Álvaro Henrique Alves Pires
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| Álvaro Pires | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Henrique Alves Pires | |
| Date of birth | March 11, 1985 | |
| Place of birth | Jardinópolis, Brazil | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Playing position | defensive-midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Los Angeles Galaxy | |
| Number | 15 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2002-2003 | Internacional | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004-06 2007 2008- |
Internacional Spartak Nalchik Los Angeles Galaxy |
13 (0) 7 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Álvaro Henrique Alves Pires, or simply Álvaro Pires, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive-midfielder, currently playing for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.
A native of Jardinópolis, Brazil (just outside of Sao Paulo), Pires signed his first professional contract at the age of 16 with Brazilian side Internacional and broke into the first team at the age of 19. He spent three years there, appearing in a handful of games, before signing with Russian side Spartak Nalchik, then of the Russian First Division.
Pires had been on trial with Los Angeles Galaxy during the club's pre-season, featuring in the inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship in Hawaii, and featuring on their Asian tour in China and Hong Kong. Having impressed Galaxy coach Ruud Gullit with his performances, Pires signed a full professional contract with Galaxy on March 28, 2008.[1].
He made his MLS debut in Galaxy's first match of the 2008 season against Colorado Rapids on March 29, 2008, and scored his first MLS goal on 7 June 2008 - also ironically against Colorado - off a David Beckham cross.
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