Daniel Alves da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈdɐ̃ni ˈawvis]; born 6 May 1983) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as either a right-back or an attacking midfielder for São Paulo FC and captains the Brazil national team. He is the most decorated player in the history of football with 43 trophies,[3] with also being the second most decorated defender of all time in European competitions with nine European medals, leaving him equal with Paolo Maldini on the all-time list.[4][5]
Before joining Barcelona in 2008, Alves spent a successful six-year spell with Sevilla, winning two UEFA Cups and the Copa del Rey with the Andalusian side. He joined Barcelona for €32.5 million,[6] becoming the third-most expensive defender of all-time. He won the treble in his first season with the club and in the next season, won the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. Additionally, he helped the club to clinch another two Supercopa de España, five La Liga titles and two UEFA Champions League titles in the years that followed. In 2016, Juventus signed Alves on a free transfer.[7] Alves won the 2016–17 Serie A title and 2016–17 Coppa Italia in his only season with the side, also reaching the Champions League Final.[8] In 2017, Alves joined French side Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer, winning a domestic treble in his first season, followed by another league title the following season.[9] In 2019, he returned to his home country, joining São Paulo.
A full international for Brazil since 2006, Alves was included in their squads for two FIFA World Cups and five Copa América tournaments, winning the 2007 and 2019 editions of the latter competition, as well as the 2009 and 2013 FIFA Confederations Cups.
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Early life[edit]
Alves was born in Juazeiro, a city in the Brazilian state of Bahia, to father Domingos Alves da Silva, a farmer. He played football with the neighboring kids. Alves' father had a passion for football as well, and eventually managed to organize his own football team. Alves, at age 6, started as a winger, but because of the lack of goals he scored, his father re-positioned him as a right back, a position he still plays up to this day. Alves worked as a farmer and a trader in his youth.[10][11]
Club career[edit]
Bahia[edit]
Alves made his professional debut for Esporte Clube Bahia in a match against Paraná Clube for the 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Bahia won 3–0, with Alves providing two assists and winning a penalty for the other goal. Head coach Evaristo de Macedo thereafter gave him a starting place in the team. In Bahia, he won the Campeonato Baiano 2001 and two times the Northeast Cup 2001 and 2002. His consistently good performances landed him a transfer, at first on loan, to Spanish side Sevilla, midway through 2002.[12]
Sevilla[edit]
Alves with Sevilla in 2007
After 2002–03, on loan to Sevilla from Bahia, Alves travelled to play in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he impressed as Brazil won the tournament. He was named the third-best player of the tournament and, after this, the Sevilla move was made permanent.
In June 2006, Sevilla agreed to sell Alves to Liverpool, but Liverpool were unable to match Sevilla's asking price of around £8 million.[13] In December 2006, he signed a new contract with Sevilla, tying him to the club until 2012.[14] He had a successful 2006–07 season, making 47 appearances and scoring 5 goals. He played in every one of Sevilla's UEFA Cup matches, in a competition which the club went on to win.
From his years in Spain, Alves acquired Spanish citizenship, thus allowing him to bypass any non-EU quota restrictions and exempting him from needing a work permit to play in any EU countries.[15]
On 1 August 2007, Alves told SporTV he wanted to leave Sevilla for a European giant,[16] later reiterating his desire to leave Sevilla to Marca, saying he was flattered by Chelsea's interest and that he could never turn down such an opportunity.[17] In an interview with Antena 3 on 8 August, Alves confirmed his agent had been in England for some time handling Chelsea's offer, urging Sevilla to at least consider the offer.[18]
On 16 August 2007, Sevilla rejected an unspecified Chelsea bid and, six days later, rejected another two bids from Chelsea, considering them to be "way below what was expected".[19][20] Alves later revealed his dismay with Sevilla club president José María del Nido for having knocked back Chelsea's offers for his services after his move to Stamford Bridge collapsed, with Chelsea signing fellow Brazilian full back Juliano Belletti for a much lower fee.[21] After a public war of words between Alves and Del Nido,[22] as well as the death of teammate Antonio Puerta, Alves decided to stay with Sevilla, with player and president ostensibly reconciled.[23]
Barcelona[edit]
Alves playing against Rubin Kazan in the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League.
