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
Adriano Alves in 2005
Personal information
Full name Adriano Leonardo Alves
Date of birth (1977-01-05) January 5, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Central SC
St. Pauli[1]
2002 Shahab Zanjan
2002–2006 Esteghlal Ahvaz 76 (18)
2005Al 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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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

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  • Last Update: 30 August 2011
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Iran League Hazfi Cup Asia Total
2002–03 Esteghlal Ahvaz 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 Malavan 29 6 1 0 - - 30 6
2010–11 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
Career total 185 47 4 2 3 0 192 49
  • Assist Goals
Season Team Assists
05–06 Esteghlal Ahvaz 2
06–07 Mes 5
07–08 Saipa 2
08–09 Damash 5
09–10 Malavan 1
10–11 Malavan 0

Notes

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  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