Ricardo Alves Coelho Silva

Ricardo Alves

Alves with Portugal U19 in 2012
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Alves Coelho Silva
Date of birth (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993
Place of birth Lourosa, Portugal
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Olimpija Ljubljana
Number 16
Youth career
2001–2003 Lourosa
2003–2006 Porto
2006 Boavista
2007 Pasteleira
2007–2008 Boavista
2008–2009 Padroense
2009–2012 Porto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Belenenses 13 (1)
2013–2014Portimonense (loan) 15 (1)
2015 Rapid București 7 (0)
2015– Olimpija Ljubljana 24 (3)
National team
2010 Portugal U17 2 (0)
2011 Portugal U18 5 (4)
2011–2012 Portugal U19 12 (3)
2012–2013 Portugal U20 13 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2016.


Ricardo Alves Coelho Silva (born 25 March 1993) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Slovenian club NK Olimpija Ljubljana as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Lourosa (Santa Maria da Feira), Alves played youth football with mainly FC Porto, which he represented from ages 16–19. He made his senior debuts with C.F. Os Belenenses on 1 August 2012, playing 86 minutes in a 1–0 home win against S.C. Freamunde for the season's Portuguese League Cup.

On 20 January 2013, Alves made his first appearance in the second division, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 home draw with C.D. Santa Clara.[1]

Club statistics

As of 13 December 2015
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Belenenses 2012–13[2] Segunda Liga 13141172
Portimonense (loan) 2013–14[2] Segunda Liga 15130181
Rapid București 2014–15[3] Liga I 700070
Olimpija Ljubljana 2015–16[3] Slovenian PrvaLiga 15220172
Career total 5049100595

    Honours

    Belenenses
    Olimpija

    References

    1. "Belenenses 0–0 Santa Clara" (in Portuguese). Açoriano Oriental. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
    2. 1 2 "Ricardo Alves". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
    3. 1 2 "Ricardo Alves". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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