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{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1981)}}
{{Football player infobox
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
| playername = Afonso Alves
{{Portuguese name|Alves|Martins}}
| image = [[Image:Afonso Alves 1.jpg|250px]]
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Afonso Alves
| image = Afonso Alves 1.jpg
| caption = Alves in 2007
| fullname = Afonso Alves Martins Júnior
| fullname = Afonso Alves Martins Júnior
| height = {{height|m=1.85}}
| height = 1.85 m<ref name="nft"/><ref name="wf"/>
| dateofbirth = {{Birth date and age|1981|1|30|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|1|30}}
| cityofbirth = [[Belo Horizonte]]
| birth_place = [[Belo Horizonte]], Brazil
| countryofbirth = [[Brazil]]
| currentclub =
| currentclub = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
| clubnumber =
| clubnumber = 12
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| years1 = 2001–2002 | clubs1 = [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]] | caps1 = | goals1 =
| position = [[Striker]]
| years2 = 2002–2003 | clubs2 = [[Örgryte IS|Örgryte]] | caps2 = 39 | goals2 = 23
| youthyears =
| years3 = 2004–2006 | clubs3 = [[Malmö FF]] | caps3 = 55 | goals3 = 29
| youthclubs =
| years4 = 2006–2008 | clubs4 = [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]] | caps4 = 39 | goals4 = 45
| years = 1997&ndash;2002<br>2002&ndash;2003<br />2004&ndash;2006<br />2006&ndash;2008<br />2008&ndash;
| years5 = 2008–2009 | clubs5 = [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] | caps5 = 42 | goals5 = 10
| clubs = [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético-MG]]<br />[[Örgryte IS]]<br />[[Malmö FF]]<br />[[SC Heerenveen]]<br />[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
| years6 = 2009–2010 | clubs6 = [[Al-Sadd Sports Club|Al Sadd]] | caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 2
| caps(goals) = {{0}}8 {{0}}(1)<br />40 (23)<br />55 (29)<br />39 (45)<br />{{0}}11 {{0}}(4)
| years7 = 2010 | clubs7 = → [[Al-Rayyan SC|Al-Rayyan]] (loan) | caps7 = 7 | goals7 = 8
| nationalyears = 2007&ndash;
| years8 = 2010–2012 | clubs8 = [[Al-Rayyan SC|Al-Rayyan]] | caps8 = 27 | goals8 = 19
| nationalteam = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| years9 = 2012–2013 | clubs9 = [[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|Al-Gharafa]] | caps9 = 4 | goals9 = 0
| nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}8 {{0}}(1)
| totalcaps = 227 | totalgoals = 136
| pcupdate = 15:04, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
| nationalyears1 = 2007 | nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] | nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalgoals1 = 1
| ntupdate = [[October 16]], [[2007]]
}}
}}
'''Afonso Alves Martins Júnior.''' (born [[January 30]] [[1981]]) is a [[Brazil]]ian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as [[striker]] for [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]. He has also been [[cap (sport)|capped]] by [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]].


'''Afonso Alves Martins Júnior''' (born 30 January 1981), better known as '''Afonso Alves''', is a Brazilian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]]. He represented [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]], [[Örgryte IS|Örgryte]], [[Malmö FF]], [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]], [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]], [[Al-Sadd Sports Club|Al-Sadd]], [[Al-Rayyan SC|Al-Rayyan]] and [[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|Al-Gharafa]] during a career that spanned between 2001 and 2013. He won eight [[Cap (sport)|caps]] and scored one goal for the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]], and helped his country win the [[2007 Copa América]].
==Club career==
===Early career===
Afonso Alves started his career with Brazilian side [[Atlético Mineiro]]. In 2002 he left Atlético for Swedish side [[Örgryte IS|Örgryte]] in [[Gothenburg]], and two years later moved to [[Malmö FF|Malmö]], where he won the [[Allsvenskan|Swedish Champions]] title that year. He stayed for the 2005 season, scoring 14 in 24 games, becoming top-scorer in the club second year running when Malmö finished fifth.


==Early life==
[[Image:Afonso Alves.jpg|thumb|left|130px|Afonso with Heerenveen]]
Alves was born on 30 January 1981, in [[Belo Horizonte]], Brazil's third largest city. He was brought up by his mother, Dona Eliade, and has a brother, Alexsander, and sister, Alexandra. His father died when he was nine years old.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Alves started his career with Brazilian side [[Atlético Mineiro]]. In 2002, he left Atlético Mineiro for the Swedish club [[Örgryte IS|Örgryte]] from [[Gothenburg]]. In 2004, he moved to [[Malmö FF]], where he won the [[Allsvenskan|Swedish League]] that year. He stayed for the 2005 season, scoring 14 in 24 games, becoming the club's top-scorer for the second year running when Malmö finished fifth. Alves was at Malmö for the start of the [[2006 Allsvenskan|2006 season]], and scored three goals in seven matches.

