| General |
| Dani Alves | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Daniel Alves da Silva | |
| Date of birth: | 6 May 1983 | |
| Place of birth: | Juazeiro, Bahia,  Brazil
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| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Playing position: | Right back | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1996–1998 1998–2001 |
Juazeiro Bahia
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 2002–2008 2008-2016 2016–2017 2017–2019 2019–2021 2021–2022 2022–2023 Total |
Bahia Sevilla Barcelona Juventus Paris Saint-Germain São Paulo Barcelona UNAM
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25 (2) 175 (11) 247 (14) 19 (2) 48 (2) 76 (10) 14 (0) 13 (0) 617 (40) |
| National team | ||
| 2003 2021 2006–2022 |
Brazil U20 Brazil Olympic Brazil
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17 (0) 7 (0) 124 (8) |
Daniel Alves da Silva (born 6 May 1983) is a Brazilian professional footballer who last played as a right-back for Liga MX club UNAM. Widely considered one of the greatest full-backs of all time, Alves is the most decorated player in the history of professional football, with 43 senior titles.
Starting his career at Bahia in 2001, Alves went on to have a successful six-year spell with Sevilla, winning two UEFA Cups and the Copa del Rey. He joined Barcelona for €32.5 million, becoming the third-most expensive defender of all-time at the time. He won the treble in his first season with the club and in the next season, won the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. Additionally, he helped the club to clinch another two Supercopa de España, five La Liga titles and two UEFA Champions League titles in the years that followed.
In 2016, Juventus signed Alves on a free transfer. He won the 2016–17 Serie A title and 2016–17 Coppa Italia in his only season with the side, also reaching the Champions League Final. In 2017, Alves joined French side Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer, winning a domestic treble in his first season, followed by another league title the following season. In 2019, he returned to his home country, joining São Paulo, and winning the 2021 Campeonato Paulista with them. He returned to Barcelona in 2021. He joined Mexican club UNAM in 2022; UNAM terminated his contract in 2023 after he was detained in Spain, during a process that resulted in Alves being charged with sexual assault.
A full international for Brazil since 2006, Alves is the nation's second most-capped player of all time. He was included in their squads for three FIFA World Cups and five Copa América tournaments, winning the 2007 and 2019 editions of the latter competition, as well as the 2009 and 2013 FIFA Confederations Cups. At the Summer Olympics in 2020, he won a gold medal. Individually, Alves was named in the IFFHS CONMEBOL Team of the Decade (2011–2020), FIFA Confederations Cup Team of the Tournament (2013), the Copa América Team of the Tournament (2019), and was awarded the Copa América Best Player (2019).
Personal life[]
On 29 September 2011, Alves was appointed as a Special Olympics Ambassador for its Global Football program, charged with promoting respect and inclusion in football for people with intellectual disabilities, particularly in the run up to the 2014 World Cup. Along with his ex-teammate turned rapper, José Manuel Pinto, Alves released a song called "Suave" on YouTube on 15 June 2018.
In September 2021, Alves indicated he was a supporter of Jair Bolsonaro after posting slogans in favor of the Brazilian president. That same year, Alves was appointed as an Earthshot Prize council member, an environmental initiative led by Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. In addition to his native Portuguese, Alves also speaks English and Spanish.
After Alves was arrested on sexual assault charges, his wife Joana Sanz separated from him in March 2023; she publicly stated that he had caused great emotional hurt to her, and that she wanted to "close this chapter of her life".
Sexual assault charges[]
On 20 January 2023, Alves was arrested by Catalan police and remanded in custody without bail on charges of sexual assault. The complainant had filed an official complaint on 2 January 2023. El Periódico de Catalunya reported that the complainant alleged to police and in court that after a waiter led her to meet Alves at the nightclub's VIP area, Alves twice made her touch his penis against her will, then ordered her to follow him into the nightclub's bathroom, prevented her from leaving the bathroom, threw her onto the ground, slapped her, tried to force her to fellate him, put her against the sink, then moved her to the toilet, raped her and ejaculated. According to El Periódico, semen that matched Alves' DNA was collected from samples from inside the complainant's vagina, from her underwear, from her dress, and from the bathroom floor; the complainant was documented by a hospital to have suffered a knee injury consistent with her allegations; and investigators found seven fingerprints around the bathroom that matched the complainant's account of events, with the complainant giving her account without knowing that investigators had such evidence.
