Magno Alves de Araújo (born 13 January 1976) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a striker.

Career

Magno Alves was born in Aporá,

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, Brazil. Between 1998 and 2003 he made 265 appearances and scored 111 goals for

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as a striker, winning the Rio State Championship in 2002. Alves' most famous match was against Santa Cruz. as he scored 5 goals, earning the nickname ''Magnata''. After a short stint in the Korean Professional Football League (K-League), Alves joined

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of the Japan Professional Football League (J1 League). In 2006, he joined J1 League champion,

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, as a replacement for the team's former ace striker Clemerson de Araújo Soares, who left the team for family reasons. He joined Saudi Arabian side

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after being sent away by

due to disciplinary problems. In July 2010, he signed a contract with Brazilian club Ceará. He scored overall for Ceará 103 times in 224 matches, becoming the club's 6th goalscorer of all time. As of 7 August 2021, he has scored 483+ goals in 986 official matches.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

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: 2002 * Brazilian Serie C:

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: 2007 * Ceará State:

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* Copa do Nordeste: 2015

Individual

* Brazilian League Top Scorer:

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* J.League All-Star Soccer MVP: 2005 * AFC Champions League top scorer: 2006 * J.League Top Scorer: 2006 *

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: 2006 * Qatari League top scorer: 2008–09

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