==Club career==


===Heerenveen===
===Heerenveen===
[[File:Afonso Alves.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Afonso Alves with Heerenveen]]
He started the 2006 season with a few goals in the spring before moving to [[SC Heerenveen]], where he followed in the footsteps of [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]], [[Marcus Allbäck]], [[Jon Dahl Tomasson]], [[Klaas-Jan Huntelaar]], [[Georgios Samaras]]. With a price-tag of 4.5 million euros he is Heerenveen's most expensive signing in the club's history.
In Summer 2006, he moved to the Dutch club [[SC Heerenveen]] of the [[Eredivisie]] for €4.5&nbsp;million, which remains their highest-ever transfer fee paid.


Alves finished second in the Swedish goalscorers list two years in a row. In 2007, he finished as top goalscorer of the [[Eredivisie 2006/2007|Eredivisie]] with 34 goals, which is a club record. Afonso Alves is the third Brazilian to become topscorer in the [[Dutch]] first division, joining former [[PSV Eindhoven]] strikers [[Romário]] and [[Ronaldo]], and the second Brazilian who scored over 30 goals in the same competition, with Ronaldo netting 30 in the season 1994&ndash;1995. Other than finishing first in the scorers table, he was runner-up in the race for the [[European Golden Boot]], a single point behind [[AS Roma]] midfielder [[Francesco Totti]].
In his first season, he finished as top goalscorer of the [[Eredivisie 2006/2007|Eredivisie]] with 34 goals (in 31 games), which is a club record. Alves is the third Brazilian to become topscorer in the Dutch first division, joining former [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] strikers [[Romário]] and [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]], and the second Brazilian who scored over 30 goals in the same competition, with Ronaldo netting 30 in the 1994–95 season. Other than finishing first in the scorers table, he was runner-up in the race for the [[European Golden Boot]], a single point behind [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] forward [[Francesco Totti]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefalsenine.co.uk/2013/11/18/ballad-afonso-alves/|title=The Ballad of Afonso Alves|date=18 November 2013|publisher=The False Nine|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref>


On [[October 7]] [[2007]], in only his second appearance of the season, Alves scored seven goals in his side's 9&ndash;0 victory over Eredivisie rivals [[Heracles Almelo]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Alves sets Eredivisie goal record | publisher=Teamtalk.com | url=http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,3033_2786767,00.html | accessdate=2007-10-07 }}</ref>, setting a new record in Europe for most goals scored in a single match.
On 7 October 2007, in only his second appearance of the season, Alves scored seven goals in his side's 9–0 victory over Eredivisie rivals [[Heracles Almelo]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Report: Heerenveen vs SC Heracles Almelo | publisher=Soccernet.com | url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=229746&cc=5901&league=NED.1 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622071812/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=229746&cc=5901&league=NED.1 | url-status=dead | archive-date=22 June 2011 | access-date=31 August 2008 }}</ref> setting a new [[Eredivisie]] record for most goals scored in a single match. Heerenveen's manager ([[Gertjan Verbeek]]) had already made three substitutions yet chose to take Alves off the pitch in the 89th minute to pay tribute to his fantastic performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/08/19/the-seven-goals-that-had-people-comparing-afonso-alves-to-romario/|title=The seven goals that had people comparing Afonso Alves to Romário|publisher=These Football Times|author=Peter Prickett|date=19 August 2019|access-date=21 February 2020}}</ref>

Despite his impressive track record, his departure was surrounded by some controversy after he did not show up at several training sessions, while still under contract at SC Heerenveen and some remarks he made, insinuating that teammates in the Brazil national team laughed at him for playing for such a small club.{{Citation needed|date=November 2011}}


