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Revision as of 12:16, 26 December 2009

For the Portuguese footballer, see Danny Alves.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Dani Alves
Personal information
Full name Daniel Alves da Silva
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 2
Youth career
Bahia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Bahia
2002–2008 Sevilla
2008– Barcelona
International career‡
2006– Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2009

Daniel Alves da Silva (born 6 May 1983 in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil), commonly known as Dani Alves, is a Brazilian defender who currently plays as an attacking right back for Spanish La Liga club Barcelona and the Brazilian national team. Before joining the Catalan giants, 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 €34 million plus add-ons of €6 million, becoming the most expensive defender in history, and won The Treble in his first season with the club.

Club career

Sevilla

After 2002-03, on loan to Sevilla from Bahia, Dani Alves travelled to play in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship where he impressed as Brazil won the tournament. He was named as the third best player of the tournament and, after this, the Sevilla move was made permanent.

In June 2006, Sevilla had agreed to sell Dani Alves to Liverpool, but they failed to match their asking price of around £8 million.[1] In December 2006, he signed a new contract with Sevilla, tying him to the club until 2012.[2] He had a successful 2006-07 season, making 47 appearances and scoring five goals. He also played in every one of Sevilla's UEFA Cup matches which the club went on to win.

From his years in Spain, he also 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.[3]

On 1 August 2007, Alves told Brazilian sports channel SporTV that he wanted to leave Sevilla for a European giant,[4] later reiterating his desire to leave Sevilla to Spanish newspaper Marca, stating that he was flattered by Chelsea's interest and that he could never turn down such an opportunity.[5] In an interview with Spanish sports channel Antena 3 on 8 August, Dani Alves confirmed that his agent had been in England for some time handling Chelsea's offer, urging Sevilla to at least consider the offer.[6]

On 16 August 2007, Sevilla rejected an unspecified Chelsea bid and, six days later, rejected another two bids from Chelsea for Dani Alves, considering them to be "way below what was expected."[7][8] Dani Alves later revealed his dismay with Sevilla 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.[9]

After a public war of words between Dani Alves and del Nido,[10] Alves set to stay at Seville after the death of team mate Antonio Puerta, with player and president appearing reconciled.[11]

Barcelona

On 2 July 2008, Alves joined Barcelona. He left Sevilla in tears and said that he would love to join the club again. He said that he came to Sevilla as a boy and is now leaving as a man, and later broke down in tears at the press conference.[12] The official price of the transfer stands at €28 million up front, with €6 million more to pay depending on a number of performance related factors over the next few seasons of Dani Alves' Barcelona career, making him the world's most expensive defender[13] and the third most expensive player bought by Barça. He signed a four-year contract with Barcelona, that includes a buy-out clause of €90 million. As of 8 August, he was the most expensive player in the Summer 2008 transfer window, but this record was then broken when Real Madrid forward Robinho opted to go to Manchester City on deadline day, for a fee of around €40 million.

Dani Alves made his competitive and European debuts for Barcelona against Wisła Kraków in the 3rd round qualifiers of the 2008 UEFA Champions League on 13 August 2008.[14] He made his La Liga debut in the season-opener away to CD Numancia on 31 August 2008.[15] Dani Alves missed the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final due to a yellow-card suspension; Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 and thus completed The Treble.

International career

Dani Alves made his Brazil debut as a substitute in an unofficial friendly match against Kuwait 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 Copa América 2007. He appeared in four matches including the final against Argentina, where he gave an assist and scored a goal in a 3-0 victory. Despite being the most expensive right-back in history, he has not been able to hold down a regular starting spot in the national team with Maicon being the first choice when available. Dani 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 traditional Brazilian full back goal in the style of Roberto Carlos in the 88th minute in a 1-0 win.[16]

Career statistics

All-time club statistics

As of 12 December 2009[17][18]
Club Season League Cup[19] Europe[20] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bahia 2001 6 0 6 0
2002 19 1 19 1
Total 25 1 25 1
Sevilla 2002–03 10 0 10 0
2003–04 29 1 29 1
2004–05 33 2 7 0 40 2
2005–06 36 3 13 0 49 3
2006–07 34 3 8 0 15 2 57 5
2007–08 33 2 9 2 42 4
Total 175 11 8 0 44 4 227 15
Barcelona 2008–09 34 5 8 0 12 0 54 5
2009–10 12 2 4 0 6 0 22 2
Total 46 7 12 0 18 0 76 7
Career totals 246 19 20 0 62 4 328 23

International career

As of June 28, 2009[21][22]

Honours

Club

References

  1. ^ "Liverpool cleared to sign Alves". BBC Sport. 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  2. ^ "Sevilla keep hold of Alves". Report on uefa.com. December 22, 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2007.
  3. ^ Caroe, Charlie (2008-02-15). "Alves alerts Chelsea and Tottenham". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  4. ^ "Alves courts Chelsea move". Eurosport. 2007-08-01. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  5. ^ "Alves "cannot turn down" Chelsea". Eurosport. 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  6. ^ "Alves puts pressure on Sevilla". Eurosport. 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
  7. ^ "Sevilla snub Alves bid". BBC Sport. 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  8. ^ "Fresh Alves bids rejected". Eurosport. 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  9. ^ "Alves reveals Del Nido dismay". Sky Sports. 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  10. ^ "Alves in 'no show'". Eurosport. 2007-08-27. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  11. ^ "Ramos can count on Daniel Alves". UEFA.com. 2007-09-02. Retrieved 2007-09-07.
  12. ^ ""I have Sevilla to thank for everything..."". www.sevillafc.es. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  13. ^ "Alves: "Me voy como soñé, por la puerta grande"". El País Template:Es icon. 2008-01-07. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  14. ^ "Soccernet match stats". ESPN. 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  15. ^ "Soccernet match report". ESPN. 2008-09-02. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  16. ^ "Brazil 1-0 South Africa". BBC Sport. 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  17. ^ Soccernet player statistics
  18. ^ Football database player statistics
  19. ^ Includes Supercopa de España
  20. ^ Includes UEFA Supercup
  21. ^ Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2006-2007
  22. ^ Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 2008-2009
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