Aladje

Aladje
Personal information
Full nameAlberto Aladje Gomes de Pina
Date of birth22 October 1993
Place of birthBissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Real Vicenza (loan from Sassuolo)
Youth career
2010–2012Padova
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–2013Chievo0(0)
2012–2013→ Aprilia (loan)22(3)
2013–Sassuolo0(0)
2014→ Delta Porto Tolle (loan)10(3)
2014–2015→ Pro Vercelli (loan)1(0)
2015–→ Real Vicenza (loan)8(2)
National team‡
2012–2013Portugal U2018(9)
2013–Portugal U211(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2013

Alberto Aladje Gomes de Pina (born 22 October 1993), known as Aladje, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Real Vicenza V.S. on loan from Italian club U.S. Sassuolo Calcio as a forward.

Club career

Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau to a father of Portuguese descent, Aladje started playing organized football with Calcio Padova in Italy.[1] In the 2012 summer he was acquired by Serie A club A.C. Chievo Verona,[2][3] but never represented the team officially, being loaned to F.C. Aprilia in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

International career

Aladje chose to represent Portugal internationally, first being selected to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey. He started for the national team in the group stage opener against Nigeria, scoring in a 3–2 win.[4] He added a further two in the next two games, with South Korea and (2–2) Cuba (5–0).[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Avançado luso-guineense sonha jogar por Portugal" [Guinean-Portuguese forward dreams of playing for Portugal] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Calciomercato Chievo, preso il baby Aladje" [Football market Chievo, youngster Aladje acquired] (in Italian). Calcio Mercato. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ufficiale: Chievo Verona, ingaggiato Aladje" [Official: Chievo Verona, Aladje signed] (in Italian). Tutto Palermo. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Bruma brace denies Nigeria". FIFA.com. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Korea come from behind, hold Portugal". FIFA.com. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Five-star Portugal cruise through". FIFA.com. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.

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