===Middlesbrough===
===Middlesbrough===
[[File:Afonso Alves 18-10-2008 1.jpg|thumb|Alves with Middlesbrough]]
He finally ended a tense January transfer window and months of speculation when he moved to [[Premier League|English Premier League]] side [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] on [[January 31]] [[2008]] at approximately 23:32(GMT) for an undisclosed club record fee<ref>{{cite web|title=Boro smash transfer record for Alves|publisher=mfc.co.uk|url=http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,1~1230553,00.html|accessdate=2008-01-31}}</ref>, thought to be around £12.7m on a four-and-a-half year deal.
In the January transfer window of the 2007–08 season he moved to [[Premier League]] side [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] on 31 January 2008. Alves' transfer fee was said to have been €12 million, on a four-and-a-half-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boro smash transfer record for Alves |publisher=mfc.co.uk |url=http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,1~1230553,00.html |access-date=31 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203164730/http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C1~1230553%2C00.html |archive-date=3 February 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On Tuesday, [[February 5]], he was granted a work visa and arrived into Teesside to join up with his new team on the following day. He was given a warm ''[[samba]]'' welcome at [[Riverside Stadium]] by over 2000 supporters on [[February 7]].


He made his debut on [[February 9]], [[2008]] against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] as a second half substitute for [[Lee Dong-Gook]]. His first Middlesbrough start came on [[February 27]] in an [[FA Cup]] home tie against [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], when he was substituted in the 73rd minute. Middlesbrough eventually won the game 1&ndash;0.<ref>{{cite news
He made his debut on 9 February, against [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] as a second-half substitute for [[Lee Dong-Gook]]. His first Middlesbrough start came on 27 February in an [[FA Cup]] home tie against [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], when he was substituted in the 73 minute. Middlesbrough eventually won the game 1–0.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7260417.stm |title=Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheff Utd (aet) |date=27 February 2008 |access-date=27 February 2008 |publisher=BBC Sport |first=Phil |last=McNulty}}</ref>
|url=http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7260417.stm
|title=Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheff Utd (aet)
|date=[[27 February]] [[2008]]
|accessdate=2008-02-27
|publisher=BBC Sport
|first=Phil
|last=McNulty}}</ref>


His first two goals for Middlesbrough came at the [[Riverside Stadium]] on 6 April against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in a 2–2 draw.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7320230.stm |title=Middlesbrough 2–2 Man Utd |date=6 April 2008 |access-date=11 May 2008 |publisher=BBC Sport |first=David |last=Ornstein| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080411183608/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7320230.stm| archive-date= 11 April 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> He finished his first season in England with a hat-trick in an 8–1 home victory against [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7381794.stm |title=Middlesbrough 8–1 Man City |date=11 May 2008 |access-date=11 May 2008 |publisher=BBC Sport |first=Chris |last=Bevan| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080512230840/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7381794.stm| archive-date= 12 May 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>
His first two goals for [[Middlesborough FC|Middlesbrough]] came at [[Riverside Stadium]] on April 6, 2008 against [[Manchester United]] in a tense 2-2 draw. He went on to net his first hat trick in a [[Middlesbrough FC|Middlesbrough]] shirt on the last day of the season at home to Man City as his side won 8-1.

Alves' first goal of the 2008–09 season came on 30 August, where he scored a 25-yard free-kick which flew into the top corner of the [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] net.<ref>{{cite web|author=DokterRamses |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGfVCryGBaw |title=Amazing Free Kick by Afonso Alves |publisher=YouTube |date=25 September 2008 |access-date=7 June 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140625041457/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGfVCryGBaw| archive-date=25 June 2014| url-status= live}}</ref> He then scored goals against Blackburn Rovers and a penalty against Manchester City, two against Barrow and one against local rivals [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] with a goal from 18 yards out. However, Alves could not find steady form which led to his record move, and with a haul of just four league goals the season turned out to be a disappointing one for both him and Middlesbrough, who were relegated to the Championship.

===Al-Sadd===
On 4 September 2009, Alves moved to Al-Sadd on a three-year deal for £7&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|author=England |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2009/09/05/1482661/afonso-alves-joins-al-sadd-from-middlesbrough |title=Afonso Alves Joins Al-Sadd From Middlesbrough |website=Goal.com |date=5 September 2009 |access-date=7 June 2011}}</ref> He scored 2 goals in 12 league matches, and scored one goal in the [[Qatari Stars Cup]] after three games. Alves then accepted a loan bid from another [[Qatari League]] club, [[Al-Rayyan SC]].

