Skelly Alvero (born 4 May 2002) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Career

A youth product of

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, Alvero moved to the

Sochaux Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris. Population Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''. Economy Soc ...

youth academy on 25 May 2017. He began his senior career with the Sochaux reserves in 2020. He debuted with the senior Sochaux squad as a late substitute in a 3–0

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win over Bresse Jura Foot on 13 November 2021. He signed his first professional contract for 3 seasons on 18 February 2022. On 4 July 2023, Alvero left Sochaux to sign a five-year contract with

side

. He scored his first goal in Ligue 1 on 5 November 2023 against

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Personal life

Skelly Alvero was born in

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, in the northern suburbs of Paris. He holds French and Angolan citizenship.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alvero, Skelly 2002 births Living people Footballers from Seine-Saint-Denis French men's footballers Angolan men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Olympique Alès players FC Sète 34 players Grenoble Foot 38 players Olympique Lyonnais players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players