Skelly Alvero (born 4 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.

Skelly Alvero
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Stains, France
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Werder Bremen
Number 28
Youth career
Red Star
2017–2020 Sochaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Sochaux II 24 (2)
2021–2023 Sochaux 31 (2)
2023–2024 Lyon 8 (1)
2023–2024 Lyon II 1 (0)
2024Werder Bremen (loan) 6 (1)
2024– Werder Bremen 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:20, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Career

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A youth product of Red Star, Alvero moved to the Sochaux youth academy on 25 May 2017.[3] He began his senior career with the Sochaux reserves in 2020.[4] He debuted with the senior Sochaux squad as a late substitute in a 3–0 Coupe de France win over Bresse Jura Foot on 13 November 2021.[5] He signed his first professional contract for three seasons on 18 February 2022.[2]

On 4 July 2023, Alvero left Sochaux to sign a five-year contract with Ligue 1 side Lyon.[6] He scored his first goal in Ligue 1 on 5 November 2023 against FC Metz.[7]

On 31 January 2024, Alvero joined Bundesliga side Werder Bremen on a loan deal until the end of the season, with an option to buy included.[8] Lyon disclosed the loan fee as €250,000 plus a potential €100,000 in bonuses and the purchase fee as up to €6.25 million.[8] After five substitute appearances he made his starting debut for Werder Bremen on 30 March 2024, in a 2–0 loss against VfL Wolfsburg, playing 79 minutes before being substituted.[9] Werder exercised its option and signed Alvero to a permanent deal on 10 June 2024.[10]

Personal life

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Skelly Alvero was born in Stains, in the northern suburbs of Paris. He holds French and Angolan citizenship.[11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sochaux B 2020–21 N3 - Bourgogne 3 0 3 0
2021–22 N3 - Bourgogne 21 2 21 2
Total 24 2 24 2
Sochaux 2022–23 Ligue 2 31 2 2 0 33 2
Lyon 2023–24 Ligue 1 8 1 0 0 8 1
Lyon II 2023–24 N3 - Group K 1 0 1 0
Werder Bremen (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 6 1 6 1
Werder Bremen 2024–25 Bundesliga 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 75 6 2 0 0 0 77 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "Skelly Alvero | SV Werder Bremen | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Archived from the original on 25 August 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ligue 2. FC Sochaux : premier contrat professionnel pour Skelly Alvero". www.estrepublicain.fr.
  3. ^ "Skelly ALVERO (Red star-2002) signe au FC Sochaux!".
  4. ^ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Skelly Alvero". www.fcsochaux.fr.
  5. ^ "Football. Coupe de France : Bresse Jura cède avec les honneurs face à Sochaux (1-3)". www.leprogres.fr.
  6. ^ "Skelly Alvero (Sochaux) va signer à l'OL" (in French). L'Équipe. 4 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Lyon wait for a win goes on". Ligue1 COM. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Werder leiht Alvero zu "überschaubaren Konditionen": Lyon veröffentlicht Zahlen" [Werder loans Alvero on "manageable terms": Lyon publishes figures]. kicker (in German). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  9. ^ Winkelmann, Marius; Bürger, Malte (31 March 2024). "Werder Bremen: So lief die Startelf-Premiere für Skelly Alvero" [Werder Bremen: How Skelly Alvero's starting XI debut went]. Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Option Gezogen: Werder Verpflichtet Skelly Alvero" [Option Exercised: Werder Signs Skelly Alvero]. Werder.de (in German). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Skelly Alvero". sport.de.
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