Alves has given at least five different accounts of the incident. El Periódico detailed three versions. In the first version, Alves told media outlet Antena 3 that he did not know the woman, and accused her of trying to become famous by making her allegation. He implied that he entered the bathroom not knowing that she was already inside using it, but this was contradicted by surveillance footage. After understanding that evidence had been collected against him and the above account was part of the evidence, Alves changed his story in court. In the second version, Alves admitted that he had entered the bathroom first before the woman, and that inside the bathroom, he had defecated in the toilet with the woman beside him, and nothing sexual occurred. When Alves was questioned on why the woman would remain in the small bathroom with him for 15 minutes doing nothing, on why his semen had been found on the bathroom floor, Alves changed his story again. In the third version, he said that the woman had performed fellatio on him in the bathroom. On 17 April 2023, Alves testified in court to a different version of events, claiming that he had consensual sexual intercourse with the woman during the incident; Alves also said that he earlier denied the sexual activity because he wanted to save his marriage. By February 2023, at least eight witnesses provided testimony, and it was reported that the crime could receive prosecution through Spain's recently passed 2022 consensual sex law which expanded the legal definition of sexual assault in Spain. In his fifth version, which was detailed by El Periódico on 17 January 2024, Alves claimed he was severely impaired by alcohol consumption.
According to Spanish newspaper El Periódicoin July 2023, Alves' trial in Spain was originally scheduled to take place between October and November 2023, and no pretrial release should be granted to him until his trial finishes. However, when he was formally indicted on 2 August 2023, it was determined that a trial date would be set for later in the year or early in 2024. He had perviously been denied bail in May 2023 and was still in prison by February 2024. On 20 December 2023, a Barcelona-based court scheduled for his trial to begin on 5 February 2024. His trial would then begin on the scheduled date, and is scheduled to last for three days.
During the first day of his trial, the presiding Provincial Court of Barcelona would reject Alves' bid to have the trial suspended. The woman who accused Alves of sexually assaulting her would provide testimony as well via a closed-door session, talking from behind a screen and having her voice distorted in order to protect her identity.
Tax fraud case[]
On 16 November 2023, Alvies would successfully win a tax fraud case against him which was related to alleged improper reporting to Spain tax authorities concerning his image rights earnings during the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons while he a Barcelona player after appealing to a Spanish high court. He also received a €3.2 million ($3.4 million) payout from money that was confiscated from him.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Bahia
- Campeonato Baiano: 2001
- Campeonato do Nordeste: 2001, 2002
- Sevilla
- Copa del Rey: 2006–07
- Supercopa de España: 2007
- UEFA Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07
- UEFA Super Cup: 2006; Runner-up 2007
- Barcelona
- La Liga: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16
- Supercopa de España: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
- UEFA Champions League: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15
- UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011, 2015
Juventus
Paris Saint-Germain
- Ligue 1: 2017–18, 2018–19
- Coupe de France: 2017–18; runner-up: 2018–19
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2017–18
- Trophée des Champions: 2017, 2018
São Paulo
- Campeonato Paulista: 2021
International[]
- Brazil
Individual[]
- La Liga's Best Defender: 2009
- UEFA Cup Most Valuable Player: 2006
- UEFA Super Cup Man of the Match: 2006
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2007, 2009, 2011
- FIFPro World XI: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013
