Ciro Henrique Alves Ferreira e Silva
Ciro Henrique Alves Ferreira e Silva (born April 18, 1989 in Salgueiro), commonly known as Ciro Alves or simply Ciro, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club TIRA-Persikabo.[2]
 Ciro playing for Chonburi in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ciro Henrique Alves Ferreira e Silva | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 18, 1989 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Salgueiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward / Winger | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | TIRA-Persikabo | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 77 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Salgueiro | |||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Sport Recife | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Sport Recife | 57 | (18) | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Fluminense | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Bahia | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | Atlético Paranaense | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Figueirense | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Luverdense | 9 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Jeju United | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Remo | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Joinville | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Chonburi | 31 | (5) | |||||||||||||
| 2019– | TIRA-Persikabo | 35 | (15) | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Brazil U20 | 7 | (5) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:23, 22 November 2019 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||
Career
In 2008, Ciro played few matches for the main team, scoring four goals (one against Ipatinga, one against Vasco and two against Atlético Mineiro) in eight games, three as a starter.
In 2009, he started the year as the main player of the group, scoring seven goals in ten matches for the Campeonato Pernambucano. At Copa Libertadores, a major South American competition, he scored and gave an assistance against Colo-Colo at Santiago, Chile. Pele, commented after seeing the young Brazilian play, stating that he will be one of the best players in the world within the next five years.
On 20 May 2011, he signed a two-year loan deal with Brazilian Série A side Fluminense.
On 22 July 2015, he signed K League Classic side Jeju United FC.
Honours
Individual
- Campeonato Pernambucano Top Scorer: 2010
- APPI Footballer of the Month July: 2019
References
- "Ciro Alves: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- Ciro Henrique Alves Ferreira e Silva at Soccerway
- "FIFA U20 World Cup Final 2009 – Ghana 0:0 a.e.t. 4:3 PSO Brazil – Report". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
External links
- (in Portuguese) CBF
- (in Portuguese) futpedia.globo.com
- (in Portuguese) ogol.com.br
- (in Portuguese) meusport.com
- (in Portuguese) esportes.yahoo.com
- Ciro Henrique Alves Ferreira e Silva – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Ciro – FIFA competition record