Ricardo Alves
Career snapshot
Position rank · 24/25
Among 2,799 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1993-03-25 · 6 players total
| Full name | Ricardo Alves |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Ricardo Alves Coelho da Silva |
| Date of birth | 1993-03-25 (33 yrs) |
| Place of birth | São João de Ver, Portugal |
| Citizenship | Portugal |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 184.00 m |
| Current club | Sepahan FC |
| Joined | 2025-08-07 |
| Contract expires | 2027-06-30 |
| Agent | no agent |
Percentile rank vs 2053 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tractor FC | 3 | 22/23 | 24/25 | 95 | 8 | 31 | 2,009 |
| Kairat Almaty | 3 | 2021 | 21/22 | 36 | 3 | 15 | 1,080 |
| Krylya Sovetov Samara | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FC Orenburg | 3 | 18/19 | 20/21 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 1,255 |
| NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 3 | 15/16 | 17/18 | 89 | 16 | 10 | 1,404 |
| Rapid Bucharest | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Portimonense SAD | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 591 |
| CF Os Belenenses | 2 | 12/13 | 13/14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 772 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | AFC Champions League Two | Tractor FC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 349 |
| 24/25 | Hazfi Cup | Tractor FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Persian Gulf League | Tractor FC | 28 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 837 |
| 23/24 | AFC CL-Qualification | Tractor FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Hazfi Cup | Tractor FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Persian Gulf League | Tractor FC | 28 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 823 |
| 22/23 | Hazfi Cup | Tractor FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Persian Gulf League | Tractor FC | 26 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Champions League Qu. | Kairat Almaty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Conference L. | Kairat Almaty | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 409 |
| 21/22 | Europa League Qualifying | Kairat Almaty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | UECL Quali | Kairat Almaty | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
| 2022 | Kasachischer Supercup | Kairat Almaty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Premier Liga | Kairat Almaty | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Kazakhstan Cup | Kairat Almaty | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 506 |
| 2021 | Premier Liga | Kairat Almaty | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | FNL | Krylya Sovetov Samara | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | FNL | FC Orenburg | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 570 |
| 20/21 | Russian Cup | Krylya Sovetov Samara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Premier Liga | FC Orenburg | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 566 |
| 19/20 | Russian Cup | FC Orenburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Premier Liga | FC Orenburg | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 119 |
| 18/19 | Russian Cup | FC Orenburg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Europa League Qualifying | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Pokal Slovenije | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 262 |
| 17/18 | Prva Liga | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 33 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 239 |
| 16/17 | Champions League Qu. | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Pokal Slovenije | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Prva Liga | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 539 |
| 15/16 | Pokal Slovenije | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Prva Liga | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 23 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 364 |
| 14/15 | Liga 1 | Rapid Bucharest | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Allianz Cup | Portimonense SAD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Liga Portugal 2 | Portimonense SAD | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 591 |
| 13/14 | Liga ZON Sagres | CF Os Belenenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Taça de Portugal | Portimonense SAD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Allianz Cup | CF Os Belenenses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Liga Portugal 2 | CF Os Belenenses | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 772 |
| 12/13 | Taça de Portugal | CF Os Belenenses | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Lourosa For. | FC Porto Youth | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | FC Porto Youth | FC Porto U15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-01 | FC Porto U15 | Boavista U15 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Boavista U15 | Padroense U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Padroense U17 | FC Porto U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | FC Porto U17 | FC Porto U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | FC Porto U19 | Belenenses | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Belenenses | Portimonense | Loan | 100000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-06-30 | Portimonense | Belenenses | Return from loan | 300000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Belenenses | Without Club | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-27 | Without Club | Rapid Bucharest | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Rapid Bucharest | NK Olimpija | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | NK Olimpija | Without Club | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-09-06 | Without Club | Orenburg | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-02 | Orenburg | Without Club | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-19 | Without Club | KS Samara | Transfer | 900000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-13 | KS Samara | Kairat Almaty | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-18 | Kairat Almaty | Tractor | Transfer | 800000 | €200k |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-07 | Tractor | Sepahan | Transfer | 1500000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Hamstring injury | 2016-12-21 | 2017-02-10 | 52 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Back injury | 2017-03-07 | 2017-03-19 | 13 | 2 |
| 16/17 | Back injury | 2017-04-29 | 2017-05-13 | 15 | 3 |
| 19/20 | Corona virus | 2020-06-25 | 2020-08-07 | 44 | 8 |
| 22/23 | Hamstring injury | 2022-12-19 | 2023-01-01 | 14 | 3 |
| 24/25 | unknown injury | 2025-02-10 | 2025-02-24 | 15 | 3 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.10m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €950k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danial Esmaeilifar | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Miha Zajc | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrey Malykh | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alireza Beiranvand | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Klinar | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nik Kapun | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Aghajanpour | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitch Apau | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mehdi Torabi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammadmehdi Ghanbari | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mehdi Hashemnejad | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Seyed Mehdi Hosseini | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dino Stiglec | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kenan Bajric | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Safaa Hadi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mehdi Shiri | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Naderi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoja Khalilzadeh | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Aref Aghasi | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Prva Liga | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 10 | 33 |
| 18/19 | Premier Liga | FC Orenburg | 3 | 10 |
| 15/16 | Prva Liga | NK Olimpija Ljubljana | 3 | 23 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Persian Gulf League | Tractor FC | 13 | 26 |
| 23/24 | Persian Gulf League | Tractor FC | 11 | 28 |
| 2022 | Premier Liga | Kairat Almaty | 7 | 13 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | 2014-06-30 | Portimonense | Belenenses | Return from loan | — | €300k |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Belenenses | Portimonense | Loan | — | €100k |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Senior debut season | |
| 12/13 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 37 | 1,186 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.61 |
| 23/24 | 31 | 823 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.77 |
| 22/23 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | 10 | 574 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 506 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 |
| 20/21 | 23 | 570 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.95 |
| 19/20 | 22 | 566 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 18/19 | 13 | 119 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.76 |
| 17/18 | 37 | 501 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.72 |
| 16/17 | 27 | 539 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 15/16 | 25 | 364 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.99 |
| 13/14 | 19 | 591 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.91 |
| 12/13 | 17 | 772 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
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Frequently asked about Ricardo Alves
Who is Ricardo Alves?
Ricardo Alves is a Portugal professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Sepahan FC.
How old is Ricardo Alves?
Ricardo Alves is 33 years old. He was born on March 25, 1993 in São João de Ver.
What position does Ricardo Alves play?
Ricardo Alves plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Ricardo Alves play for?
Ricardo Alves currently plays for Sepahan FC.
How many career goals has Ricardo Alves scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ricardo Alves has scored 36 goals in 321 appearances.
What is Ricardo Alves's market value?
Ricardo Alves's most recent reported market value is €1.50m.
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