Alvin Fortes

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Mateus and the second or paternal family name is Fortes.

Alvin Fortes

Personal information
Full name	Alvin Mateus Fortes
Date of birth	(1994-05-25) 25 May 1994
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Winger
Team information
Current team	Selangor
Number	11
Youth career
	Sparta Rotterdam
	UVS
	Feyenoord
2013	Heinenoord
2013	Nike Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	PS Kemi Kings	6	(1)
2014–2015	RKC Waalwijk	10	(1)
2015–2016	TOP Oss	15	(1)
2016	Boluspor	5	(0)
2016–2017	Veria	0	(0)
2017	Vitesse II	13	(2)
2017–2018	Zbrojovka Brno	12	(1)
2018	Dila Gori	15	(4)
2019–2020	Dila Gori	34	(9)
2020–2021	Kaisar	14	(1)
2021	AGMK	18	(3)
2022–2024	Ratchaburi	19	(7)
2022–2023	→ Nongbua Pitchaya (loan)	13	(4)
2024–	Selangor	28	(12)
International career
2018–2025	Cape Verde	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2025

Alvin Mateus Fortes (born 25 April 1994) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Malaysia Super League club Selangor.

Club career

Born in Rotterdam, Fortes played for Sparta Rotterdam, UVS and Feyenoord's youth setups before joining SV Heinenoord in June 2013. However, in July, he was spotted by Nike Academy's program The Chance, and was assigned to their squad.

PS Kemi Kings

On 4 September 2013, Fortes signed his first professional contract, joining Finnish Kakkonen side PS Kemi Kings. He appeared in six matches for the club, scoring once, as his side narrowly missed out promotion.

RKC Waalwijk

In March 2014, Fortes was about to join Dordrecht, being initially assigned to their youth setup, but the deal later collapsed where in August, he moved to RKC Waalwijk. Fortes made his professional debut on 22 August 2014, coming on as a second half substitute in a 3–2 away win against Den Bosch for the Eerste Divisie championship. He scored his first goal on 17 October, netting the first in a 2–0 home win against Telstar.

Vitesse

On 10 December 2014, Fortes signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Eredivisie side Vitesse, but being assigned to the youth squad until the end of the campaign. Only two months later, his contract was rescinded.

International career

Fortes was born in the Netherlands and is of Cape Verdean descent and has expressed his willingness to represent Cape Verde internationally.

Fortes made his professional debut for the Cape Verde national team in a friendly 3–2 win over Algeria on 1 June 2018.

After seven years hiatus, Fortes make his return to the national team in a friendly match against Malaysia on 29 May 2025.

External links

• RKC official profile (in Dutch)
• Alvin Fortes at Soccerway