On 2 July 2008, Alves joined Barcelona, leaving Sevilla in tears and saying he would love to play for the club again. He said he came to Sevilla as a boy and was leaving as a man.[24] The official price of the transfer stood at £23 million up-front, with approximately £7 million more depending on a number of performance-related factors over the next few seasons of Alves' Barcelona career, making him one of the most expensive defenders in history and the third-most expensive player bought by Barça. He signed a four-year contract with Barcelona, which included a buy-out clause of €90 million. Alves made his competitive and European debuts for Barcelona against Wisła Kraków in the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League third-round qualifiers on 13 August 2008.[25] He made his La Liga debut in the Liga season-opener away to Numancia on 31 August 2008.[26] Later on in his debut season, he missed the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final due to a yellow-card suspension, although Barcelona nonetheless defeated Manchester United 2–0 to complete the treble after also winning La Liga and the 2008–09 Copa del Rey.
Alves and Lionel Messi during the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final.
In his second season at Barça, the club retained the Liga title and won the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup. In the 2010–11 season, Alves was instrumental in Barcelona's winning of their third consecutive Liga title.
On 28 May 2011, Alves played in his first Champions League final as Barcelona defeated Manchester United 3–1 at Wembley Stadium to win its fourth European Cup.
In 2011–12, Alves was part of a Barcelona team that won the Copa del Rey and the Club World Cup. In 2012–13, Alves won the Liga title for the fourth time in his five seasons at Barça.
In 2013–14, Alves wore shirt number 22, formerly worn by his friend Eric Abidal, to whom he offered to donate part of his liver during Abidal's treatment for liver cancer.[27]
Third Champions League title[edit]
On 6 June 2015, Alves started for Barça in the 2015 Champions League final as the club won its fifth European Cup by beating Juventus at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.[28] This made Barcelona the first club in history to win the treble of domestic league, domestic cup and European Cup twice.[29] Alves, Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi, Gerard Piqué, Pedro and Sergio Busquets are the only players to have been a part of both treble-winning teams.[29]
On 9 June 2015, Alves signed a two-year contract with Barcelona, keeping him at the club until 30 June 2017, with the option to extend a further year.[30]
Final season[edit]
After Barcelona were eliminated by compatriots Atlético Madrid in the quarter-finals of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, Alves recorded a "bizarre" video in which he impersonated his wife consoling him for the defeat, and posted it on Instagram; manager Luis Enrique subsequently dropped him from the following match against Valencia.[31]
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On 2 June 2016, Roberto Fernández, Barcelona's technical secretary, announced Alves was leaving Barcelona that summer after eight years.[32] Although under contract until 30 June 2017, Alves contract had a clause allowing him to leave as a free agent.
