Rafael Alves

Rafael Alves
Personal information
Full name Rafael Alves de Magalhães Aguiar
Date of birth (1985-01-18) 18 January 1985
Place of birth Praia Grande, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Ottawa Fury
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
2007–2008Ituano (loan)
2008–2009 Horizonte
2009–2010 Ituano
Boa
Goiás
Ocala Stampede
2013–2014 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 35 (1)
2015– Ottawa Fury 60 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2016.


Rafael Alves de Magalhães Aguiar (born January 18, 1985) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Ottawa Fury in the North American Soccer League.

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]

Career statistics

As of 9 April 2016[4]
Club Season League Playoffs Cup Continental Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2013 NASL14000140
2014 NASL2112010241
Ottawa Fury 2015 NASL3042010334
2016 NASL20000020
Career total 675402000735

Honors

Ottawa Fury

References

  1. "STRIKERS INK ALVES". Sunshine Soccer News. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  2. Casey, Daniel. "Ft. Lauderdale Striker's Improve Its Defensive Core with Players from MLS and PDL". Ft Lauderdale. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  3. "Cosmos 2-1 Strikers". Soccerway. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  4. Rafael Alves profile at Soccerway
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