===Al-Rayyan===
On 31 January 2010, Alves was loaned to the Qatari seven-time league champion [[Al-Rayyan SC]], coached by the Brazilian coach [[Paulo Autuori]]. Alves scored 18 goals on his loan spell, 9 of them in seven matches of the [[AFC Cup]], and seven goals in seven league matches. He officially moved to Al-Rayyan in May 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.al-ahliclub.com/english/viewarticle.php?articleid=2351 |title=Al-Ahli Sports Club :: Al Sadd loan Brazilian Alves to Al-Rayyan in the main transfer of winter |publisher=Al-ahliclub.com |access-date=7 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707102129/http://www.al-ahliclub.com/english/viewarticle.php?articleid=2351 |archive-date=7 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[File:Afonso Alves 2011.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Alves in Al-Rayyan colours]]
Alves officially moved to [[Al-Rayyan SC]] for a further two years after winning the [[2010 Emir of Qatar Cup]] with Al Rayyan on 15 May 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1211900.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100517133653/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1211900.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 May 2010 |title=Al Rayyan clinch Emir Cup |publisher=FIFA |date=16 May 2010 |access-date=7 June 2011}}</ref>

Alves shortly emerged as a fan favorite, however he suffered a ligament injury in his left knee in December which kept him out of action for eight months. While recovering, he stated:

{{Quote2|"Offers may’ve come to me during the transfer period, but I never bothered to listen to them and left them all to my agent. While recuperating from surgery, I remained in touch with coach Paulo (Autuori) and the club management, and kept them updated on my progress."}}

He rejoined Al-Rayyan as their top striker and started the [[2011–12 Qatar Stars League|2011–12]] season in Al-Rayyan's starting eleven.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qfa.com.qa/fit-again-afonso-ready-to-lead-rayyans-challenge.aspx |title=Fit-again Afonso ready to lead Rayyan's challenge |publisher=QFA.com.qa |date=17 August 2011 |access-date=20 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831150132/http://www.qfa.com.qa/fit-again-afonso-ready-to-lead-rayyans-challenge.aspx |archive-date=31 August 2011 }}</ref>

===Al Gharafa and retirement===
On 11 September 2012, he signed a one–year deal with [[Qatar Stars League|QSL]] club [[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|Al Gharafa]] as their fourth professional player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qsl.com.qa/Users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=895 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416103005/http://www.qsl.com.qa/Users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=895 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 April 2013 |title=Al Gharafa sign up Afonso for one season |publisher=[[Qatar Stars League]] |date=11 September 2012 |access-date=15 September 2012 }}</ref>

Having been a free agent for over two seasons, Alves announced his retirement from professional football on his Instagram page on 5 October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voetbal.com/news/_n1759245_/afonso-alves-stopt-definitief-met-voetballen/|title=Afonso Alves stopt definitief met voetballen|publisher=Voetbal.com|date=5 October 2015|access-date=16 October 2015}}</ref> Alves had been training with the youth team of his former club Heerenveen the days before his decision to retire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omropfryslan.nl/nieuws/afonso-alves-traint-mee-met-sc-heerenveen/|title=Afonso Alves traint mee met SC Heerenveen|publisher=[[Omrop Fryslân]]|date=30 September 2015|access-date=16 October 2015|archive-date=26 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126134111/http://www.omropfryslan.nl/nieuws/afonso-alves-traint-mee-met-sc-heerenveen|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
On [[May 17]], [[2007]] Alves received his first call-up for the [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian national side]] for friendlies against [[England national football team|England]] and [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]].<ref>{{cite web | title=The 'lazy' Brazilian who says he'll catch England napping | publisher=Daily Mirror | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=458867&in_page_id=1779 | accessdate=2007-06-01 }}</ref> On [[June 1]], in the game against England, Alves was brought on to replace [[Kaká]] after 71 minutes of play. He was also part of the Brazilian squad which won the [[Copa America 2007]] in Venezuela. Alves scored his first international goal on [[September 12]], [[2007]] against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] in a 3&ndash;1 win.
On 17 May 2007, Alves received his first call-up for the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]] for friendlies against [[England national football team|England]] and [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6666573.stm|title = Kaka & Ronaldinho to face England|date = 17 May 2007}}</ref> On 1 June, in the game against England, Alves was brought on to replace [[Kaká]] after 71 minutes of play and very nearly scored after a [[Wes Brown]] slip. He was also part of the Brazilian squad which won the [[2007 Copa América]] in Venezuela. Alves scored his first international goal on 12 September 2007 against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] in a 3–1 win.

