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For the Portuguese footballer, see Danny Alves.
Daniel Alves da Silva (born 6 May 1983 in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil), commonly known as Dani Alves, is a Brazilian defender who currently plays as an attacking right back for Spanish La Liga club Barcelona and the Brazilian national team. Before joining the Catalan giants, Alves spent a successful six year spell with Sevilla, winning two UEFA Cups and the Copa del Rey with the Andalusian side. He joined Barcelona for €34 million plus add-ons of €6 million, becoming the most expensive defender in history, and won The Treble in his first season with the club.
[edit] Club career[edit] SevillaAfter 2002-03, on loan to Sevilla from Bahia, Dani Alves travelled to play in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship where he impressed as Brazil won the tournament. He was named as the third best player of the tournament and, after this, the Sevilla move was made permanent. In June 2006, Sevilla had agreed to sell Alves to Liverpool, but they failed to match their asking price of around £8 million.[1] In December 2006, he signed a new contract with Sevilla, tying him to the club until 2012.[2] He had a successful 2006-07 season, making 47 appearances and scoring five goals. He also played in every one of Sevilla's UEFA Cup matches which the club went on to win. From his years in Spain, he also acquired Spanish citizenship, thus allowing him to bypass any non-EU quota restrictions and exempting him from needing a work permit to play in any EU countries.[3] On 1 August 2007, Alves told Brazilian sports channel SporTV that he wanted to leave Sevilla for a European giant,[4] later reiterating his desire to leave Sevilla to Spanish newspaper Marca, stating that he was flattered by Chelsea's interest and that he could never turn down such an opportunity.[5] In an interview with Spanish sports channel Antena 3 on 8 August, Dani Alves confirmed that his agent had been in England for some time handling Chelsea's offer, urging Sevilla to at least consider the offer.[6] On 16 August 2007, Sevilla rejected an unspecified Chelsea bid and, six days later, rejected another two bids from Chelsea for Dani Alves, considering them to be "way below what was expected."[7][8] NILI Saad later revealed his dismay with Sevilla president José María del Nido for having knocked back Chelsea's offers for his services after his move to Stamford Bridge collapsed, with Chelsea signing fellow Brazilian full back Juliano Belletti for a much lower fee.[9] After a public war of words between Alves and del Nido,[10] Alves set to stay at Seville after the death of team mate Antonio Puerta, with player and president appearing reconciled.[11] [edit] Barcelona On 2 July 2008, Alves joined Barcelona. He left Sevilla in tears and said that he would love to join the club again. He said that he came to Sevilla as a boy and is now leaving as a man, and later broke down in tears at the press conference.[12] The official price of the transfer stands at £28 million up front, with about £6 million more to pay depending on a number of performance related factors over the next few seasons of Dani Alves' Barcelona career, making him the world's most expensive defender[13] and the third most expensive player bought by Barça. He signed a four-year contract with Barcelona, that includes a buy-out clause of €90 million. Dani Alves made his competitive and European debuts for Barcelona against Wisła Kraków in the 3rd round qualifiers of the 2008 UEFA Champions League on 13 August 2008.[14] He made his La Liga debut in the season-opener away to CD Numancia on 31 August 2008.[15] Dani Alves missed the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final due to a yellow-card suspension; Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 and thus completed The Treble. [edit] International careerDani Alves made his Brazil debut as a substitute in an unofficial friendly match against Kuwait club Al-Kuwait Selection on 7 October 2006. Three days later, he earned his first international cap in a friendly against Ecuador. He was included in Brazil's team for the Copa América 2007. He appeared in four matches including the final against Argentina, where he gave an assist and scored a goal in a 3-0 victory. Despite being the most expensive right-back in history, he has been able to hold down a regular starting spot in the national team without Maicon being the second choice when available. Dani Alves came on as a substitute in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final against South Africa and scored the winner, a free-kick and a traditional Brazilian full back goal in the style of Roberto Carlos in the 88th minute in a 1-0 win.[16] [edit] Career statistics[edit] All-time club statistics
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