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Afonso Alves (Afonso Alves Martins Júnior) was born on 30 January, 1981 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, is a Brazilian footballer (born 1981). Discover Afonso Alves's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 43 years old?

Popular As Afonso Alves Martins Júnior
Occupation N/A
Age 43 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 30 January, 1981
Birthday 30 January
Birthplace Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Nationality Brazil

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Afonso Alves Height, Weight & Measurements

At 43 years old, Afonso Alves height is 1.85 m and Weight 74 kg.

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Height 1.85 m
Weight 74 kg
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Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Afonso Alves Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Afonso Alves worth at the age of 43 years old? Afonso Alves’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from Brazil. We have estimated Afonso Alves's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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1981

Afonso Alves Martins Júnior (born 30 January 1981), better known as Afonso Alves, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Alves was born on 30 January 1981, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil's third largest city.

He was brought up by his mother, Dona Eliade, and has a brother, Alexsander, and sister, Alexandra.

His father died when he was nine years old.

Alves started his career with Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro.

1989

Heerenveen's manager (Gertjan Verbeek) had already made three substitutions yet chose to take Alves off the pitch in the 89th minute to pay tribute to his fantastic performance.

Despite his impressive track record, his departure was surrounded by some controversy after he did not show up at several training sessions, while still under contract at SC Heerenveen and some remarks he made, insinuating that teammates in the Brazil national team laughed at him for playing for such a small club.

1994

Alves is the third Brazilian to become topscorer in the Dutch first division, joining former PSV strikers Romário and Ronaldo, and the second Brazilian who scored over 30 goals in the same competition, with Ronaldo netting 30 in the 1994–95 season.

Other than finishing first in the scorers table, he was runner-up in the race for the European Golden Boot, a single point behind Roma forward Francesco Totti.

2001

He represented Atlético Mineiro, Örgryte, Malmö FF, Heerenveen, Middlesbrough, Al-Sadd, Al-Rayyan and Al-Gharafa during a career that spanned between 2001 and 2013.

2002

In 2002, he left Atlético Mineiro for the Swedish club Örgryte from Gothenburg.

2004

In 2004, he moved to Malmö FF, where he won the Swedish League that year.

2005

He stayed for the 2005 season, scoring 14 in 24 games, becoming the club's top-scorer for the second year running when Malmö finished fifth.

2006

Alves was at Malmö for the start of the 2006 season, and scored three goals in seven matches.

In Summer 2006, he moved to the Dutch club SC Heerenveen of the Eredivisie for €4.5 million, which remains their highest-ever transfer fee paid.

In his first season, he finished as top goalscorer of the Eredivisie with 34 goals (in 31 games), which is a club record.

2007

He won eight caps and scored one goal for the Brazil national team, and helped his country win the 2007 Copa América.

On 7 October 2007, in only his second appearance of the season, Alves scored seven goals in his side's 9–0 victory over Eredivisie rivals Heracles Almelo, setting a new Eredivisie record for most goals scored in a single match.

2008

In the January transfer window of the 2007–08 season he moved to Premier League side Middlesbrough on 31 January 2008.

Alves' transfer fee was said to have been €12 million, on a four and a half year contract.

He made his debut on 9 February, against Fulham as a second-half substitute for Lee Dong-gook.

His first Middlesbrough start came on 27 February in an FA Cup home tie against Sheffield United, when he was substituted in the 73 minute.

Middlesbrough eventually won the game 1–0.

His first two goals for Middlesbrough came at the Riverside Stadium on 6 April against Manchester United in a 2–2 draw.

He finished his first season in England with a hat-trick in an 8–1 home victory against Manchester City.

Alves' first goal of the 2008–09 season came on 30 August, where he scored a 25-yard free-kick which flew into the top corner of the Stoke City net.

He then scored goals against Blackburn Rovers and a penalty against Manchester City, two against Barrow and one against local rivals Sunderland with a goal from 18 yards out.

However, Alves could not find steady form which led to his record move, and with a haul of just four league goals the season turned out to be a disappointing one for both him and Middlesbrough, who were relegated to the Championship.

2009

On 4 September 2009, Alves moved to Al-Sadd on a three-year deal for £7 million.

He scored 2 goals in 12 league matches, and scored one goal in the Qatari Stars Cup after three games.

Alves then accepted a loan bid from another Qatari League club, Al-Rayyan SC.

2010

On 31 January 2010, Alves was loaned to the Qatari seven-time league champion Al-Rayyan SC, coached by the Brazilian coach Paulo Autuori.

Alves scored 18 goals on his loan spell, 9 of them in seven matches of the AFC Cup, and seven goals in seven league matches.

He officially moved to Al-Rayyan in May 2010.

Alves officially moved to Al-Rayyan SC for a further two years after winning the 2010 Emir of Qatar Cup with Al Rayyan on 15 May 2010.

Alves shortly emerged as a fan favorite, however he suffered a ligament injury in his left knee in December which kept him out of action for eight months.

While recovering, he stated "Offers may’ve come to me during the transfer period, but I never bothered to listen to them and left them all to my agent. While recuperating from surgery, I remained in touch with coach Paulo (Autuori) and the club management, and kept them updated on my progress."

2011

He rejoined Al-Rayyan as their top striker and started the 2011–12 season in Al-Rayyan's starting eleven.

2012

On 11 September 2012, he signed a one–year deal with QSL club Al Gharafa as their fourth professional player.

2015

Having been a free agent for over two seasons, Alves announced his retirement from professional football on his Instagram page on 5 October 2015.