==Personal life==
Alves left Brazil as a 21-year-old in 2002 to move to Sweden. He has a son, Felipe Henrique, who is a footballer at [[Atletico Mineiro]]'s Tupinambas Academy, and lives with Alves' former girlfriend in Brazil.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}


==Career Stats==
==Career statistics==
===Club===
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!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|Eredivisie
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!colspan="2"|KNVB Cup
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Svenska Cupen]], [[KNVB Cup]], [[FA Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Europe
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!colspan="2"|Other
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!Goals
!App
!Goals
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!Goals
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!Goals
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|rowspan="1" valign=top|[[SC Heerenveen]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Atlético Mineiro]]
|[[2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2001]]
|2007-08
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]
|7||11||1||0||1||0||-||-||9||11
|||||||||||||||||||||||
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|-
|[[2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2002]]
|rowspan="1" valign=top|[[SC Heerenveen]]
|Série A
|2006-07
|31||34||1||0||6||3||-||-||38||37
|||||||||||||||||||||||
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|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|[[Allsvenskan]]
!colspan="2"|[[Svenska Cupen|Swedish Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!||||||||||||||||||||||
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Örgryte IS]]
!App
|[[2002 Allsvenskan|2002]]<ref name="wf">{{cite web |title=Afonso Alves » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/afonso-alves/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref>
!Goals
|[[Allsvenskan]]
!App
|18||13|| || ||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||13
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!App
!Goals
!App
!Goals
!App
!Goals
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|-
|[[2003 Allsvenskan|2003]]<ref name="wf" />
|rowspan="1" valign=top|[[Malmö FF]]
|Allsvenskan
|2006
|21||10|| || ||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|name=UIC|Appearances in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}}||2||colspan="2"|–||23||12
|7||3||0||0||0||0||-||-||7||3
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|-
!colspan="2"|Total
|rowspan="1" valign=top|[[Malmö FF]]
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|2005
|24||14||3||0||6||3||-||-||33||17
|-
|-
|rowspan="1" valign=top|[[Malmö FF]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Malmö FF]]
|[[2004 Malmö FF season|2004]]<ref name="wf" />
|2004
|Allsvenskan
|24||12||1||0||2||0||-||-||27||12
|24||12|| || ||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|name=UIC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||26||12
|-
|-
|[[2005 Malmö FF season|2005]]<ref name="wf" />
|rowspan="1" valign=top|[[Örgryte IS]]
|Allsvenskan
|2003
|24||14|| || ||colspan="2"|–||6{{efn|Four appearances and one goal in [[UEFA Champions League]], two appearances and two goals in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||3||colspan="2"|–||30||17
|21||10||3||3||2||2||-||-||26||15
|-
|-
|[[2006 Malmö FF season|2006]]<ref name="wf" />
|rowspan="1" valign=top|[[Örgryte IS]]
|Allsvenskan
|2002
|18||13||0||0||-||-||-||-||18||13
|7||3|| || ||colspan="2"|–||0||0||colspan="2"|–||7||3
|-
|-
! align=left style="background:beige"| Total
!colspan="2"|Total
!55!!29!!!!!!colspan="2"|–!!8!!3!!colspan="2"|–!!63!!32
! align=left style="background:beige" colspan="1" |
|-
! align=left style="background:beige"| 132
|rowspan="3"|[[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]]
! align=left style="background:beige"| 97
|[[2006–07 Eredivisie|2006–07]]
! align=left style="background:beige"| 9
|[[Eredivisie]]
! align=left style="background:beige"| 3
|31||34||1||0||colspan="2"|–||6{{efn|name=UC|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||3||2{{efn|Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs}}||0||40||37
! align=left style="background:beige"| 17
|-
! align=left style="background:beige"| 8
|[[2007–08 Eredivisie|2007–08]]
! align=left style="background:beige"| -
|Eredivisie
! align=left style="background:beige"| -
|8||11||1||0||colspan="2"|–||1{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||10||11
! align=left style="background:beige"| 159
|-
! align=left style="background:beige"| 108
!colspan="2"|Total
!39!!45!!2!!0!!0!!0!!7!!3!!2!!0!!50!!48
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]
|[[2007–08 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|46545|season=2007}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]
|11||6||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||14||6
|-
|[[2008–09 Middlesbrough F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|46545|season=2008}}</ref>
|Premier League
|31||4||3||3||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||35||7
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!42!!10!!6!!3!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!49!!13
|-
|[[Al-Sadd]]
|[[2009–10 Qatar Stars League|2009–10]]<ref name="nft">{{NFT|id=22677|name=Afonso Alves|citation=yes}}</ref>
|[[Qatar Stars League]]
|13||2|| || || || || || || || ||13||2
|-
|[[Al Rayyan Sports Club|Al Rayyan]] (loan)
|2009–10<ref name="nft" />
|Qatar Stars League
|7||8|| || || || || || || || ||7||8
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Al-Rayyan SC|Al-Rayyan]]
|[[2010–11 Qatar Stars League|2010–11]]<ref name="nft" />
|Qatar Stars League
|9||4|| || || || || || || || ||9||4
|-
|[[2011–12 Qatar Stars League|2011–12]]<ref name="nft" /><ref name="wf" />
|Qatar Stars League
|18||15|| || || || ||5{{efn|Appearances in [[AFC Champions League]]}}||0|| || ||23||15
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!27!!19!!0!!0!!0!!0!!5!!0!!0!!0!!32!!19
|-
|[[Al Gharafa Sports Club|Al Gharafa]]
|[[2012–13 Qatar Stars League|2012–13]]
|Qatar Stars League
|4||0|| || || || || || || || ||4||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!226!!136!!8!!3!!1!!0!!22!!8!!2!!0!!259!!147
|}
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===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="nft"/>
|-
!National team||Year||Apps||Goals
|-
|[[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
|2007||8||1
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||8||1
| colspan="12"|<small><sup>a</sup> Updated [[June 1]], [[2007]]</small>
|}
|}
:''Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Alves goal''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ International goals scored by Afonso Alves<ref name="nft"/>
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 12 September 2007 || [[Gillette Stadium]], Foxborough, USA || {{fb|MEX}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|3–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Malmö FF'''
*[[Allsvenskan]]: [[2004 Allsvenskan|2004]]

