A Name to Remember: Alfonso Alves

By: Bob | April 30th, 2007

If you follow the Dutch Eredivisie you know the name Alfonso Alves all too well. The Brazilian forward finished as the leading goal scorer in the 2006-07 season. He netted a club record 35 goals in 31 games for SC Heerenveen. Alves’ name will likely get wider exposure next season as this performance has increased the speculation that he will end up with a big club in the very near future.

Alves joined Heerenveen after spending a couple of seasons playing for Malmo FF. Before that he played for another Swedish side, Orgryte IS, for two years. All told, he scored 94 goals in 52 games in Sweden, finishing second in the league in scoring twice. For those scoring at home he has scored 129 goals in 83 games since 2002. Not exactly a bad clip, eh?

The speculation is that Chelsea are interested in acquiring Alves’ goal scoring services, but they will have to do so at a pretty significant price. Heerenveen are keen on keeping their most expensive singing in history and their chairman has been quoted as saying he wants a million dollars for every goal Alves scored.

That ain’t going to happen, but if Chelsea or another club are able to come up with the right price it will be fascinating to see if Alves, who is renowned for his free kick skills, can continue to score at such a torrid clip in a different league.

Here’s the requisite video clip set to questionable music.

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Trod

Well his two goals against Man U plus his desperately unlucky performance against chelsea shows that a lot on here hadn't a clue what they were talking about!
Marcus

This guy is gonna be yet another flop of a striker in the EPL...The Dutch defenders and keepers make him look good. Look at the goals he scores, it's either due to poor marking, bad offside traps or through bad positioning of keepers in freekicks...Try doing that against the likes of Terry, Gallas, Woodgate and Vidic...
chris

up the boro alfonso alves will be banging them in
boromad

Afonso alves is middlesbrough through and through,he WANTS to join the boro,north east top dogs!
evo

IF AZ Alkmar lose there court case on wednesday 23rd he will be coming to boro, although i recon boro will have to pay compensation to AZ. cant see him playing for AZ, think it would be silly for them to try to keep him if he clearly wants to play for boro
MrWolf

I have a photo of him at the Riverside Yesterday (Sunday 13th Jan 2007) on the pitch with Southgate. He's on his way, 14 Mill and all the Parmoes he can eat! Get In!
redbookboro

Come on boro on hes way here now to finish the deal for £13.8m.. (alledegedly)
sorry to say this

alls im saying is ur all wrong. Boro have had an accepted offer of 14mil and he's agreeing personal terms so it looks as if he is on his way to the riverside
dcf

Afonso Alves is on his way to Celtic, mark my words!!!
stevie_palin

He needs to come to Eastlands (Manchester City).. Come on Sinatra get your cheque book out, him and Elano would be truely AWESOME!!
chezzler

its not 129 goals in 83 games, its 83 goals in 129 games. 129 in 83 would be ridiculous.
dean

yakubu is going to everton for 11 million and apparently middlseborough hope to fill in his vacancy by sigining alfonso alves for 8 million surely he is worth more than that though

wait and see
alvesforboro

unlucky again sunderland...hes been in talks with boro all week....hes on his way to the riverside....just like mido. glad you all rate him though
alvesforboro

unlucky again sunderland. hes been in talks with boro and hes coming our way...like mido
steve childs

As a Sunderland fan,having watched the video clip i would be over the moon if we signed Alves he looks real quality!!,We will need somebody like him to get the goals for us!,come on keanno get him signed on !!
James

i have also heard that sunderland hav bid 8 million pounds for afonso but i still reckon he will come to united because we need a striker
sie

ROY KEANE HAS MADE A BIG FOR ALFONSO ALVES TO COME TO SUNDERLAND AND HE WILL BE IN TALKS WITH US NEXT WEEK. I HAVE HEARD THIS FROM A VERY CLOSE SOURCE TO THE CLUB.
Red_Devils_Till_I_Die

why would he join tottenham? he clearly wants to win something! tottenham were supposed to sign nani aswell! BUT HES AT MAN UNITED NOW!!!!

he'll come to united. and fernando torres will follow!!!
Paul Williams

He's on his way to Tottenham Hotspur for £16 million.
Sch

i don't know who made (or copied) this movies, but his name is still Afonso and not Alfonso.. The original was not made by this "Alexzk8"
Bob

Reported to be 4.5 million euros.
Tom

How much did Heerenveen sign him for in the first place, to make him their record signing?