Aladje

Alberto Aladje Gomes de Pina (born 22 October 1993), known as Aladje, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Italian club S.S.D. F.C. Messina as a forward.

Aladje
Personal information
Full name Alberto Aladje Gomes de Pina
Date of birth (1993-10-22) 22 October 1993
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Messina
Youth career
2010–2012 Padova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Chievo 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Aprilia (loan) 21 (3)
2013–2016 Sassuolo 0 (0)
2014 → Delta Porto Tolle (loan) 6 (2)
2014–2015 → Pro Vercelli (loan) 1 (0)
2015 → Real Vicenza (loan) 14 (2)
2015–2016 → Prato (loan) 15 (1)
2016 → Ischia (loan) 13 (4)
2016–2017 Ponsacco 27 (15)
2017–2018 Savona 28 (11)
2018–2019 Gavorrano 37 (11)
2019– Messina 11 (5)
National team
2012–2013 Portugal U20 18 (9)
2013 Portugal U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2020

Club career

Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau to a father of Portuguese descent, Aladje started playing organised football with Calcio Padova in Italy.[1] In summer 2012 he was acquired by Serie A club A.C. ChievoVerona,[2][3] but never represented the team officially, first being loaned to F.C. Aprilia in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

On 8 July 2014, already owned by U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, Aladje signed with F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 also in a temporary deal.[4] His first and only appearance as a professional took place on 6 December of that year, when he came on as a 76th-minute substitute in a 0–4 home loss against Delfino Pescara 1936 for the Serie B.[5]

Released by Sassuolo on 30 June 2016 without one single competitive match to his credit, Aladje continued to play in the Italian lower leagues, representing in quick succession F.C. Ponsacco 1920 SSD, Savona F.B.C. and U.S. Gavorrano.[6] On 20 August 2019, he joined S.S.D. F.C. Messina of the Serie D;[7] in December, he suffered a knee injury which sidelined him for several months.[8]

International career

Aladje chose to represent Portugal internationally, first being selected to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. He started for the national team in the group stage opener against Nigeria, scoring in a 3–2 win.[9] He added a further two in the next two games, with South Korea and (2–2) Cuba (5–0).[10][11]

Aladje won his only cap for the under-21 side on 14 August 2013, playing 78 minutes in a 5–2 friendly victory over Switzerland.[12]

References
  1. Silva Pires, Tiago (3 February 2012). "Avançado luso-guineense sonha jogar por Portugal" [Guinean-Portuguese forward dreams of playing for Portugal]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. "Calciomercato Chievo, preso il baby Aladje" [Football market Chievo, youngster Aladje acquired] (in Italian). Calcio Mercato. 28 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. "Ufficiale: Chievo Verona, ingaggiato Aladje" [Official: Chievo Verona, Aladje signed] (in Italian). Tutto Palermo. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  4. Lanza, Raffaella (8 July 2014). "Pro, un portoghese il vice Marchi" [Pro, Marchi's deputy is Portuguese]. La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  5. Taglieri, Marco (6 December 2014). "Bjarnason-Politano-Da Silva bis, lampi vincenti: Pro Vercelli-Pescara 0–4" [Bjarnason-Politano-Da Silva brace, winning flashes: Pro Vercelli-Pescara 0–4] (in Italian). Sportag. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  6. Zandonà, Gianmarco (18 July 2019). "Campodarsego, arriva l'attaccante portoghese Alberto Gomes de Pina" [Campodarsego, Portuguese forward Alberto Gomes de Pina arrives] (in Italian). Padova Sport. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  7. Genovese, Piero (20 August 2019). "Fc Messina. Aladje nuovo rinforzo offensivo" [Fc Messina. Aladje new attacking addition]. Tempo Stretto (in Italian). Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  8. Pizzoccheri, Francesco; Straface, Francesco (5 December 2019). "Fc Messina, mister Gabriele: "Aladje tre mesi out. E sul mercato..."" [Fc Messina, coach Gabriele: "Aladje three months out. Regarding the market..."] (in Italian). Notiziario del Calcio. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  9. "Bruma brace denies Nigeria". FIFA. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  10. "Korea come from behind, hold Portugal". FIFA. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  11. "Five-star Portugal cruise through". FIFA. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  12. Ferreira, Luís Pedro (14 August 2013). "Sub-21: Portugal–Suíça, 5–2 (crónica)" [Under-21: Portugal–Switzerland, 5–2 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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