Afonso Alves

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Moved to Middlesbrough on January 31, 2008 right before the end of the transfer window for an undisclosed club record fee thought to be around £12.7m. His first two goals for Middlesbrough came at the Riverside Stadium on April 6, 2008 against Manchester United in a 2?2 draw. He finished his first season in England with a hat-trick in an 8?1 home victory against Manchester City. His first goal of the 2008?09 season came on August 30, 2008, where he scored a magnificent 25-yard free-kick which flew into the top corner of the Stoke City net.

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Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate has urged Afonso Alves to keep the faith as he bids to end a barren spell in front of goal. The club transfer record £12million Brazilian has netted just three goals in 16 appearances for the Teessiders this season. But Southgate believes the striker will soon be rewarded for his recent hard-working displays. He said: "He wants it to happen and we're... [more»]

Manager Gareth Southgate was pleased with his Middlesbrough side's performance in their 2-0 victory at home to Manchester City. An Afonso Alves penalty and Gary O'Neil's late clincher sealed the three points for Boro at the Riverside and moved them up to ninth place in the Premier League table. Southgate commented: "I told them more than anything else that I wanted them to play without... [more»]

Middlesbrough's record signing Afonso Alves remains confident that he will find the net regularly for the Teessiders this season, having made a slow start to the new campaign. The 27-year-old Brazilian has scored only once so far this term, but the £12million signing remains upbeat and calm over his form. He told the Evening Gazette: "I have scored one goal this season but all strikers want to... [more»]

Middlesbrough striker Afonso Alves has set his sights on winning the award for Europe's top marksman this season. The £11million Brazilian has come close to winning the 'Golden Shoe' after his scoring exploits with former club Heerenveen. Alves, who opened his Boro account for the season against Stoke City on Saturday, scored 34 goals in 31 starts for the Dutch side during the 2006-07... [more»]

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate is confident that striker Afonso Alves will be a big success for his side in the coming campaign. The 27-year-old scored six goals in 14 appearances last term following his big-money arrival from Heerenveen in January and Southgate expects the Brazilian to continue that sort of strike-rate. He told the Northern Echo: "It's impossible to put a 20- goals... [more»]