Alvin Fortes

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Alvin Fortes

| image =

| caption =

| full_name = Alvin Mateus Fortes

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|5|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rotterdam, Netherlands

| height = 1.75 m{{Cite web |title=Alvin Fortes |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/alvin-fortes/ |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Selangor

| clubnumber = 11

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Sparta Rotterdam

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = UVS

| youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = Feyenoord

| youthyears4 = 2013 | youthclubs4 = Heinenoord

| youthyears5 = 2013 | youthclubs5 = Nike Academy

| years1 = 2013 | clubs1 = PS Kemi Kings | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = RKC Waalwijk | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2015–2016 | clubs3 = TOP Oss | caps3 = 15 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2016 | clubs4 = Boluspor | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2016–2017 | clubs5 = Veria | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2017 | clubs6 = Vitesse II | caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = Zbrojovka Brno | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2018–2019 | clubs8 = Dila Gori | caps8 = 49 | goals8 = 12

| years9 = 2020 | clubs9 = Kaisar | caps9 = 15 | goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2021–2022 | clubs10= AGMK | caps10= 18 | goals10= 3

| years11 = 2022–2023 | clubs11 = Ratchaburi | caps11 = 19| goals11 = 7

| years12 = 2023 | clubs12 = → Nongbua Pitchaya (loan) | caps12 = 13| goals12 = 4

| years13 = 2024– | clubs13 = Selangor | caps13 = 22 | goals13 = 10

| nationalyears1 = 2018–2025 | nationalteam1 = Cape Verde | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 19 April 2025

| ntupdate =

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Alvin Mateus Fortes (born 25 April 1994) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Malaysia Super League club Selangor.

Club career

Born in Rotterdam, Fortes played for Sparta Rotterdam, UVS and Feyenoord's youth setups before joining SV Heinenoord in June 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.deweekkrant.nl/artikel/2013/juni/20/wijzigingen_bij_heinenoord/|title=Wijzigingen bij Heinenoord|trans-title=Changes in Heinenoord|publisher=De Week Krant|language=nl|date=20 June 2013|access-date=23 January 2015}} However, in July, he was spotted by Nike Academy's program The Chance, and was assigned to their squad.

= PS Kemi Kings =

On 4 September 2013, Fortes signed his first professional contract, joining Finnish Kakkonen side PS Kemi Kings.{{cite web|url=http://www.rijnmond.nl/sport/04-09-2013/rotterdamse-amateur-wordt-prof-finland|title=Rotterdamse amateur wordt prof in Finland|trans-title=Rotterdam-born amateur turns professional in Finland|publisher=Rijnmond|language=nl|date=4 September 2013|access-date=23 January 2015}} He appeared in six matches for the club, scoring once, as his side narrowly missed out promotion.

= RKC Waalwijk =

In March 2014, Fortes was about to join Dordrecht, being initially assigned to their youth setup, but the deal later collapsed where in August, he moved to RKC Waalwijk.{{cite web|url=http://www.bd.nl/sport/voetbal/rkc-waalwijk/brabant-united-rkc-mag-alvin-fortes-niet-gebruiken-van-fc-den-bosch-1.4498480|title=Brabant United: RKC mag Alvin Fortes niet gebruiken van FC Den Bosch|trans-title=Brabant United: RKC cannot use FC Den Bosch's Alvin Fortes|publisher=Brabants Dagblad|language=nl|date=21 August 2014|access-date=23 January 2015}} Fortes made his professional debut on 22 August 2014, coming on as a second half substitute in a 3–2 away win against Den Bosch for the Eerste Divisie championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcdenbosch.nl/index.php/59/wedstrijd/?ID=6260&reportID=1987|title=Tiental FC Den Bosch strijdend ten onder tegen RKC Waalwijk|trans-title=Ten-man FC Den Bosch puts loses fight against RKC Waalwijk|publisher=Den Bosch's official website|language=nl|date=22 August 2014|access-date=23 January 2015}} He scored his first goal on 17 October, netting the first in a 2–0 home win against Telstar.{{cite web|url=http://www.omroepbrabant.nl/?news/2184771213/RKC+Waalwijk+wint+eindelijk+weer+eens+en+is+hekkensluiter+af.aspx|title=RKC Waalwijk wint eindelijk weer eens en is hekkensluiter af|trans-title=RKC Waalwijk finally wins again and lags off|publisher=Omroep Brabant|language=nl|date=17 October 2014|access-date=23 January 2015}}

= Vitesse =

On 10 December 2014, Fortes signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Eredivisie side Vitesse, but being assigned to the youth squad until the end of the campaign.{{cite web|url=http://www.vitesse.nl/vitessenl/nieuws/detail/5170|title=Fortes maakt overstap naar Vitesse|trans-title=Fortes makes move to Vitesse|publisher=Vitesse's official website|language=nl|date=10 December 2014|access-date=23 January 2015}} Only two months later, his contract was rescinded.{{cite web|url=http://www.vitesse.nl/nl/nieuws/detail/4832/contract-alvin-fortes-beeindigd|title=Contract Alvin Fortes beëindigd|trans-title=Alvin Fortes' contract rescinded|publisher=Vitesse's official website|language=nl|date=10 February 2015|access-date=3 March 2015}}

International career

Fortes was born in the Netherlands and is of Cape Verdean descent and has expressed his willingness to represent Cape Verde internationally.{{cite web|url=http://criolosports.com/index.php/criolos-no-estrangeiro/726-futebol-nunca-vi-ninguem-da-federacao-cabo-verdiana-de-futebol-a-fazer-scouting-de-jogadores-na-holanda-alvin-fortes|title=Futebol: "Nunca vi ninguém da Federação cabo-verdiana de futebol a fazer scouting de jogadores na Holanda" – Alvin Fortes|trans-title=Football: "I've never seen anyone from the Cape Verdean Football Federation scouting players in the Netherlands" - Alvin Fortes|quote=I would like to have the chance to be seen and possibly represent the national team|publisher=CrioloSports.com|language=pt|date=7 January 2016|access-date=16 December 2017|archive-date=2 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102050828/http://criolosports.com/index.php/criolos-no-estrangeiro/726-futebol-nunca-vi-ninguem-da-federacao-cabo-verdiana-de-futebol-a-fazer-scouting-de-jogadores-na-holanda-alvin-fortes|url-status=dead}}

Fortes made his professional debut for the Cape Verde national team in a friendly 3–2 win over Algeria on 1 June 2018.{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/06/01/world/friendlies/algeria/cape-verde-islands/2787009/|title=Algeria vs. Cape Verde Islands – 1 June 2018 – Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com}}

After seven years hiatus, Fortes make his return to the national team in a friendly match against Malaysia on 29 May 2025.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20150123074124/http://www.rkcwaalwijk.nl/13/rkc-waalwijk/eerste-elftal/selectie-staf?person=91 RKC official profile] {{in lang|nl}}
{{Soccerway|alvin-fortes/313828}}

Category:1994 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Rotterdam

Category:Cape Verdean men's footballers

Category:21st-century Cape Verdean sportsmen

Category:Cape Verde men's international footballers

Category:Dutch men's footballers

Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers

Category:Dutch sportspeople of Cape Verdean descent

Category:Men's association football wingers

Category:Nike Academy players

Category:RKC Waalwijk players