Alípio
Personal information
Full name	Alípio Duarte Brandão
Date of birth	6 July 1992 (1992-07-06) (age 17)
Place of birth	Brasília, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Real Madrid Juvenil A
Number	15
Youth career
2006-2008 2009-	Rio Ave Real Madrid
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2008- 2008-	Real Madrid C Real Madrid B	02 (0) 02 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:39, 27 April 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Alípio Duarte Brandão (born December 18, 1992 in Brasília) is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for Real Madrid Juvenil A in the División de Honor.

Contents 1 Early years 2 Club career 3 Statistics 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Early years

Alipio left Brazil as a 14 year old orphan who came to Portugal with his legal guardian, Helber Damiao, co-owner of the football school "Two Touches". Alipio has his rights split three ways between his guardian Damiao, the Portuguese club Rio Ave, and his original Brazilian club, Internacional. ^[1]

[edit] Club career

Alipio joined Real Madrid from Portuguese side Rio Ave in November 2008 for roughly €1.4million. ^[2] Alípio scored two goals on his debut for Real Madrid C, and has now made the move to Real Madrid Castilla. ^[3] Alipio's agent also represents Cristiano Ronaldo, funnily enough Alipio has been dubbed the "Little Ronaldo", but after the Brazilian 2002 World Cup hero Ronaldo. ^[4] Alipio scored on his debut for Castilla in a friendly match against the Real Madrid first team in February of 2009. ^[5]

Alipio made his official debut for Castilla on the 15th of February 2009 against Águilas CF. He was an 87th minute substitute for Miguel Palanca. He became the youngest player to do so in the history of the subsidiary.^[6] During the ten minutes Alipio played in that game, he impressed spectators and his coaches alike with his ball skills. ^[7][8]

Alipio played for Real Madrid's Juvenil A team. ^[9] He also played for Real Madrid C team too. ^[10]

[edit] Statistics

Season	Club	Competition	Apps	Goals
2008/09	Real Madrid C	Tercera División	2	0
2008/09	RM Castilla	Segunda División B	2	0
Total			4	0

[edit] References

1. ^ Alípio estreou-se no Real Madrid B e fala de «algo do outro mundo»
2. ^ El primer día de blanco de Alipio
3. ^ Alipio maravilla en su debut
4. ^ Alipio: "He hablado con Pepe y me ha dado su apoyo"
5. ^ Real Madrid 4-2 RM Castilla
6. ^ Un cruel desenlace
7. ^ Alipio debuted against Aguilas
8. ^ http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/1193040566169/1202789016708/jugador/Jugador/Alipio.htm
9. ^ Aún hay opciones
10. ^ 2-0 Tres puntos de oro

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Alipio's profile at Real Madrid Official Web Site (Spanish)
• Alipio's profile and statistics at Zerozero.pt

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