Nely Carla Alberto

{{short description|Spanish handball player (born 1983)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Nely Carla Alberto

| image = Neli Carla Alberto 20170226.jpg

| fullname = Nely Carla Alberto Francisca

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|7|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = San Sebastián, Spain

| nationality = Spanish

| height = {{height|m=1.79|precision=0}}

| position = Left back

| currentclub = Mérignac Handball

| clubnumber = 43

| years1 = 2000–2001

| clubs1 = CP Goya Almería

| years2 = 2001–2004

| clubs2 = BM Bera Bera

| years3 = 2004–2005

| clubs3 = Cementos la Union Ribarroja

| years4 = 2005–2010

| clubs4 = SD Itxako

| years5 = 2010–2012

| clubs5 = Le Havre AC

| years6 = 2012–2014

| clubs6 = Fleury Loiret HB

| years7 = 2014–2015

| clubs7 = Union Mios Biganos-Bègles

| years8 = 2015–2016

| clubs8 = Brest Bretagne

| years9 = 2016–2018

| clubs9 = Chambray Touraine

| years10 = 2018–

| clubs10 = Mérignac Handball

| nationalyears1 = 2004-

| nationalteam1 = Spain

| nationalcaps1 = 136

| nationalgoals1 = 346

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalBronze|2012 London|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championship}}

{{MedalBronze|2011 Brazil|}}

}}

Nely Carla Alberto Francisca (born 2 July 1983) is a Spanish handball player for Mérignac Handball and the Spain national team.

Although she was born in Spain, her parents are natives of Cape Verde, so she has dual nationality. At the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship she reached the bronze final and placed fourth with the Spanish team.{{cite web |url=http://wch09cn.ihf.info/exchange/cn/pdf/109GP.pdf |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5mqieyEJH?url=http://wch09cn.ihf.info/exchange/cn/pdf/109GP.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 January 2010 |title=XIX Women's World Championship 2009, China, Final Round (Bronze Medal Match). ESP 26–31 NOR |date=20 December 2009 |accessdate=27 December 2010 |publisher=International Handball Federation }} She was part of the 2011 World Championship team,{{cite web|url=https://archive.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/7cdd60f1-d892-4b69-8234-b2f4f06f5ffc/PDF/ESP.PDF |title=XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roaster Spain |publisher=International Handball Federation |accessdate=26 December 2015 }} who were the first Spanish women's team to win a world championship handball medal. She was also part of the Olympic bronze medal-winning team from 2012.{{Cite web|title = Nely Alberto Bio, Stats, and Results|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/nely-alberto-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104447/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/nely-alberto-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 2020-04-18|website = Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|accessdate = 2015-06-16}}