'''Al-Rayyan'''
*[[Emir of Qatar Cup]]: [[2010 Emir of Qatar Cup|2010]]
*[[Qatar Crown Prince Cup]]: [[2012 Qatar Crown Prince Cup|2012]]
;Brazil

* [[Copa América]]: [[2007 Copa América|2007]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Eredivisie]] top scorer: [[2006–07 Eredivisie|2006–07]]
*[[Dutch Footballer of the Year]]: 2007<ref>{{cite news |title=Afonso Alves takes Dutch accolade |first=Berend |last=Scholten |url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=580310.html |work=UEFA |date=4 September 2007 |access-date=7 January 2011 }}</ref>
*[[AFC Cup]] top scorer: [[2010 AFC Cup|2010]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qfa.com.qa/afonso-wins-afc-cup-golden-boot.aspx |title=Afonso wins the 2010 AFC Cup golden boot |access-date=10 May 2011 |work=qfa.com.qa |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728082547/http://www.qfa.com.qa/afonso-wins-afc-cup-golden-boot.aspx |archive-date=28 July 2011 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.eusm.eu/item/goldenshoe.htm ESM Golden shoe standings.]
* {{Soccerbase}}
*[http://www.goal.com/en/articolo.aspx?contenutoid=407789 Afonso Alves: Slavery And Racism In Holland?]
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* {{Cite web |url=http://www.eusm.eu/item/goldenshoe.htm |title=ESM Golden shoe standings. |access-date=18 March 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314181555/http://www.eusm.eu/item/goldenshoe.htm |archive-date=14 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}
* [http://www.goal.com/en/articolo.aspx?contenutoid=407789 Afonso Alves: Slavery And Racism In Holland?]


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Latest revision as of 14:37, 2 November 2024

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Martins.
Afonso Alves
Alves in 2007
Personal information
Full name Afonso Alves Martins Júnior
Date of birth (1981-01-30) 30 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Atlético Mineiro
2002–2003 Örgryte 39 (23)
2004–2006 Malmö FF 55 (29)
2006–2008 Heerenveen 39 (45)
2008–2009 Middlesbrough 42 (10)
2009–2010 Al Sadd 13 (2)
2010 → Al-Rayyan (loan) 7 (8)
2010–2012 Al-Rayyan 27 (19)
2012–2013 Al-Gharafa 4 (0)
Total 227 (136)
International career
2007 Brazil 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Afonso Alves Martins Júnior (born 30 January 1981), better known as Afonso Alves, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented Atlético Mineiro, Örgryte, Malmö FF, Heerenveen, Middlesbrough, Al-Sadd, Al-Rayyan and Al-Gharafa during a career that spanned between 2001 and 2013. He won eight caps and scored one goal for the Brazil national team, and helped his country win the 2007 Copa América.

