| Gabriel Alves | |
| Fullname: | Gabriel Alcides Alves |
| Birth Date: | 2000 2, df=y |
| Birth Place: | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | Rhode Island FC |
| Position: | Defender Midfielder |
| Collegeyears1: | 2020–2022 |
| College1: | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| Collegecaps1: | 52 |
| Collegegoals1: | 2 |
| Years1: | 2023 |
| Clubs1: | Birmingham Legion |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Rhode Island FC |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 11 December 2023 |
Gabriel Alcides Alves (born 10 February 2000) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for Rhode Island FC in the USL Championship.
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Alves moved to the United States and played college soccer for Marshall University from 2020 until 2022. He made a total of 52 appearances and scored two goals over three seasons for the Thundering Herd,[1] being a part of the team that won both the 2020 Conference USA Regular Season[2] and the 2020 NCAA College Cup,[3] [4] with the latter trophy being Marshall's first-ever men's soccer national title, as well as Conference USA's first-ever national championship in any team sport. In the same year, he was named to the Conference USA's All-Conference Freshman Team.[5]
Having captained the Herd throughout the 2022 season, the team's first campaign in the Sun Belt Conference, Alves was invited to the 2023 MLS Showcase.
On 26 January 2023, Alves signed his first professional contract with Birmingham Legion in the USL Championship.[6] [7] [8]
On 11 March, he made his professional debut, being subbed on for Diba Nwegbo in the 77th minute of the Legion's season opener against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[9] He then scored his first professional goal on 25 March, giving the club a 1–0 league win over Hartford Athletic.[10]
On 11 December 2023, Alves signed with Rhode Island FC ahead of their inaugural USL Championship season.[11]
Marshall Thundering Herd