Gabriel Alves

Gabriel Alcides Alves (born 10 February 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for Birmingham Legion in the USL Championship.[1][2]

Gabriel Alves
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Alcides Alves
Date of birth (2000-02-10) 10 February 2000
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Birmingham Legion
Number 16
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Marshall Thundering Herd 52 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Birmingham Legion 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023

College career

Born in São Paulo, Brazil,[1] Alves moved to the United States and played college soccer for Marshall University from 2020 until 2022.[1][2] He made a total of 52 appearances and scored two goals over three seasons for the Thundering Herd,[1][3] being a part of the team that won both the 2020 Conference USA Regular Season[1][4] and the 2020 NCAA College Cup,[1][5][6] with the latter trophy being Marshall's first-ever men's soccer national title, as well as Conference USA's first-ever national championship in any team sport.[5][6] In the same year, he was named to the Conference USA's All-Conference Freshman Team.[1][7]

Having captained the Herd throughout the 2022 season, the team's first campaign in the Sun Belt Conference, Alves was invited to the 2023 MLS Showcase.[1]

Club career

Birmingham Legion

On 26 January 2023, Alves signed his first professional contract with Birmingham Legion in the USL Championship.[1][8]

On 11 March, he made his professional debut, being subbed on for Diba Nwegbo in the 77th minute of the Legion's season opener against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[9] He then scored his first professional goal on 25 March, giving the club a 1–0 league win over Hartford Athletic.[10]

Honours

Marshall Thundering Herd

Individual

References
  1. "Legion FC adds versatile defender Gabriel Alves". USL Championship. 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  2. Turrentine, Caleb (2023-03-08). "'I want a trophy': Crowded attack, defensive depth raising expectations for Legion in 2023". WBMA-LD. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  3. "Gabriel Alves - Men's Soccer". Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  4. "MSOC: Marshall Wins 2020 C-USA Title". Conference USA. 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  5. "National Champions! Marshall Beats Indiana 1–0 In OT For College Cup Title" (Press release). Conference USA. May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  6. "Unseeded Marshall tops IU for first soccer title". ESPN.com. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  7. "MSOC: 2020 All-Conference Awards Announced". Conference USA. 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  8. "Legion FC Signs Defender/Midfielder Gabriel Alves". Birmingham Legion FC. 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  9. "Birmingham Legion vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds - 12 March 2023 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  10. Turrentine, Caleb (2023-03-25). "Alves goal, Spangenberg saves help Legion grab three points on the road". WBMA-LD. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
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