Ciro Henrique Alves Ferreira e Silva (born 18 April 1989), commonly known as Ciro Alves or simply Ciro, is a Brazilian professional

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er who plays as a winger or

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for

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club Malut United.

Club career

Sport Recife

Ciro started his career in

Sport Recife Sport Club do Recife (), commonly known as Sport Recife or simply Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, located in Recife, Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of football i ...

with a lot of promise. In 2008, Ciro played a few matches for the main team, scoring four goals (one against

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, one against Vasco and two against

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) in eight games, three as a starter. In 2009, he started the year as a starter, scoring seven goals in ten matches in the

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. He also played in the 2009

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, the most prestigious club tournament in

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, in which he a goal and an assist in a match against

Colo-Colo Colo-Colo (), officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, it competes in the Chilean Primera División, from which the club has never been ...

at the latter's base in

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. Legendary

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, commented after seeing the young Brazilian play, stating that Ciro would be one of the best players in the world within the next five years.

Difficult years

Pelé's prophecy did not come true. On 20 May 2011, Ciro left Recife and signed a two-year loan deal with

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side

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in an attempt to pursue national recognition in Brazil. After playing more than a dozen games, he could not secure a solid spot on the roster in the famed club. He faced the same fate in the subsequent Brazilian clubs that he joined, leading to a decision to find opportunities in Asia. On 22 July 2015, he joined Korean club

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but the experiment also failed after a few months. Afterward, he went through several Brazilian teams without making a lasting mark.

Chonburi F.C.

At the age of 28 in 2018, when his promising talent was unfulfilled, Ciro gave Asia a second try with a move to top-flight Thailand club

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, which resurrected his career. He played in 31 matches, a lot more playing time than in any other of his post-Recife clubs, and scored five goals.

Indonesia

His success in

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attracted offers from

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, including the army-owned

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where he played for three years - the longest spell after his promising start with Recife. He scored 35 goals in 67 matches for Persikabo, proving that he was a prolific striker who can carry his team. His performance led

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, the club with the largest fanbase in Liga 1, to secure his service for the 2022–23 season of Liga 1 and the club's participation in the 2023 AFC Cup. Ciro scored one goal in the 2024 Liga 1 (Indonesia) finals as

won the first leg 3-0. He provided two assist in the second leg as Persib won 3-1 in the second leg and 6-1 in aggregate to win the 2024 Liga 1.

International career

Ciro was a member of the

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in 2009 when he played in the

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, in which Brazil came second. He scored a goal against

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in the tournament.

Honours

Club

Sport Recife *

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2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

Bahia *

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Persib Bandung * Liga 1: 2023–24, 2024–25

International

Brazil U20 *

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runner-up:

Individual

Top Scorer:

* Liga 1 Goal of the Month: January 2022, August 2023, December 2024 * Liga 1 Team of the Season: 2021–22, 2023–24 * APPI Indonesian Football Award Best Midfielder: 2021–22 * APPI Indonesian Football Award Best 11: 2021–22, 2023–2024, 2024–25

References

External links

futpedia.globo.com

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