Daniel Alves da Silva is a professional Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Sao Paulo in Brazil. He was born in Juazeiro, a city in the Brazilian state of Bahia to father Domingos Alves da Silva who was a farmer with football passion.
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Domingos Alves formed a football team and included his son, Dani Alves. He started playing as a winger but his inefficiency in scoring goals saw Domingos Alves pushed him to right-back the position he has enjoyed throughout his career.
Dani Alves made his professional debut for Esporte Clube Bahia in a match against Paraná Clube for the 2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A where he assisted twice and won a penalty for the third goal. He joined Sevilla in 2002 and cemented his position in the first team from 2002 to 2008 before Barcelona captured his signature in 2008. Dani Alves played for 8 years at the Camp Nou before joining Italian Serie A side Juventus in 2016- 2017 season. Between 2017-19, he signed for Paris Saint-German in Ligue 1 before returning to Brazil to join São Paulo.
Dani Alves Net Worth and Salary
The former Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-German right back, Dani Alves has a net worth of $60 million. He made all his money through his football career with the highest coming in at Barcelona. At Sãn Paulo, Dani Alves receives £58,000 weekly and £3,016,000 yearly.
Dani Alves Trophies and current Club
Dani Alves is regarded as one of the most decorated players in football history. He won 5 trophies at Seville. One Copa Del Rey, UEFA Cup 2, UEFA Super Cup, and Supercopa de España. At Barcelona, he won 23 trophies. La Liga 6, Copa del Rey 4, Supercopa de España 4, UEFA Champions League 3, UEFA Super Cup 3, and 2015 FIFA Club World Cup 3. He won the Serie A and Coppa Italia with Juventus and adding six club trophies with Paris Saint Germain. Ligue 1 2, Coupe de France 1, Coupe de la Ligue 1, and Trophée des Champions 2.
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Dani Alves has won four international trophies with Brazil. Two Copa América and two FIFA Confederations Cup. He currently plays for São Paulo is Brazil.
Dani Alves Stats, Wife And Eating Banana
Between 2001-2002, Dani Alves scored 2 goals in 25 games for Bahia and 11 goals in 175 games for Sevilla between 2002-2008. He also scored 14 goals in 247 games for Barcelona between 208-2016. At Juventus, Dani Alves scored 2 goals in 19 games in 2016-2017 season and 2 goals in 48 games for Paris Saint Germain in the 2017-2019 season. He currently has 3 goals in 38 games for São Paulo. At the international level, he has 8 goals in 125 games for Brazil at both U20 and senior team.
Dani Alves married Dinora Santana in 2008 but broke up in 2011. He then married Joana Sanz in 2017 till now. In 2014, Dani Alves suffered racism when Barcelona faced Villarreal in La Liga. A banana was thrown to him when he was about taking a corner kick but he surprisingly took it, peeled and ate it to defeat racism.
