Chico (footballer, born 1998) explained

Chico
Fullname:Francisco Alves da Silva Neto
Birth Date:14 September 1998
Birth Place:Recife, Brazil
Height:1.88 m
Position:Centre back
Currentclub:Sport Recife
Clubnumber:44
Youthyears1:2014–2018
Youthclubs1:Sport Recife
Years1:2017–
Caps1:56
Goals1:1
Club-Update:06:48, 29 November 2020 (UTC)

Francisco Alves da Silva Neto (born 14 September 1998), commonly known as Chico, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Sport Recife.

Club career

Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Chico joined Sport Recife's youth setup in 2014, aged 15.[1] He made his first team debut on 4 April 2017, starting in a 2–2 Campeonato Pernambucano home draw against Salgueiro.[2]

Chico was promoted to the main squad for the 2019 season, but suffered a knee injury in January which kept him out for the most of the season.[3] He still renewed his contract until 2022 in February,[1] and only played for the under-23 side after his return.

Definitely promoted to the first team ahead of the 2020 season, Chico made his Série A debut on 23 August, coming on as a half-time substitute for Sander in a 0–1 home loss against São Paulo.[4]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sport Recife2017Série A00100010
201800000000
2019Série B00200020
2020Série A10080001[5] 0190
Career total100110000010220

Honours

Sport

2017, 2019, 2023

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sport renova contrato e zagueiro Chico é do Leão até 2022!. Sport renew contract and stopper Chico is of Leão until 2022!. Sport Club do Recife. pt-BR. 2 February 2019. 29 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Com o time Sub-20, Sport empata com o líder Salgueiro na Ilha do Retiro. With an under-20 team, Sport draw with leader Salgueiro at the Ilha do Retiro. GloboEsporte.com. pt-BR. 3 April 2017. 29 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Recuperado, Chico se aproxima de retorno após lesão. Recovered, Chico gets closer to return after injury. Sport Club do Recife. pt-BR. 21 May 2019. 29 November 2020.
  4. Web site: São Paulo bate Sport com gol de Pablo e volta a vencer no Brasileirão. São Paulo defeat Sport with a goal from Pablo and go back to winning ways in the Brasileirão. ESPN Brasil. pt-BR. 23 August 2020. 29 November 2020.
  5. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste