Ciro Alves
![]() Ciro playing for Chonburi in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ciro Henrique Alves Santi Ferreira e Silva[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 April 1989|||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Salgueiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward / Winger | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Persib Bandung | |||||||||||||||
Number | 77 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Salgueiro | |||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Sport Recife | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2008–2011 | Sport Recife | 57 | (18) | |||||||||||||
2011 | Fluminense | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2012 | Bahia | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2013 | Atlético Paranaense | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2014 | Figueirense | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2015 | Luverdense | 9 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2015 | Jeju United | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2016 | Remo | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2017 | Joinville | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018 | Chonburi | 31 | (5) | |||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Persikabo 1973 | 67 | (35) | |||||||||||||
2022– | Persib Bandung | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
2009 | Brazil U20 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 16 September 2022 (UTC) |
Ciro Henrique Alves Ferreira e Silva (born 18 April 1989 in Salgueiro), commonly known as Ciro Alves or simply Ciro, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung.[4]
Club career
Sport Recife
Ciro started his career in Sport Recife with a lot of promise. In 2008, Ciro played a few matches for the main team, scoring four goals (one against Ipatinga, one against Vasco and two against Atlético Mineiro) in eight games, three as a starter. In 2009, he started the year as a starter, scoring seven goals in ten matches in the Campeonato Pernambucano. He also played in the 2009 Copa Libertadores, the most prestigious club tournament in South America, in which he a goal and an assist in a match against Colo-Colo at the latter's base in Santiago, Chile. Legendary Pele, commented after seeing the young Brazilian play, stating that Ciro would be one of the best players in the world within the next five years.
Difficult years
Pele's prophecy did not come true. On 20 May 2011, Ciro left Recife and signed a two-year loan deal with Brazilian Série A side Fluminense in an attempt to pursue national recognition in Brazil. After playing more than a dozen games, he could not secure a solid spot on the roster in the famed club. He faced the same fate in the subsequent Brazilian clubs that he joined, leading to a decision to find opportunities in Asia. On 22 July 2015, he joined Korean club Jeju United FC but the experiment also failed after a few months. Afterward, he went through several Brazilian teams without making a lasting mark.
Chonburi
At the age of 28 in 2018, when his promising talent was unfulfilled, Ciro gave Asia a second try with a move to top-flight Thailand club Chonburi FC, which resurrected his career. He played in 31 matches, a lot more playing time than in any other of his post-Recife clubs, and scored five goals.
Persikabo
His success in Thailand attracted offers from Indonesia, including the army-owned Persikabo 1973 where he played for three years - the longest spell after his promising start with Recife. He scored 35 goals in 67 matches for Persikabo, proving that he was a prolific striker who can carry his team. His performance led Persib Bandung, the club with the largest fanbase in Liga 1, to secure his service for the 2022-23 season of Liga 1 and the club's participation in the 2023 AFC Cup.[5]
International career
Ciro was a member of the Brazil national under-20 football team in 2009 when he played in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, in which Brazil came second.
Honours
Club
Sport Recife
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 2009, 2010
Bahia
- Campeonato Baiano: 2012
International
Brazil U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2009[6]
Individual
- Campeonato Pernambucano Top Scorer: 2010
- Liga 1 Goal of the Month: January 2022[7]
- Liga 1 Team of the Season: 2021–22
- APPI Indonesian Football Award Best Midfielder: 2021–22[8]
- APPI Indonesian Football Award Best 11: 2021–22[9]
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ "Ciro". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Ciro Alves: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Ciro Alves at Soccerway
- ^ "Persib Bolsters Attack for Next Season with Ciro Signing". football-tribe.com. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "FIFA U20 World Cup Final 2009 – Ghana 0:0 a.e.t. 4:3 PSO Brazil – Report". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ Baru, PT Liga Indonesia. "Teja Paku Alam, Pemain Terbaik BRI Liga 1 2021/2022 Edisi Januari". ligaindonesiabaru.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Daftar Penghargaan APPI untuk Liga 1 2021-2022, dari Kiper hingga Pemain Muda Terbaik". amp.kompas.com. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Daftar Penghargaan APPI untuk Liga 1 2021-2022, dari Kiper hingga Pemain Muda Terbaik". amp.kompas.com. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
External links
- (in Portuguese) futpedia.globo.com
- (in Portuguese) ogol.com.br
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- Ciro – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- 1989 births
- Sportspeople from Pernambuco
- Brazilian footballers
- Brazil youth international footballers
- Brazil under-20 international footballers
- Sport Club do Recife players
- Fluminense FC players
- Esporte Clube Bahia players
- Club Athletico Paranaense players
- Figueirense FC players
- Luverdense Esporte Clube players
- Jeju United FC players
- Clube do Remo players
- Joinville Esporte Clube players
- Chonburi F.C. players
- Persikabo 1973 players
- Persib Bandung players
- K League 1 players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Thai League 1 players
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
- Brazilian expatriate footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
- Expatriate footballers in South Korea
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- Expatriate footballers in Indonesia
- Living people
- Association football wingers