Juventus[edit]
On 27 June 2016, Juventus announced the signing of Alves on a two-year deal with the option of a third year.[7] He made his Juventus debut on 20 August in a 2–1 home win over Fiorentina in Serie A.[33] On 21 September, Alves scored his first goal with Juventus in a 4–0 home win over Cagliari,[34] before opening his Champions League account with the club against Dinamo Zagreb six days later.[35] On 27 November, he suffered a broken leg in Juventus' 3–1 defeat to Genoa.[36] Alves made his return from injury as a substitute in a 1–0 Derby d'Italia win over Internazionale on 5 February 2017.[37]
On 9 May 2017, Alves scored once and assisted a goal for Mario Mandžukić as Juventus defeated Monaco 2–1 to qualify for the 2017 Champions League final.[38] Six days earlier, Alves had assisted both goals for Gonzalo Higuaín in the first leg of the tie at the Stade Louis II.[39] On 17 May, Alves scored the opening goal of a 2–0 win over Lazio in the 2017 Coppa Italia Final.[40] On 3 June, Alves appeared in his third UEFA Champions League final as Juventus were defeated 4–1 by Real Madrid at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.[41]
On 29 June 2017, Alves had his contract with Juventus terminated by mutual consent. He made 33 appearances, winning the 2016–17 Serie A title and 2016–17 Coppa Italia in his one season in Turin.[8]
Paris Saint-Germain[edit]
Alves playing for PSG in 2018
On 12 July 2017, Alves joined French side Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.[9] He made his debut for the club on 29 July in the 2017 Trophée des Champions, scoring once and assisting the winning goal for Adrien Rabiot in a 2–1 victory over 2016–17 Ligue 1 champions Monaco.[42] On 5 August, Alves assisted Edinson Cavani for PSG's first goal of the 2017–18 Ligue 1 season in a 2–0 win over Amiens at the Parc des Princes.[43]
On 8 May 2018, he started in the 2018 Coupe de France Final, as PSG defeated Les Herbiers VF 2–0 to clinch the 2017–18 Coupe de France title; he came off in the 86th minute for Thomas Meunier, after sustaining an injury.[44]
On 28 August 2018, Alves announced through a post on his Instagram page changing his squad number from 32 to 13 in tribute to Brazilian legend and four-time World Cup winner Mário Zagallo.[45]
After his contract with the club expired on 30 June 2019, Alves became a free agent.[46]
São Paulo[edit]
On 1 August 2019, São Paulo FC announced the signing of Dani Alves on a contract that runs until December 2022.[47] A lifelong supporter of São Paulo, Alves had previously on numerous occasions declared his wish of playing for the club. He received the number 10 shirt upon his arrival, and was subsequently deployed as an attacking midfielder.[48] He made his debut on 18 August 2019, scoring the sole goal in a 1–0 league win over Ceará at the Morumbi.[49]
Target of racism incident[edit]
On 27 April 2014, during a match at Villarreal's stadium, El Madrigal, Alves was targeted by Villareal supporter David Campaya Lleo,[50] who threw a banana at him. Alves picked up the banana, peeled it and took a bite.[51] He responded to the incident by saying:
"We have suffered this in Spain for some time. You have to take it with a dose of humour. We aren't going to change things easily. If you don't give it importance, they don't achieve their objective."[52]
Teammate Neymar's response – to post a photograph of himself on social media also eating a banana – went viral.[53] Other footballers have also since taken photographs of themselves eating bananas.[54] Cyrille Regis, who had been racially abused while a player in the 1970s and 1980s, expressed concern that the viral campaign would detract from the important issues of combating racism in the game.[55] Alves said that whoever threw the banana at him should be publicly shamed,[56] and on 30 April 2014, a man was arrested in connection with the incident.[57] Villareal were later fined €12,000 for the incident.[58]
International career[edit]
Early career and 2007 Copa América title[edit]
Alves made his Brazil debut as a substitute in an unofficial friendly match against Kuwaiti club Al-Kuwait Selection on 7 October 2006. Three days later, he earned his first international cap in a friendly against Ecuador. He was included in Brazil's team for the 2007 Copa América. He appeared in four matches including the final against Argentina on 15 July, where he gave an assist to Roberto Ayala's own goal and scored a goal himself in the 3–0 victory.[59]
2009 Confederations Cup title, 2010 World Cup, and 2011 Copa América[edit]
Despite being the most expensive right-back in history at the time, he was initially unable to hold down a regular starting spot in the Brazilian national team, with Maicon being the first choice ahead of him. Alves came on as a substitute in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final against South Africa and scored the winner, a free-kick and a goal in the 88th minute in a 1–0 win.[60] The following summer, he was named to Brazil's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[61][62] He scored another long-range free-kick against Iran on 7 October 2010. The following year, Alves was included in Brazil's 23-man squad for the 2011 Copa América in Argentina.[63]
