Skelly Alvero (born 4 May 2002) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

Career

A youth product of

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, Alvero moved to the

Sochaux Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris. Population Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''. Economy ...

youth academy on 25 May 2017. He began his senior career with the Sochaux reserves in 2020. He debuted with the senior Sochaux squad as a late substitute in a 3–0

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win over Bresse Jura Foot on 13 November 2021. He signed his first professional contract for three seasons on 18 February 2022. On 4 July 2023, Alvero left Sochaux to sign a five-year contract with

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. He scored his first goal in Ligue 1 on 5 November 2023 against

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. On 31 January 2024, Alvero joined

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on a loan deal until the end of the season, with an option to buy included. Lyon disclosed the loan fee as €250,000 plus a potential €100,000 in bonuses and the purchase fee as up to €6.25 million. After five substitute appearances he made his starting debut for Werder Bremen on 30 March 2024, in a 2–0 loss against

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, playing 79 minutes before being substituted. Werder exercised its option and signed Alvero to a permanent deal on 10 June 2024.

Personal life

Skelly Alvero was born in Stains, in the northern suburbs of Paris. He holds French and Angolan citizenship.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alvero, Skelly 2002 births Living people Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis French men's footballers Angolan men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players Olympique Alès players FC Sète 34 players Grenoble Foot 38 players Olympique Lyonnais players SV Werder Bremen players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany 21st-century French sportsmen