Early life

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Alves was born on 30 January 1981, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil's third largest city. He was brought up by his mother, Dona Eliade, and has a brother, Alexsander, and sister, Alexandra. His father died when he was nine years old.[citation needed]

Alves started his career with Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro. In 2002, he left Atlético Mineiro for the Swedish club Örgryte from Gothenburg. In 2004, he moved to Malmö FF, where he won the Swedish League that year. He stayed for the 2005 season, scoring 14 in 24 games, becoming the club's top-scorer for the second year running when Malmö finished fifth. Alves was at Malmö for the start of the 2006 season, and scored three goals in seven matches.

Club career

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Heerenveen

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Afonso Alves with Heerenveen

In Summer 2006, he moved to the Dutch club SC Heerenveen of the Eredivisie for €4.5 million, which remains their highest-ever transfer fee paid.

In his first season, he finished as top goalscorer of the Eredivisie with 34 goals (in 31 games), which is a club record. Alves is the third Brazilian to become topscorer in the Dutch first division, joining former PSV strikers Romário and Ronaldo, and the second Brazilian who scored over 30 goals in the same competition, with Ronaldo netting 30 in the 1994–95 season. Other than finishing first in the scorers table, he was runner-up in the race for the European Golden Boot, a single point behind Roma forward Francesco Totti.[3]

On 7 October 2007, in only his second appearance of the season, Alves scored seven goals in his side's 9–0 victory over Eredivisie rivals Heracles Almelo,[4] setting a new Eredivisie record for most goals scored in a single match. Heerenveen's manager (Gertjan Verbeek) had already made three substitutions yet chose to take Alves off the pitch in the 89th minute to pay tribute to his fantastic performance.[5]

Despite his impressive track record, his departure was surrounded by some controversy after he did not show up at several training sessions, while still under contract at SC Heerenveen and some remarks he made, insinuating that teammates in the Brazil national team laughed at him for playing for such a small club.[citation needed]

Middlesbrough

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Alves with Middlesbrough

In the January transfer window of the 2007–08 season he moved to Premier League side Middlesbrough on 31 January 2008. Alves' transfer fee was said to have been €12 million, on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[6]

He made his debut on 9 February, against Fulham as a second-half substitute for Lee Dong-Gook. His first Middlesbrough start came on 27 February in an FA Cup home tie against Sheffield United, when he was substituted in the 73 minute. Middlesbrough eventually won the game 1–0.[7]

His first two goals for Middlesbrough came at the Riverside Stadium on 6 April against Manchester United in a 2–2 draw.[8] He finished his first season in England with a hat-trick in an 8–1 home victory against Manchester City.[9]

Alves' first goal of the 2008–09 season came on 30 August, where he scored a 25-yard free-kick which flew into the top corner of the Stoke City net.[10] He then scored goals against Blackburn Rovers and a penalty against Manchester City, two against Barrow and one against local rivals Sunderland with a goal from 18 yards out. However, Alves could not find steady form which led to his record move, and with a haul of just four league goals the season turned out to be a disappointing one for both him and Middlesbrough, who were relegated to the Championship.

Al-Sadd

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On 4 September 2009, Alves moved to Al-Sadd on a three-year deal for £7 million.[11] He scored 2 goals in 12 league matches, and scored one goal in the Qatari Stars Cup after three games. Alves then accepted a loan bid from another Qatari League club, Al-Rayyan SC.

Al-Rayyan

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On 31 January 2010, Alves was loaned to the Qatari seven-time league champion Al-Rayyan SC, coached by the Brazilian coach Paulo Autuori. Alves scored 18 goals on his loan spell, 9 of them in seven matches of the AFC Cup, and seven goals in seven league matches. He officially moved to Al-Rayyan in May 2010.[12]

Alves in Al-Rayyan colours

Alves officially moved to Al-Rayyan SC for a further two years after winning the 2010 Emir of Qatar Cup with Al Rayyan on 15 May 2010.[13]

Alves shortly emerged as a fan favorite, however he suffered a ligament injury in his left knee in December which kept him out of action for eight months. While recovering, he stated:

"Offers may’ve come to me during the transfer period, but I never bothered to listen to them and left them all to my agent. While recuperating from surgery, I remained in touch with coach Paulo (Autuori) and the club management, and kept them updated on my progress."

