Rubén Alves
Brazilian footballer (born 1994)
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Rubén González Alves (born 7 September 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Córdoba CF. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left back.
 Alves with Barakaldo in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubén González Alves | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Córdoba | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santutxu | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Santutxu | 50 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Amorebieta | 53 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | Barakaldo | 25 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Atlético Baleares | 28 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Ibiza | 72 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Racing Santander | 60 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Tenerife | 9 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Córdoba (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2025– | Córdoba | 21 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro to a Basque father and a Brazilian mother,[2] Alves moved to Bilbao, Biscay, Basque Country at nine months of age[3] and was a Santutxu FC youth graduate. After making his senior debut in 2013, he went on to become a regular starter for the side in Tercera División before signing for Segunda División B side SD Amorebieta on 1 July 2015.[4]
On 25 June 2017, Alves agreed to a two-year contract with Barakaldo CF, also in the third division.[5] An immediate first-choice, he moved to fellow league team CD Atlético Baleares on 14 July 2018.[6]
On 19 July 2019, Alves joined UD Ibiza still in division three, on a 1+1 deal.[7] He renewed his contract for a further year on 9 August 2020,[8] and helped the club in their first-ever promotion to Segunda División at the end of the campaign; he extended his link for a further year on 30 June 2021.[9]
Alves made his professional debut at the age of 26 on 13 August 2021, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Real Zaragoza.[10] On 14 June of the following year, he signed a two-year contract with Racing de Santander, recently promoted to the second division.[11]
Alves left Racing on 11 June 2024, after failing to agree new terms,[12] and agreed to a three-year deal with fellow second division side CD Tenerife on 31 July.[13] The following 30 January, however, he moved to Córdoba CF in the same category on loan.[14]
On 7 June 2025, Alves signed a permanent three-year contract with the Blanquiverdes.[15]