Alfredo Francisco Martins (born 6 July 1992), known as Alfredo is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a

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for

Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

Club career

Born in

Americana, São Paulo Americana () is a municipality (''município'') located in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas. The population is 229,322 (2015 est.) in an area of . The origin ...

, Alfredo started his youth career with the academy of local club

São Paulo FC São Paulo Futebol Clube (), commonly referred to as São Paulo, is a professional football club in the Morumbi district of São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1930. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista (the State of São Paulo's premier state leag ...

. He went on to score 184 goals for the reserve team and also became the top scorer of 2013 Paulista under-20. He spent the 2013 season on loan at

Paulista Futebol Clube Paulista Futebol Clube, or Paulista as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Jundiaí, in São Paulo, founded on 17 May 1909. They currently play in the Paulistão Segunda Divisão, the fourth tier of the São Paulo state ...

. On 17 December 2013, he signed for second tier

América Futebol Clube (RN) América Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as América de Natal, is a Brazilian professional club based in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte founded on 14 July 1915. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian foot ...

. He scored twice in a 5–2 victory over

Fluminense FC Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, ...

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil ( en, Brazil Cup) is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de ...

. In July 2016, Alfredo joined Portuguese club

Portimonense Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese sports club based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, it is most notable for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. It al ...

. Soon, he was loaned out to

Luverdense Esporte Clube Luverdense Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Luverdense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Lucas do Rio Verde, Mato Grosso founded on 24 January 2004. It competes in the Campeonato Mato-Grossense, the top flight of the Mato Grosso ...

in his native country. In the

Campeonato Mato-Grossense Campeonato Mato-Grossense is the football league of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is organized by the Mato Grosso State Football Federation. Format First Division 2006 First stage: *The teams are divided in two groups of six teams. *Dou ...

, he scored 13 goals in 17 matches with his team winning the championship. He also became the top scorer of the tournament. On 2 January 2017, he joined fellow league club

Paysandu Sport Club Paysandu Sport Club, commonly referred to as Paysandu, is a Brazilian professional club based in Belém, Pará founded on 2 February 1914. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the ...

on a loan deal. After another stint with Luverdense, Alfredo signed with

Uberlândia Esporte Clube Uberlândia Esporte Clube, usually known simply as Uberlândia, is a Brazilian football team, from the city of Uberlândia, in Minas Gerais State. The club plays their home games at Estádio Parque do Sabiá. The club was founded in 1922. Their ...

for the

2018 Campeonato Mineiro The 2018 Campeonato Mineiro was the 104th season of Mineiro's top professional football league. The competition began on January 17 and ended on April 8. Atlético was the defending champions but was beaten in the final by its longtime rival Cru ...

on 29 December 2017. On 11 June 2018, he moved to Bulgarian club

PFC Beroe Stara Zagora Beroe ( bg, Берое) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Stara Zagora, that competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded in 1916 under the name ''Verey ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alfredo 1992 births Living people Association football forwards Brazilian footballers São Paulo FC players Paulista Futebol Clube players América Futebol Clube (RN) players Portimonense S.C. players Luverdense Esporte Clube players Paysandu Sport Club players Uberlândia Esporte Clube players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players F.C. Penafiel players Clube Atlético Penapolense players Barra Futebol Clube players Clube Atlético Juventus players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Liga Portugal 2 players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria