Contents
* 1 Club career
o 1.1 Bahia
o 1.2 Sevilla
o 1.3 Barcelona
* 2 International career
* 3 Career statistics
o 3.1 International career
* 4 Honours
* 5 References
* 6 External links
Club career
Bahia
Daniel Alves made his professional debut for Bahia in a match against Paraná Clube, for the 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. Bahia won 3-0, with Alves providing two assists and winning a penalty for the other goal. Coach Evaristo de Macedo proceeded to give him a starting place in the team from then on. His constant good performances landed him a transfer, at first on a loan, to Spanish side Sevilla, halfway through 2002.
Sevilla
After 2002–03, on loan to Sevilla from Bahia, 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 were unable to match their asking price of around £8 million. In December 2006, he signed a new contract with Sevilla, tying him to the club until 2012. 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.
On 1 August 2007, Alves told SporTV that he wanted to leave Sevilla for a European giant,later reiterating his desire to leave Sevilla to Marca, stating that he was flattered by Chelsea's interest and that he could never turn down such an opportunity. In an interview with 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.
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. 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.
After a public war of words between Alves and del Nido and the death of team-mate Antonio Puerta, Alves decided to stay with Sevilla, with player and president appearing reconciled.
Barcelona
Dani Alves (right) and Lionel Messi in a match against Villarreal.
On 2 July 2008, Alves joined FC Barcelona. He left Sevilla in tears and said that he would love to play for Sevilla again. He said that he came to Sevilla as a boy and is now leaving as a man, but later broke down in tears at the press conference. The official price of the transfer stands at £23 million up front, with about £7 million more to pay depending on a number of performance related factors over the next few seasons of Alves' Barcelona career, making him the world's most expensive defender 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.
Alves made his competitive and European debuts for Barcelona against Wisła Kraków in the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League third-round qualifiers on 13 August 2008. He made his La Liga debut in the season-opener away to Numancia on 31 August 2008. 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. In his second season at FC Barcelona, the club retained the La Liga title.
On 30 October 2010 he scored the 3rd goal in Barça 5 - 0 win over Sevilla, he refused to celebrate the goal with his teammates, and appeared as unhappy with this goal.
International career
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 2007 Copa América. 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 unable to hold down a regular starting spot in the national team with Maicon being the first choice ahead of him. 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. He scored another long range free-kick against Iran on 7 October 2010.
Career statistics
As of 16/10/ 2010
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Bahia 2001 6 0 0 — — 6 0 0
2002 19 2 0 — — 19 2 0
Total 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 2 0
Sevilla 2002–03 10 0 2 1 0 0 — 11 0 2
2003–04 29 1 7 6 1 1 — 35 2 8
2004–05 33 2 8 2 0 2 9 0 3 44 2 13
2005–06 36 3 8 2 0 0 14 0 5 52 3 13
2006–07 34 3 11 8 0 3 15 2 5 57 5 19
2007–08 33 2 15 5 0 0 9 2 3 47 4 18
Total 175 11 51 24 1 6 47 4 16 246 16 73
Barcelona 2008–09 34 5 10 8 0 3 12 0 2 54 5 12
2009–10 29 3 10 6 0 2 13 0 3 48 3 15
2010–11 12 1 2 2 0 1 4 1 1 18 2 4
Total 75 9 22 16 0 6 29 1 6 120 10 32
Career total 275 22 73 40 1 12 76 5 22 391 28 104
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