Huỳnh Kesley Alves
 Alves in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Huỳnh Kesley Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Palmeiras, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LPBank HCMC | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Portuguesa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Portuguesa | 18 | (1) |
| 2003 | Vasco da Gama | 20 | (9) |
| 2004 | Desportiva | 27 | (5) |
| 2005 | Matsubara | 10 | (4) |
| 2005 | Becamex Bình Dương | 32 | (21) |
| 2006 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 16 | (6) |
| 2007–2010 | Becamex Bình Dương | 17 | (36) |
| 2011–2012 | Sài Gòn Xuân Thành | 24 | (31) |
| 2013–2014 | Becamex Bình Dương | 19 | (10) |
| 2015 | Đồng Nai | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | Sanna Khánh Hòa BVN | 11 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Kasetsart | 28 | (10) |
| 2018 | Krabi | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Hồ Chí Minh City | 24 | (7) |
| 2022 | Becamex Bình Dương | 5 | (0) |
| 2023 | Định Hướng Phú Nhuận | 5 | (3) |
| 2024– | LPBank HCMC | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Vietnam | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2022 | Becamex Bình Dương (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2022 | |||
Huỳnh Kesley Alves or Kesley Alves (born 23 December 1981) is a professional footballer who plays for LPBank HCMC in Vietnamese Football League Second Division. Born in Brazil, he represented Vietnam at international level.
Playing career
[edit]In 2005, he came to Vietnam and signed for Becamex Bình Dương from Matsubara in 2005 and became one of the greatest foreigners in the V-League. He gained Vietnamese citizenship in 2009[1] and earned one cap with Vietnam national football team.
Alves announced his retirement in 2019.[2] He became the assistant manager of Becamex Bình Dương in 2021, before he was registered in the club’s squad list for the second part of the season during the 2022 season, making his comeback from retirement.[3]
In 2024, he joined LPBank Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnamese Second Division.[4]
International career
[edit]In 2009, Kesley became a Vietnamese citizen.[5] In the same year, Kesley was called up for the Vietnam national football team by coach Henrique Calisto.[6] He made his debut in a friendly match against Kuwait on May 31, 2009.[7]
Personal life
[edit]His wife is Huynh Thi Le Loc, a Vietnamese.[8] He has two Vietnamese-born son.[9] One of his son, Huynh Kelvin Alves (born in 2009) has participated in The Voice Kids of Vietnam season 8.[10]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Becamex Bình Dương
- V.League 1 (3): 2007, 2008, 2014
- Vietnamese Super Cup (2): 2007, 2008
- Sài Gòn Xuân Thành
- V.League 2 (1): 2011
- Vietnamese National Cup (1): 2012
Individual
[edit]- Best foreign player of V-League 2005 [11]
- Top goal-scorer of V-League 2005 [1]
- Top goal-scorer of 2009 AFC Cup[12]
- Vietnamese Golden Boot Award 2009 [13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Huynh Kesley Alves and love for Vietnam". Archived from the original on 12 December 2009.
- ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (22 October 2023). "Chân sút nhập tịch Huỳnh Kesley rực sáng ở tuổi 42". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (22 October 2023). "Chân sút nhập tịch Huỳnh Kesley rực sáng ở tuổi 42". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ thanhnien.vn (21 February 2025). "Huỳnh Kesley sống trọn với đam mê bóng đá tại Việt Nam". thanhnien.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (21 December 2024). "Huỳnh Kesley: 'Tuyển Việt Nam cần 4-5 cầu thủ nhập tịch'". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (21 December 2024). "Huỳnh Kesley: 'Tuyển Việt Nam cần 4-5 cầu thủ nhập tịch'". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Tạp chí Bóng Đá, Báo Bóng Đá, kết quả, lịch thi đấu, video bàn thắng, nhận định, tỷ lệ - Bongdaplus.vn". bongdaplus.vn. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ sao, Ngôi. "'Vua' ngoại lấy vợ VN". Ngoisao (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ sao, Ngôi. "Huỳnh Kesley hạnh phúc 10 năm làm rể Việt". Ngoisao (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Vũ Cát Tường khó xử vì con trai Huỳnh Kesley". Znews.vn (in Vietnamese). 8 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Ngoisao - Qua bong vang Tai Em, Kim Chi". Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Huỳnh Kesley và kỷ lục ghi bàn Siêu cúp". Báo điện tử Tiền Phong (in Vietnamese). 26 December 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Kesley receives Golden Boot Award for 2009". Archived from the original on 6 June 2010.
External links
[edit]- Huỳnh Kesley Alves at National-Football-Teams.com
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