Skelly Alvero (born 4 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 May 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stains, France | ||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Werder Bremen | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Red Star | |||
| 2017–2020 | Sochaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Sochaux II | 24 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Sochaux | 31 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Lyon | 8 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Lyon II | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | Werder Bremen | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:28, 14 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editA youth product of Red Star, Alvero moved to the Sochaux youth academy on 25 May 2017.[3] He began his senior career with the Sochaux reserves in 2020.[4] He debuted with the senior Sochaux squad as a late substitute in a 3–0 Coupe de France win over Bresse Jura Foot on 13 November 2021.[5] He signed his first professional contract for three seasons on 18 February 2022.[2]
On 4 July 2023, Alvero left Sochaux to sign a five-year contract with Ligue 1 side Lyon.[6] He scored his first goal in Ligue 1 on 5 November 2023 against FC Metz.[7]
On 31 January 2024, Alvero joined Bundesliga side Werder Bremen on a loan deal until the end of the season, with an option to buy included.[8] Lyon disclosed the loan fee as €250,000 plus a potential €100,000 in bonuses and the purchase fee as up to €6.25 million.[8] After five substitute appearances he made his starting debut for Werder Bremen on 30 March 2024, in a 2–0 loss against VfL Wolfsburg, playing 79 minutes before being substituted.[9] Werder exercised its option and signed Alvero to a permanent deal on 10 June 2024.[10]
Personal life
editSkelly Alvero was born in Stains, in the northern suburbs of Paris. He holds French and Angolan citizenship.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 14 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sochaux B | 2020–21 | N3 - Bourgogne | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | N3 - Bourgogne | 21 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| Total | 24 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Sochaux | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | |
| Lyon | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
| Lyon II | 2023–24 | N3 - Group K | 1 | 0 | – | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Werder Bremen (loan) | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 6 | 1 | – | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 77 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 6 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Skelly Alvero | SV Werder Bremen | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Archived from the original on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Ligue 2. FC Sochaux : premier contrat professionnel pour Skelly Alvero". www.estrepublicain.fr.
- ^ "Skelly ALVERO (Red star-2002) signe au FC Sochaux!".
- ^ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Skelly Alvero". www.fcsochaux.fr.
- ^ "Football. Coupe de France : Bresse Jura cède avec les honneurs face à Sochaux (1-3)". www.leprogres.fr.
- ^ "Skelly Alvero (Sochaux) va signer à l'OL" (in French). L'Équipe. 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Lyon wait for a win goes on". Ligue1 COM. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Werder leiht Alvero zu "überschaubaren Konditionen": Lyon veröffentlicht Zahlen" [Werder loans Alvero on "manageable terms": Lyon publishes figures]. kicker (in German). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Winkelmann, Marius; Bürger, Malte (31 March 2024). "Werder Bremen: So lief die Startelf-Premiere für Skelly Alvero" [Werder Bremen: How Skelly Alvero's starting XI debut went]. Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Option Gezogen: Werder Verpflichtet Skelly Alvero" [Option Exercised: Werder Signs Skelly Alvero]. Werder.de (in German). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Skelly Alvero". sport.de.
External links
edit- Skelly Alvero at Soccerway