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
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. 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.
Personal life
His wife is Vietnamese and he has a Vietnamese-born son named Kelvin Huynh Alves.
Honours
Club
- 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
- Best foreign player of V-League 2005 [2]
- Top goal-scorer of V-League 2005 [1]
- Top goal-scorer of 2009 AFC Cup[3]
- Golden Boot Award 2009 [4]
References
- ^ a b "Huynh Kesley Alves and love for Vietnam". Archived from the original on 12 December 2009.
- ^ "Ngoisao - Qua bong vang Tai Em, Kim Chi". Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "AFC Cup 2009 Honours List".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Kesley receives Golden Boot Award for 2009". Archived from the original on 6 June 2010.
External links
- Huỳnh Kesley Alves at National-Football-Teams.com
