brazilian football player
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Diego Alves Carreira ( bear 24 June 1985 ), known as Diego Alves, is a brazilian professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo.

Having begun his career at Atlético Mineiro, he spent most of it in Spain in the service of Almería and Valencia, making 269 La Liga appearances both teams combined during precisely one ten. A celebrated penalty kick saver, he blocked a record 23 spot-kicks in Spain ‘s top flight. [ 2 ] Later in his career, he won several honours with Flamengo, including the Copa Libertadores in 2019. Alves was separate of the Brazilian squad which won a bronze decoration at the 2008 Olympics, and made his senior international debut in 2011. He represented the latter at the Copa América Centenario .

Club career [edit ]

Atlético Mineiro / Almería [edit ]

Alves was born in Rio de Janeiro. Having started professionally at Clube Atlético Mineiro, he moved to UD Almería on 24 July 2007, as the Andalusians had good achieved a beginning ever promotion to La Liga. initially the backup to another newly signed, David Cobeño, he finally became the undisputed newcomer, helping the club overachieve for a final examination eighth place in the league with luminary performances against, among others, real Madrid. [ 3 ] After Cobeño left for Rayo Vallecano in August 2008, Alves remained first-choice during 2008–09, but suffered an injury in the final stretch of the season. in full recovered for the beginning of the following campaign, he played in all the matches ( safe for 30 minutes against Valencia CF, after he had been sent off, and the last round against Sevilla FC as Almería were already saved from relegation ) ; in April 2010, his agent stated a be active away from the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos was being considered. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] On 20 November 2010, Alves was in goal as Almería lost 8–0 at home to FC Barcelona, a kill which cost coach Juan Manuel Lillo his post. [ 6 ] In mid-may 2011, after his team ‘s top-flight delegating, Valencia chair Manuel Llorente confirmed the sign of the player. [ 7 ]

valencia [edit ]

Alves as a Valencia player in 2011. Alves made his official debut for Valencia on 13 September 2011, in a 0–0 away draw against K.R.C. Genk in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. [ 8 ] He backed-up Vicente Guaita in the league, however, until Guaita picked up a good hand injury. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Alves besides appeared in the second Champions League group stage peer, at home plate to Chelsea, where he had a series of superb saves, including a string of three in two minutes – two-point-blank against Ramires and Fernando Torres, and a third when Valencia valet Víctor Ruiz by chance diverted the ensuing corner towards his own goal – in an eventual 1–1 string. [ 11 ] In July 2014, Alves signed a new five-year softwood to run until 2019. [ 12 ] In the last game of the season, that besides marked his hundredth league appearance for the club, away against former side Almería, he tore his cruciate ligament in the 72nd hour, late undergoing surgery and being sidelined until November. [ 13 ]

Flamengo [edit ]

On 17 July 2017, ten years after leaving for Europe, Alves joined Clube de Regatas do Flamengo until 2020. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] On 23 November 2017, in the first gear peg of the semi-finals of the Copa Sudamericana against Atlético Junior at the Maracanã Stadium, he suffered a break collar bone after being hit by Yony González ; [ 16 ] he undergo surgery two days late, being expected to return in two months. [ 17 ] With this injury Alves was an important absentee in the 2017 Copa Sudamericana Finals. Alves played 62 games for Flamengo in 2019, [ 18 ] as they won the Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and the Copa Libertadores. [ 19 ] In the national championship, he made the Bola district attorney Prata for the team of the tournament. [ 20 ] In 2020, Alves played less than half of games. He was infected with COVID-19 at the startle of the class, and besides suffered a 20-game shoulder injury against Santos FC. The child Hugo Souza emerged in his absence. [ 18 ]

International career [edit ]

Alves lining up for Brazil in 2014. Alves was chosen to represent Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, as backing to Renan. He did not receive any play time during the competition, as the national team went on to win a bronze decoration. Alves made his introduction for the full side on 10 November 2011, in a 2–0 friendly win with Gabon. [ 21 ] He besides played four days subsequently, against Egypt ( lapp score ). [ 22 ] Alves was selected by coach Dunga for the 2015 Copa América in Chile, but withdrew due to a knee injury to be replaced by Neto. [ 23 ] On 5 May 2016, he was named to a 23-man police squad for the Copa América Centenario. [ 24 ]

Expert penalty conversation stopper [edit ]

Alves made his 15th penalty spare against Sevilla FC on 25 January 2015, which took his record to 42.85 % of all attempts faced. [ 25 ] wide regarded as a specialist in the matter, he once stated that a penalty is “ a psychological conflict between the goalkeeper and the taker ”. [ 26 ] On 9 May 2015, after denying Real Madrid ‘s Cristiano Ronaldo, Alves became the goalkeeper with the most punishment saves in the history of the spanish top flight with 16 out of 37, equalling Andoni Zubizarreta who saved 16 from 102. [ 27 ] He surpassed the latter on 25 September 2016 during a 2–1 away win over CD Leganés, [ 28 ] following it up with two saves the next weekend – including a spectacular block from an Antoine Griezmann shot – albeit in a 0–2 base loss to Atlético Madrid ; [ 29 ] upon his deviation from Valencia in 2017, he had saved 23 blemish kicks. [ 2 ]

career statistics [edit ]

clubhouse [edit ]

As of 29 October 2021.[30][31]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Mineiro 2005 Série A 1 0 2[a] 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2006 Série B 24 0 0 0 0 0 — — 24 0
2007 Série A 13 0 14[a] 0 7 0 — — 34 0
Total 38 0 16 0 7 0 — — 61 0
Almería 2007–08 La Liga 22 0 — 0 0 — — 22 0
2008–09 31 0 — 0 0 — — 31 0
2009–10 37 0 — 0 0 — — 37 0
2010–11 33 0 — 0 0 — — 33 0
Total 123 0 — 0 0 — — 123 0
Valencia 2011–12 La Liga 12 0 — 6 0 12[b] 0 — 30 0
2012–13 24 0 — 1 0 2[c] 0 — 27 0
2013–14 27 0 — 1 0 7[d] 0 — 35 0
2014–15 37 0 — 0 0 — — 37 0
2015–16 13 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 13 0
2016–17 33 0 — 0 0 — — 33 0
Total 146 0 — 8 0 21 0 — 175 0
Flamengo 2017 Série A 19 0 — — 5[e] 0 — 24 0
2018 23 0 7[f] 0 6 0 8[g] 0 — 44 0
2019 32 0 12[f] 0 4 0 12[g] 0 2[h] 0 62 0
2020 10 0 10[f] 0 2 0 4[g] 0 3[i] 0 29 0
2021 21 0 5[f] 0 6 0 10[g] 0 1[j] 0 43 0
Total 105 0 34 0 18 0 39 0 6 0 202 0
Career totals 412 0 50 0 33 0 60 0 6 0 561 0

International [edit ]

As of 13 June 2017.
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2011 2 0
2012 5 0
2014 2 0
2017 1 0
Career total 10 0

Honours [edit ]

golf club [edit ]

Atlético Mineiro
Flamengo
Brazil

individual [edit ]

References [edit ]