Frederik Alves

Frederik Alves Ibsen (born 8 November 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for League One club Sunderland on loan from West Ham United.

Frederik Alves Ibsen
Personal information
Full name Frederik Alves Ibsen[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-08) 8 November 1999
Place of birth Hvidovre, Denmark
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Sunderland
(on loan from West Ham United)
Number 5
Youth career
Herfølge
Hvidovre
2015–2016 Coritiba
2017–2018 Silkeborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Silkeborg 47 (0)
2021– West Ham United 0 (0)
2021– → Sunderland (loan) 2 (0)
National team‡
2019 Denmark U20 3 (0)
2019–2021 Denmark U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:52, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Youth career

Due to Alves' Brazilian background, he travelled to visit some family in Brazil. Alves played with his cousins and took part in a few training matches, before he was spotted by an agent, which he made a deal with. The agent then brought 15-year old Alves to Coritiba.[2] Alves returned to Denmark after two years in Brazil and joined Silkeborg.

Silkeborg

In the summer 2018, 19-year old Alves signed a one-year trainee-contract with Silkeborg which meant, that he was going to train with the first team but play with the U19's.[3] On 26 September 2018, Alves got his official debut for Silkeborg in a Danish Cup game against Næstved BK, where he was among the 11 starting players.[4] On 1 November 2018, he signed a new deal until the end of 2020.[5] Except for the following two games, Alves played all of the remaining games for Silkeborg and helped the team promoting to the Danish Superliga which also gained him a spot on the Danish U-20 national team.[6] On 1 June 2019, Alves signed a new contract until the summer 2024.[7]

West Ham United

On 4 November 2020, Silkeborg announced that they had sold Alves to an unnamed club,[8] believed to be English Premier League club West Ham United.[9] On 22 December 2020, West Ham announced the signing of Alves for an undisclosed fee, on a three-and-a-half year contract commencing on 2 January 2021.[10]

Sunderland AFC

Alves joined Sunderland on a season-long loan for the 2021–22 EFL League One season on 13 August 2021.[11] He made his Sunderland debut, in the EFL Cup on 24 August, in a 3–2 win against Blackpool.[12]

Style of play

Alves has described his playing style as "a defender who likes to play with the ball at my feet, but I also like defending and am good in my duels", drawing inspiration from German international defender Jérôme Boateng. The Athletic has praised Alves' versatility, owing to his ability to use both feet and being able to operate at right-back.[13]

Personal life

Alves' mother is Brazilian, while his father is Danish. For this reason, Alves has dual citizenship although he was born and raised in Hvidovre, Denmark.[2]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Silkeborg 2018–19 Danish 1st Division 17010——180
2019–20 Danish Superliga 16020—6[lower-alpha 1]0240
2020–21 Danish 1st Division 8000——80
Club total 410300060500
West Ham United 2020–21 Premier League 0000——00
2021–22 Premier League 0000000000
Club total 0000000000
Sunderland (Loan) 2021–22 League 1 1010303[lower-alpha 2]080
Career total 420403090580
  1. Appearances in Superliga Playoffs
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Updated squad lists for 2020/21 Premier League". Premier League. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. Ung brasser på spring til SIF-forsvaret, midtjyllandsavis.dk, 11 February 2019
  3. Forsvars-talent på kontrakt i SIF, silkeborgif.com, 2 July 2018
  4. Debutanten Alves: Vi manglede lidt positiv energi, silkeborgif.com, 27 September 2019
  5. Forsvarstalent forlænger med SIF, silkeborgif.com, 1 November 2018
  6. Alves fik landsholds-debut i Marbella, silkeborgif.com, 26 March 2019
  7. Alves på langtids-kontrakt i SIF, silkeborgif.com, 1 June 2019
  8. "SIF bekræfter salg af Frederik Alves". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  9. Ritzau. "Silkeborg sælger dansk U21-landsholdsspiller". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  10. Flood, George (December 22, 2020). "West Ham clinch first January signing as Frederik Alves deal confirmed". www.standard.co.uk.
  11. "Alves arrives on loan". Sunderland Association Football Club. August 13, 2021.
  12. "Why Frederik Alves endured a challenging start to his SAFC debut and how he overcame it". www.sunderlandecho.com.
  13. Thomas, Roshane (23 December 2020). "West Ham's Frederik Alves: Deadline day heartache to trying to emulate Boateng". The Athletic. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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