Brazilian flag Afonso Alves

Born30 January 1981, Belo Horizonte
NationalityBrazilian
Weight74 kg
Height1.85 m
PositionMidfielder/Forward

Afonso joined Middlesbrough for a reported club record fee in January 2008 with a contract to June 2012.

Career stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2006-07 Brazil Copa America
3
1
2006-07 Brazil International 1
1
2007-08 Brazil FIFA World Cup
1
2007-08 Brazil International
2
1
2007-08 Middlesbrough FA Cup 2
1
2007-08 Middlesbrough Premier League 7
4
6
2008-09 Middlesbrough Carling Cup 1
2008-09 Middlesbrough FA Cup 3
3
2008-09 Middlesbrough Premier League 24
7
4
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Match history

Date Match Result Competition Round
01 Jun 2007 England v Brazil D 1-1 International
05 Jun 2007 Brazil v Turkey D 0-0 International
27 Jun 2007 Brazil v Mexico L 0-2 Copa America Group B
07 Jul 2007 Brazil v Chile W 6-1 Copa America Quarter-final
10 Jul 2007 Brazil v Uruguay D 2-2 Copa America Semi-final
09 Sep 2007 USA v Brazil W 2-4 International
12 Sep 2007 Brazil v Mexico W 3-1 International
14 Oct 2007 Colombia v Brazil D 0-0 FIFA World Cup South America qualifying


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Atletico Mineiro 01 Jan 1997 01 Jan 2002
Orgryte 01 Jan 2002 01 Jan 2004
Malmo FF 01 Jan 2004 01 Jul 2006
Heerenveen 01 Jul 2006 31 Jan 2008
Middlesbrough 31 Jan 2008 06 Sep 2009
Al Sadd 06 Sep 2009