2013 Confederations Cup title and 2014 World Cup[edit]
Alves celebrates the win of the 2013 Confederations Cup title
Alves was part of the 23 players called by coach Luiz Felipe Scolari to play in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup on home soil.[64] He started in Brazil's 3–0 victory over Spain in the final on 30 June, at the Maracanã Stadium.[65]
On 7 May 2014, Alves was named to Brazil's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on home soil.[66] He lost his position as a starter during the competition due to poor performances. After Brazil defeated Colombia 2–1 in the quarter-finals, Alves and teammate David Luiz were applauded for comforting James Rodríguez, an act they were both commended for by both Rodríguez and the media for showing respect.[67]
2015 Copa América, and Copa América Centenario, and 2018 World Cup qualifying[edit]
Alves was picked as a starter in both the 2015[68] and Centenario Copa América tournaments by manager Dunga.[69] He retained his position following the appointment of Tite and helped Brazil secure qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but was ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury suffered in the 2018 Coupe de France Final.[70]
2019 Copa América title[edit]
In May 2019, he was included in Brazil's 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América on home soil.[71] He went on to replace Neymar as Brazil captain for the tournament.[72] In the team's final group match against Peru in São Paulo on 22 June, Alves scored in a 5–0 win, which saw Brazil advance to the quarter-finals.[73] In the final, on 7 July, at the Maracanã Stadium, Brazil faced Peru once again, and won the match 3–1 to win the title; Alves was subsequently named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.[74][75] The 2019 edition of the Copa América was the 40th title of his career.[76]
Style of play[edit]
Alves competing for the ball against Chile's Gonzalo Jara at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
Regarded as one of the best full-backs of his generation, and of all time, Alves is an offensive right-back or wing-back who is known in particular for his pace, stamina, overlapping attacking runs, and technical skills, which also enable him to play in midfield, or as a winger; he is also gifted with good crossing accuracy and distribution, which allows him to link up with midfielders, and makes him an effective assist provider along the right flank. In addition to his ability to create chances, he is an accurate striker of the ball, and is known for his ability to score goals in particular from outside the area or long-range set-pieces. Despite not being particularly imposing physically, he possesses significant strength and tenacity, which along with his energy, anticipation and work-rate, enable him to intercept passes or chase down and press opponents when not in possession, thus allowing him to aid his team both offensively and defensively. However, despite his skill and offensive ability, he has drawn criticism at times in the media for neglecting the defensive aspect of his game.[77][78][79][80][81][82] During his time with Paris Saint-Germain, he also played as a central midfielder on occasion.[83] He continued to play in a free role in midfield during his time with São Paulo,[84] citing his desire to play in the middle in order to have more touches on the ball as the reason for this tactical switch, as out wide he had felt more isolated, and less capable of creating chances for his team.[85] Regarding his unique interpretation of the full-back role throughout his career, Alves commented in 2019:
"I’m a full-back who plays a combination game. But here – because of the characteristics of Brazilian football, the way the team plays and, a lot of times, the teammates – you don’t have so many [short-passing] combinations. If I play in the position I did for 20 years, I can’t interfere as much in the game. When I get involved, I help my teammates to become better. It’s been like that my whole career – at Bahia, Sevilla, Barcelona, Juventus and PSG. Those clubs have a history of having done that for a while. Here, the coach changes all the time and you’re always trying to adapt to the coach you have. In my position in the middle I’m better for my teammates. I’ll be sincere, I created a new way of playing as a full-back. No false modesty. I am always adapting to my teammates. If they’re wide, I’ll go into the middle. If they’re attacking, I’ll help with the control. If the ball’s on the other side, I tuck in. I play as a creative midfielder from the back. Barcelona gave me this understanding. When I played with Xavi or Rakiti[ć], there was always a player controlling the game. If I was wide, Xavi or Rakiti[ć] were behind me. Seeing them play, I thought: ‘When you have a winger who stays wide, you need to stay in the area of control.’ At São Paulo, my challenge is to be able to understand my teammates and to combine with them as well as possible."[84]
