Juan Alvina

Juan Alvina
Personal information
Full name	Juan Alvina Bezerra
Date of birth	16 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Oleksandriya
Youth career
2008–2023	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team
2023	Vasco da Gama
2023–	Oleksandriya
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024

Juan Alvina Bezerra (born 16 February 2003), simply known as Juan Alvina or by the nickname Juan Batata (English: potato), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ukrainian Premier League club Oleksandriya.

Career

Formed in the youth categories of CR 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 FC Oleksandriya at the end of 2023, where he scored his first goal as a professional, against Veres Rivne, and remains there until now.^[2]

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. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
^ "Na Ucrânia, ex-artilheiro da base do Vasco faz primeiro gol como profissional". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 13 November 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

External links

Juan Alvina at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
Juan Alvina at Soccerway

[1] "Conheça Juan Batata, artilheiro do Vasco no sub-20 que quase foi jogar na Ucrânia". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

[2] "Na Ucrânia, ex-artilheiro da base do Vasco faz primeiro gol como profissional". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 13 November 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

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