- ESM Team of the Year: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- FIFA Confederations Cup Team of the Tournament: 2013
- La Liga Team of the Season: 2014–15
- France Football World XI: 2015
- Serie A Team of the Year: 2016–17
- IFFHS Men's World Team: 2017
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2017–18
- Copa América Best Player: 2019
- Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2019
- IFFHS CONMEBOL Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
External links[]
Dani Alves profile at Soccerbase- Dani Alves at Soccerway
- Dani Alves FIFA competition record
- Dani Alves – UEFA competition record
| Brazil
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| Brazil – 2007 Copa América |
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Manager: |
| Brazil – 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup |
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1. Júlio César
2. Maicon
3. Lúcio (c)
4. Juan
5. Felipe Melo
6. Kléber
7. Elano
8. Gilberto Silva
9. Luís Fabiano
10. Kaká
11. Robinho
12. Victor
13. Dani Alves
14. Luisão
15. Miranda
16. André Santos
17. Josué
18. Ramires
19. Júlio Baptista
20. Kléberson
21. Pato
22. Nilmar
23. Gomes
Manager: |
| Brazil – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Quarter-finals |
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1. Júlio César
2. Maicon
3. Lúcio
4. Juan
5. Felipe Melo
6. Michel Bastos
7. Elano
8. Gilberto Silva
9. Luís Fabiano
10. Kaká
11. Robinho
12. Gomes
13. Dani Alves
14. Luisão
15. Thiago Silva
16. Gilberto
17. Josué
18. Ramires
19. Júlio Baptista
20. Kléberson
21. Nilmar
22. Doni
23. Grafite
Manager: |
| Brazil – 2011 Copa América – Quarter-finals |
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1. Júlio César
2. Dani Alves
3. Lúcio (c)
4. Thiago Silva
5. Lucas Leiva
6. André Santos
7. Robinho
8. Ramires
9. Pato
10. Ganso
11. Neymar
12. Victor
13. Maicon
14. Luisão
15. Sandro
16. Elano
17. Elias
18. Lucas
19. Fred
20. Jádson
21. Adriano
22. Jefferson
23. David Luiz
Manager: |
| Brazil – 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup |
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1. Jefferson
2. Dani Alves
3. Thiago Silva (c)
4. David Luiz
5. Fernando
6. Marcelo
7. Lucas
8. Hernanes
9. Fred
10. Neymar
11. Oscar
12. Júlio César
13. Dante
14. Filipe Luís
15. Jean
16. Réver
17. Luiz Gustavo
18. Paulinho
19. Hulk
20. Bernard
21. Jô
22. Diego Cavalieri
23. Jádson
Manager: |
| Brazil – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Fourth Place |
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1. Jefferson
2. Dani Alves
3. Thiago Silva (c)
4. David Luiz
5. Fernandinho
6. Marcelo
7. Hulk
8. Paulinho
9. Fred
10. Neymar
11. Oscar
12. Júlio César
13. Dante
14. Maxwell
15. Henrique
16. Ramires
17. Luiz Gustavo
18. Hernanes
19. Willian
20. Bernard
21. Jô
22. Victor
23. Maicon
Manager: |
| Brazil – 2015 Copa América – Quarter-finals |
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1. Jefferson
2. Dani Alves
3. Miranda
4. David Luiz
5. Fernandinho
6. Filipe Luís
7. Douglas Costa
8. Elias
9. Tardelli
10. Neymar (c)
11. Firmino
12. Neto
13. Marquinhos
14. Thiago Silva
15. Geferson
16. Fabinho
17. Fred
18. Everton Ribeiro
19. Willian
20. Robinho
21. Coutinho
22. Casemiro
23. Marcelo Grohe
Manager: |
| Brazil – Copa América Centenario – Group stage group B |
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Manager: |
| Brazil – 2019 Copa América – Winners (9th title) |
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1. Alisson
2. Thiago Silva
3. Miranda
4. Marquinhos
5. Casemiro
6. Filipe Luís
7. David Neres
8. Arthur
9. Gabriel Jesus
10. Willian
11. Coutinho
12. Alex Sandro
13. Militão
14. Allan
15. Cássio
16. Fernandinho
17. Paquetá
18. Everton
19. Firmino
20. Richarlison
21. Fagner
22. Ederson
Manager: |
| Brazil – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals |
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1. Alisson
2. Danilo
3. Thiago Silva (c)
4. Marquinhos
5. Casemiro
6. Alex Sandro
7. Paquetá
8. Fred
9. Richarlison
10. Neymar
11. Raphinha
12. Weverton
13. Dani Alves
14. Militão
15. Fabinho
16. Telles
17. Bruno Guimarães
18. Gabriel Jesus
19. Antony
20. Vinícius Jr.
21. Rodrygo
22. Ribeiro
23. Ederson
24. Bremer
25. Pedro
26. Martinelli
Manager: |