Outside football[edit]
On 29 September 2011, Alves was appointed as a Special Olympics Ambassador for its Global Football program, charged with promoting respect and inclusion in football for people with intellectual disabilities, particularly in the run up to the 2014 World Cup.[86] Along with his ex-teammate turned rapper, José Manuel Pinto, Alves released a song called Suave on YouTube on 15 June 2018.[87]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
As of match played 14 August 2020[88][89]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup[a]League CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBahia2001Série A6000———602002Série A19262———254Total25262———314Sevilla2002–03La Liga10010———1102003–04La Liga29171———3622004–05La Liga33250—9[b]0—4722005–06La Liga36320—14[b]0—5232006–07La Liga34380—14[b]21[c]05752007–08La Liga33230—8[d]23[e]0474Total17511261—4544025016Barcelona2008–09La Liga34580—12[d]0—5452009–10La Liga29330—11[d]05[f]04832010–11La Liga35250—12[d]22[g]05442011–12La Liga33251—10[d]04[h]05232012–13La Liga30060—10[d]11[g]04712013–14La Liga27250—8[d]22[g]04242014–15La Liga30050—11[d]0—4602015–16La Liga29061—8[d]05[i]0481Total24714432—82519039121Juventus2016–17Serie A19221—12[d]300336Paris Saint-Germain2017–18Ligue 125140318[d]21[j]14152018–19Ligue 123142203[d]00[j]0323Total482825111211738São Paulo2019Série A202————2022020Série A1100—2[k]111[l]4146Total21300—21114348Career total53534858511521535581263
^ Appearances in Copa do Brasil, Copa del Rey, Coppa Italia, and Coupe de France
^ Jump up to:a b c Appearances in UEFA Cup
^ Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i j k l Appearances in UEFA Champions League
^ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa de España
^ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa de España, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
^ Jump up to:a b c Appearances in Supercopa de España
^ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa de España, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
^ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa de España, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
^ Jump up to:a b Appearance in Trophée des Champions
^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
^ Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
International[edit]
As of match played 13 October 2019[90]
Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBrazil2006102007121200850200914220101222011100201250201313020147120158020161212017602018202019111Total1188
International goals[edit]
As of match played 27 June 2019. Brazil score listed first, score column indicates score after each Alves goal.[90]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competitionNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition115 July 2007Estadio José Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo, Venezuela9 Argentina3–03–02007 Copa América Final26 June 2009Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay22 Uruguay1–04–02010 FIFA World Cup Qualification325 June 2009Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa25 South Africa1–01–02009 FIFA Confederations Cup47 October 2010Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates42 Iran1–03–0Friendly511 October 2010Pride Park Stadium, Derby, England43 Ukraine1–02–063 June 2014Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiás, Brazil74 Panama2–04–0729 March 2016Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay89 Paraguay2–22–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification822 June 2019Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil112 Peru4–05–02019 Copa América
Honours[edit]
Alves after winning the 2015 UEFA Super Cup
Club[edit]
Bahia[91]
Sevilla[88]
Barcelona[88]
Juventus[88]
Paris Saint-Germain[88]
International[edit]
Brazil[88]
Individual[edit]
Campeonato Paulista Team of the Tournament:2020
UEFA Super Cup Man of the Match: 2006
ESM Team of the Year: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12[96]
FIFA FIFPro World11: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018[97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104]
FIFA FIFPro World11 2nd team: 2014[105]
FIFA FIFPro World11 nominee: 2019 (4th defender)[106]
La Liga Defender of the Season: 2008–09
FIFA Confederations Cup Team of the Tournament: 2013
France Football World XI: 2015[108]
UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2017–18[111]
Copa América Most Valuable Player: 2019[112]
Records[edit]
Most UEFA Super Cup titles: (4) (shared with Paolo Maldini) (2006, 2009, 2011, 2015)[114]
Most UEFA Super Cup final appearances: (5) (shared with Paolo Maldini) (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015)[115]
Player with most collective honours in football history: (40)[116]
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