He rejoined Al-Rayyan as their top striker and started the 2011–12 season in Al-Rayyan's starting eleven.[14]

Al Gharafa and retirement

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On 11 September 2012, he signed a one–year deal with QSL club Al Gharafa as their fourth professional player.[15]

Having been a free agent for over two seasons, Alves announced his retirement from professional football on his Instagram page on 5 October 2015.[16] Alves had been training with the youth team of his former club Heerenveen the days before his decision to retire.[17]

International career

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On 17 May 2007, Alves received his first call-up for the Brazil national team for friendlies against England and Turkey.[18] On 1 June, in the game against England, Alves was brought on to replace Kaká after 71 minutes of play and very nearly scored after a Wes Brown slip. He was also part of the Brazilian squad which won the 2007 Copa América in Venezuela. Alves scored his first international goal on 12 September 2007 against Mexico in a 3–1 win.

Personal life

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Alves left Brazil as a 21-year-old in 2002 to move to Sweden. He has a son, Felipe Henrique, who is a footballer at Atletico Mineiro's Tupinambas Academy, and lives with Alves' former girlfriend in Brazil.[citation needed]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Mineiro 2001 Série A
2002 Série A
Total
Örgryte IS 2002[2] Allsvenskan 18 13 – – – 18 13
2003[2] Allsvenskan 21 10 – 2[c] 2 – 23 12
Total 39 23 – 2 2 – 41 25
Malmö FF 2004[2] Allsvenskan 24 12 – 2[c] 0 – 26 12
2005[2] Allsvenskan 24 14 – 6[d] 3 – 30 17
2006[2] Allsvenskan 7 3 – 0 0 – 7 3
Total 55 29 – 8 3 – 63 32
Heerenveen 2006–07 Eredivisie 31 34 1 0 – 6[e] 3 2[f] 0 40 37
2007–08 Eredivisie 8 11 1 0 – 1[e] 0 – 10 11
Total 39 45 2 0 0 0 7 3 2 0 50 48
Middlesbrough 2007–08[19] Premier League 11 6 3 0 0 0 – – 14 6
2008–09[20] Premier League 31 4 3 3 1 0 – – 35 7
Total 42 10 6 3 1 0 – – 49 13
Al-Sadd 2009–10[1] Qatar Stars League 13 2 13 2
Al Rayyan (loan) 2009–10[1] Qatar Stars League 7 8 7 8
Al-Rayyan 2010–11[1] Qatar Stars League 9 4 9 4
2011–12[1][2] Qatar Stars League 18 15 5[g] 0 23 15
Total 27 19 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 32 19
Al Gharafa 2012–13 Qatar Stars League 4 0 4 0
Career total 226 136 8 3 1 0 22 8 2 0 259 147
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, KNVB Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes Football League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  4. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and two goals in UEFA Cup
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  7. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2007 8 1
Total 8 1
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Alves goal.
International goals scored by Afonso Alves[1]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 September 2007 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, USA  Mexico 3–1 3–1 Friendly

Honours

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Malmö FF

Al-Rayyan

Brazil

Individual

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Afonso Alves » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "The Ballad of Afonso Alves". The False Nine. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Report: Heerenveen vs SC Heracles Almelo". Soccernet.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
  5. ^ Peter Prickett (19 August 2019). "The seven goals that had people comparing Afonso Alves to Romário". These Football Times. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Boro smash transfer record for Alves". mfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
  7. ^ McNulty, Phil (27 February 2008). "Middlesbrough 1–0 Sheff Utd (aet)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
  8. ^ Ornstein, David (6 April 2008). "Middlesbrough 2–2 Man Utd". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  9. ^ Bevan, Chris (11 May 2008). "Middlesbrough 8–1 Man City". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  10. ^ DokterRamses (25 September 2008). "Amazing Free Kick by Afonso Alves". YouTube. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  11. ^ England (5 September 2009). "Afonso Alves Joins Al-Sadd From Middlesbrough". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  12. ^ "Al-Ahli Sports Club :: Al Sadd loan Brazilian Alves to Al-Rayyan in the main transfer of winter". Al-ahliclub.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  13. ^ "Al Rayyan clinch Emir Cup". FIFA. 16 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 May 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  14. ^ "Fit-again Afonso ready to lead Rayyan's challenge". QFA.com.qa. 17 August 2011. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  15. ^ "Al Gharafa sign up Afonso for one season". Qatar Stars League. 11 September 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  16. ^ "Afonso Alves stopt definitief met voetballen". Voetbal.com. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Afonso Alves traint mee met SC Heerenveen". Omrop Fryslân. 30 September 2015. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Kaka & Ronaldinho to face England". 17 May 2007.
  19. ^ "Games played by Afonso Alves in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. ^ "Games played by Afonso Alves in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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  22. ^ "Afonso wins the 2010 AFC Cup golden boot". qfa.com.qa. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
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