Gabriel Alves
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Alcides Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tormenta FC | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Marshall Thundering Herd | 52 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Tormenta FC 2 | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Birmingham Legion | 13 | (2) |
| 2024 | Rhode Island FC | 16 | (0) |
| 2025– | Tormenta FC | 29 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 November 2025 | |||
Gabriel Alcides Alves (born 10 February 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder who plays for USL League One club Tormenta FC.
College career
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Birmingham Legion
[edit | edit source]On 26 January 2023, Alves signed his first professional contract with Birmingham Legion in the USL Championship.[1][8][2]
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]
Rhode Island FC
[edit | edit source]On 11 December 2023, Alves signed with Rhode Island FC ahead of their inaugural USL Championship season.[11] He was released by Rhode Island following the 2024 season.[12]
Tormenta FC
[edit | edit source]Alves signed for USL League One side Tormenta FC on 8 January 2025.[13]
Honours
[edit | edit source]Marshall Thundering Herd
- Conference USA regular season: 2020[4]
- NCAA National Championship: 2020[5][6]
Individual
[edit | edit source]- Conference USA All-Conference Freshman Team: 2020[7]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Gabriel Alves at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Gabriel Alves at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Gabriel Alves at Marshall Thundering Herd
- Gabriel Alves at Birmingham Legion
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football defenders
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer players
- USL Championship players
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Birmingham Legion FC players
- Rhode Island FC players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Tormenta FC 2 players
- Tormenta FC players