Juan Alvina
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Alvina Bezerra | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zamalek | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2023 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Vasco da Gama | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Oleksandriya | 37 | (9) |
| 2025– | Zamalek | 25 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 August 2025 | |||
Juan Alvina Bezerra (born 16 February 2003), mostly known as Juan Alvina, sometimes as Juan Bezerra or by the nickname Juan Batata (English: potato), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek.
Career
Formed in the youth categories of Vasco da Gama, where he played for all age groups, Alvina gained prominence for his good performance in scoring goals in the under-19 and under-20 categories.[1] After a few games for the professional team, he was traded to Ukrainian club Oleksandriya at the end of 2023, where he scored his first goal as a professional, against Veres Rivne, and remains there until now.[2]
On 7 August 2025, he signed a four-year contract with Egyptian side Zamalek.[3]
Honours
Vasco da Gama (youth)
- Copa do Brasil Sub-20: 2020
- Supercopa do Brasil Sub-20: 2020
- Campeonato Carioca Sub-20: 2020
References
- ^ "Conheça Juan Batata, artilheiro do Vasco no sub-20 que quase foi jogar na Ucrânia". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 1 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Na Ucrânia, ex-artilheiro da base do Vasco faz primeiro gol como profissional". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 13 November 2023. Archived from the original on 1 August 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Elias Boateng (7 August 2025). "Juan Alvina thrilled to begin new chapter with Zamalek". Africa Soccer. Archived from the original on 30 August 2025.
External links
- Juan Alvina at Soccerway
- Juan Alvina at WorldFootball.net