Alvin Fortes (born 25 April 1994) is a Cape Verdean

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who plays as a winger for

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Club career

Born in

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, Fortes played for Sparta Rotterdam, UVS and

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's youth setups before joining SV Heinenoord in June 2013. However, in July, he was spotted by

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's program ''The Chance'', and was assigned to their squad. On 4 September 2013, Fortes signed his first pro deal, joining Finnish

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side Palloseura Kemi Kings. He appeared in six matches for the club, scoring once, as his side narrowly missed out promotion. In March 2014, Fortes was about to join

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, being initially assigned to their youth setup, but the deal later collapsed. In August, he moved to

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

. Fortes made his professional debut on 22 August 2014, coming on as a second half substitute in a 3–2 away win against FC Den Bosch for the

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championship. He scored his first goal on 17 October, netting the first in a 2–0 home win against SC Telstar. On 10 December 2014, Fortes signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

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side Vitesse Arnhem, but being assigned to the youth squad until the end of the campaign. Only two months later, his contract was rescinded.

International career

Fortes was born in the Netherlands and is of

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an descent and has expressed his willingness to represent Cape Verde internationally. Fortes made his professional debut for the

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in a friendly 3–2 win over

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on 1 June 2018.

References

External links

RKC official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fortes, Alvin 1994 births Living people Footballers from Rotterdam Cape Verdean footballers Cape Verde men's international footballers Dutch footballers Dutch expatriate footballers Dutch sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent Men's association football wingers Nike Academy players RKC Waalwijk players FC Zbrojovka Brno players SBV Vitesse players TOP Oss players Veria F.C. players FC Dila Gori players FC Kaisar players Kakkonen players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players TFF First League players Erovnuli Liga players Czech First League players Kazakhstan Premier League players Expatriate footballers in Finland Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate footballers in Georgia (country) Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Finland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Greece Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country) Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan