Will Alves

Will Alves
Personal information
Full name	William Thomas Alves
Date of birth	4 February 2005 (age 17)
Place of birth	Leicester
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Leicester City
Number	77
Youth career
0000–2022	Leicester City
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–	Leicester City
National team‡
2022	England U17
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:53, 8 January 2022 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:56, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

William Thomas Alves (born 4 February 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leicester City.

Club career[]

In 2018, while he was a Year nine pupil at Brookvale Groby Learning Campus, Alves won the MOTD 'Can You Kick It' competition to find the UK's best young technical freestyle footballer.^[2] On 8 January 2022, Alves made his professional club debut for Leicester as an 86th minute substitute for Ademola Lookman during a 4–1 win against Watford in the third round of the FA Cup.^[3]

International career[]

In February 2022 Alves represented the England under-17 team against Scotland.^[4]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 8 January 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leicester City U21	2021–22^[5]	—			—		—		—		3^[a]	0	3	0
Leicester City	2021–22^[5]	Premier League	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0

^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References[]

^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ "WILL ALVES WAS CROWNED THE UK'S BEST YOUNG TECHNICAL FREESTYLE FOOTBALLER!". Brookvale Groby Learning Campus. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ Blackwell, Jordan (9 January 2022). "'Or you're coming off!' – Brendan Rodgers' warning to Will Alves as big future predicted". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ "Scotland U17 0-3 England U17". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Games played by Will Alves in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[EFLT-6] Appearances in the EFL Trophy

[1] "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[2] "WILL ALVES WAS CROWNED THE UK'S BEST YOUNG TECHNICAL FREESTYLE FOOTBALLER!". Brookvale Groby Learning Campus. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[3] Blackwell, Jordan (9 January 2022). "'Or you're coming off!' – Brendan Rodgers' warning to Will Alves as big future predicted". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[4] "Scotland U17 0-3 England U17". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[WA21-5] "Games played by Will Alves in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

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Personal information
Full name	William Thomas Alves^[1]
Date of birth	(2005-02-04) 4 February 2005 (age 17)
Place of birth	Leicester
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Leicester City
Number	77
Youth career
0000–2022	Leicester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Leicester City	0	(0)
National team^‡
2022	England U17	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:53, 8 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:56, 12 February 2022 (UTC)