Chico (footballer, born 1998)

Francisco Alves da Silva Neto (born 14 September 1998), commonly known as Chico, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Sport Recife.

Chico
Personal information
Full name Francisco Alves da Silva Neto
Date of birth (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998
Place of birth Recife, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Sport Recife
Number 44
Youth career
2014–2018 Sport Recife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Sport Recife 56 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:48, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Chico joined Sport Recife's youth setup in 2014, aged 15.[1] He made his first team debut on 4 April 2017, starting in a 2–2 Campeonato Pernambucano home draw against Salgueiro.[2]

Chico was promoted to the main squad for the 2019 season, but suffered a knee injury in January which kept him out for the most of the season.[3] He still renewed his contract until 2022 in February,[1] and only played for the under-23 side after his return.

Definitely promoted to the first team ahead of the 2020 season, Chico made his Série A debut on 23 August, coming on as a half-time substitute for Sander in a 0–1 home loss against São Paulo.[4]

Career statistics
As of 29 November 2020[5]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sport Recife 2017 Série A 001000——10
2018 000000——00
2019 Série B 002000——20
2020 Série A 1008000—1[lower-alpha 1]0190
Career total 100110000010220
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

Honours
Sport

References
  1. "Sport renova contrato e zagueiro Chico é do Leão até 2022!" [Sport renew contract and stopper Chico is of Leão until 2022!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sport Club do Recife. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. "Com o time Sub-20, Sport empata com o líder Salgueiro na Ilha do Retiro" [With an under-20 team, Sport draw with leader Salgueiro at the Ilha do Retiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. "Recuperado, Chico se aproxima de retorno após lesão" [Recovered, Chico gets closer to return after injury] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Sport Club do Recife. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. "São Paulo bate Sport com gol de Pablo e volta a vencer no Brasileirão" [São Paulo defeat Sport with a goal from Pablo and go back to winning ways in the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. Chico at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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