Rafael Alves (footballer, born 1985)
Rafael Alves de Magalhães Aguiar (born January 18, 1985) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Florida Tropics SC of the Major Arena Soccer League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Alves de Magalhães Aguiar | ||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Praia Grande, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Florida Tropics SC | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Portuguesa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | União São João | ||
| 2005 | São Caetano | ||
| 2006 | Oeste | ||
| 2006–2008 | Goiás | ||
| 2007–2008 | → Ituano (loan) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Horizonte | ||
| 2009–2011 | Ituano | ||
| 2011–2012 | Boa | ||
| 2012–2013 | Ocala Stampede | ||
| 2013–2015 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 38 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Ottawa Fury | 61 | (4) |
| 2017 | Juventude | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Florida Tropics SC (indoor) | 41 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 2017– | Brazil arena/minifootball | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2021 | |||
Career
Born in Praia Grande, Alves started his career in Brazil, playing for Ituano, Boa Esporte, and Goias before moving to the United States to play for the Ocala Stampede of the USL PDL.[1] He then signed for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League before the 2013 spring season.[2] He then made his professional debut for the club on August 3, 2013 against the New York Cosmos in which he started as Fort Lauderdale lost 2–1.[3]
After leaving Canada, Alves joined Brazil's Esporte Clube Juventude [4] but only appeared in 2 matches for the club. Unsatisfied with his opportunities, Alves signed with the Major Arena Soccer League's Florida Tropics SC.[5]
In July 2020, Alves signed a new three-year contract to stay with the Tropics.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 9 April 2016[7]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 2013 | NASL | 14 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| 2014 | NASL | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |
| Ottawa Fury | 2015 | NASL | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 |
| 2016 | NASL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 67 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 5 | ||
Honors
Ottawa Fury
References
- "STRIKERS INK ALVES". Sunshine Soccer News. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- Casey, Daniel. "Ft. Lauderdale Striker's Improve Its Defensive Core with Players from MLS and PDL". Ft Lauderdale. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- "Cosmos 2-1 Strikers". Soccerway. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- "Zagueiro Rafael Alves reforça o Juventude". Esporte Clube Juventude. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- "TROPICS ANNOUNCE SIGNINGS OF FORMER USL, NASL STANDOUTS FOR UPCOMING ARENA SEASON". Florida Tropics SC. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- Ackley, Brian. "Defender Rafael Alves signs new three-year deal with Florida Tropics". FLTropics.com. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- Rafael Alves at Soccerway
External links
- Rafael Alvez at ZeroZero