with a career-best ten league goals to the feat[6] and adding one and two assists in the final of the domestic cup against NK Aluminij (6–1 in Ljubljana).[7]

Orenburg

On 6 September 2018, Alves joined Russian Premier League club FC Orenburg.[8]

International career

Alves was part of the Portuguese squad at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Turkey, playing three matches in an eventual round-of-16 exit.[9][10][11]

Club statistics
As of 13 December 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Belenenses 2012–13[12] Segunda Liga 13141—172
Portimonense (loan) 2013–14[12] Segunda Liga 15130—181
Rapid București 2014–15[13] Liga I 7000—70
Olimpija 2015–16[13] Slovenian PrvaLiga 15220—172
Career total 5049100595

    Honours

    Belenenses

    Olimpija Ljubljana

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    References
    1. "Tiago Silva "dá" triunfo ao Belenenses" [Tiago Silva "gives" win to Belenenses] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
    2. Martins Neves, Nuno (20 January 2013). "Belenenses 0–0 Santa Clara". Açoriano Oriental (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 June 2013.
    3. "Portimonense vence Olhanense em jogo particular" [Portimonense beat Olhanense in friendly game] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
    4. 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.
    5. "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.
    6. "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.
    7. 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.
    8. Рикарду Алвеш. Полузащитник ФК "Оренбург" [Ricardo Alves. FC Orenburg midfielder] (in Russian). FC Orenburg. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
    9. "Bruma brace denies Nigeria". FIFA. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
    10. "Five-star Portugal cruise through". FIFA. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
    11. "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.
    12. "Ricardo Alves". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
    13. "Ricardo Alves". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
    14. "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.
    15. 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.
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