Adriano Alves

{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1977)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Adriano Alves | image = Adriano Alves, Esteghlal Ahvaz FC vs Esteghlal FC, 29 September 2005.jpg | caption = Adriano Alves in 2005 | fullname = Adriano Leonardo Alves | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|1|5}} | birth_place = Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil | height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | position = Centre forward | currentclub = | clubnumber = | years1 = | years2 = | years3 = 2002 | years4 = 2002–2006 | years5 = 2005 | years6 = 2006–2007 | years7 = 2007–2008 | years8 = 2008–2009 | years9 = 2009–2010 | clubs1 = Central SC | clubs2 = St. Pauli<ref>[http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6048273,00.html dw-world.de]</ref> | clubs3 = Shahab Zanjan | clubs4 = Esteghlal Ahvaz | clubs5 = → Al Nasr Dubai (loan)<ref>[http://www.mehrnews.com/fa/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=145766 Mehr]</ref> | clubs6 = Mes Kerman | clubs7 = Saipa | clubs8 = Damash Gilan | clubs9 = Malavan | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = | goals3 = | caps4 = 76 | goals4 = 18 | caps5 = | goals5 = | caps6 = 28 | goals6 = 6 | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 5 | caps8 = 26 | goals8 = 12 | caps9 = 30 | goals9 = 6 | totalcaps = 185 |totalgoals = 47 }}

'''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.<ref>[http://www.hamshahrimags.com/NSite/FullStory/Print/?Id=5743 Hamshahrimags] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309024225/http://www.hamshahrimags.com/NSite/FullStory/Print/?Id=5743 |date=March 9, 2012 }}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.uol.com.br/cbf/bid/ti2002.htm |title=RELATÓRIO DE TRANSFERÊNCIAS INTERNACIONAIS EM 2002 |publisher=uol.com.br |accessdate=2007-07-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609081006/http://www2.uol.com.br/cbf/bid/ti2002.htm |archivedate=9 June 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Alves scored 2 goals in his debut for the club,<ref>[http://www.hamshahrimags.com/NSite/FullStory/News/?Id=5745 Hamshahrimags] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309024258/http://www.hamshahrimags.com/NSite/FullStory/News/?Id=5745 |date=March 9, 2012 }}</ref> 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 '''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup

! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals

! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- |- ! colspan=3 | Iran ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Hazfi Cup ! colspan=2 | Asia ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2002–03||rowspan="4"|Esteghlal Ahvaz||rowspan="9"|Persian Gulf Cup||10||2||0||0||-||-||10||2 |- |2003–04||24||8||0||0||-||-||24||8 |- |2004–05||19||2||0||0||-||-||19||2 |- |2005–06||23||6||0||0||-||-||23||6 |- |2006–07||Mes||28||6||2||2||-||-||30||8 |- |2007–08||Saipa||25||5||1||0||3||0||29||5 |- |2008–09||Damash||26||12||0||0||-||-||26||12 |- |2009–10||rowspan="2"|Malavan||29||6||1||0||-||-||30||6 |- |2010–11||1||0||0||0||-||-||1||0 |- |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !185||47||4||2||3||0||192||49 |}

* '''Assist Goals''' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" !Season!!Team!!Assists |- |05–06||align="left"|Esteghlal Ahvaz||2 |- |06–07||align="left"|Mes||5 |- |07–08||align="left"|Saipa||2 |- |08–09||align="left"|Damash||5 |- |09–10||align="left"|Malavan||1 |- |10–11||align="left"|Malavan||0 |- |}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alves, Adriano}} Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Brazilian men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Persian Gulf Pro League players Category:Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. players Category:Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. players Category:Pegah F.C. players Category:S.C. Damash Gilan players Category:Malavan F.C. players Category:Saipa F.C. players Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Iran