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{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Portuguese name|Alves|de Araújo}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Magno Alves
| image = Magno Alves 2016.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption = Magno Alves in 2016
| fullname = Magno Alves de Araújo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|1|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Aporá]], Brazil
| height = 1.76 m
| currentclub = [[FC Atlético Cearense|Atlético Cearense]]
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1994–1995
| clubs1 = [[:pt:Ratrans Esporte Clube|Ratrans]]
| caps1 = ?
| goals1 = ?
| years2 = 1995–1996
| clubs2 = [[:pt:Valinhos Futebol Clube|Valinhos]]
| caps2 = ?
| goals2 = ?
| years3 = 1996–1997
| clubs3 = [[Independente Futebol Clube|Independente]]
| caps3 = ?
| goals3 = ?
| years4 = 1997
| clubs4 = [[Associação Esportiva Araçatuba|Araçatuba]]
| caps4 = ?
| goals4 = ?
| years5 = 1997–1998
| clubs5 = [[Criciúma Esporte Clube|Criciúma]]
| caps5 = 15
| goals5 = 8
| years6 = 1998–2003
| clubs6 = [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]]
| caps6 = 265
| goals6 = 111
| years7 = 2003
| clubs7 = [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors|Jeonbuk Hyundai]]
| caps7 = 44
| goals7 = 27
| years8 = 2004–2005
| clubs8 = [[Oita Trinita]]
| caps8 = 62
| goals8 = 29
| years9 = 2006–2007
| clubs9 = [[Gamba Osaka]]
| caps9 = 53
| goals9 = 36
| years10 = 2007–2008
| clubs10 = [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]
| caps10 = 12
| goals10 = 9
| years11 = 2008–2010
| clubs11 = [[Umm-Salal Sports Club|Umm-Salal]]
| caps11 = 47
| goals11 = 36
| years12 = 2010
| clubs12 = [[Ceará Sporting Club|Ceará]]
| caps12 = 21
| goals12 = 9
| years13 = 2011
| clubs13 = [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]
| caps13 = 44
| goals13 = 17
| years14 = 2012
| clubs14 = [[Umm Salal SC|Umm Salal]]
| caps14 = 11
| goals14 = 5
| years15 = 2012
| clubs15 = [[Sport Club do Recife|Sport]]
| caps15 = 4
| goals15 = 0
| years16 = 2012–2015
| clubs16 = [[Ceará Sporting Club|Ceará]]
| caps16 = 149
| goals16 = 78
| years17 = 2015–2016
| clubs17 = [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]]
| caps17 = 54
| goals17 = 5
| years18 = 2017
| clubs18 = [[Ceará Sporting Club|Ceará]]<ref>{{cite web|website=globoesporte.globo.com|title=Flu fecha com Magno Alves até 2016, e atacante deve usar a camisa 20|date=5 May 2015 |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/fluminense/noticia/2015/05/flu-fecha-com-magno-alves-ate-2016-e-atacante-deve-usar-camisa-20.html|access-date=5 May 2015|language=pt|archive-date=28 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128031132/http://ge.globo.com/futebol/times/fluminense/noticia/2015/05/flu-fecha-com-magno-alves-ate-2016-e-atacante-deve-usar-camisa-20.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| caps18 = 36
| goals18 = 10
| years19 = 2018
| clubs19 = [[Grêmio Novorizontino]]
| caps19 = 7
| goals19 = 0
| years20 = 2018
| clubs20 = [[Clube Atlético Tubarão|Atlético Tubarão]]
| caps20 = 9
| goals20 = 1
| years21 = 2019
| clubs21 = [[Floresta Esporte Clube|Floresta]]
| caps21 = 2
| goals21 = 0
| years22 = 2020
| clubs22 = [[Alagoinhas Atlético Clube|Atlético de Alagoinhas]]
| caps22 = 10
| goals22 = 4
| years23 = 2020
| clubs23 = [[:pt:Barcelona Futebol Clube|Barcelona de Ilhéus]]
| caps23 = 0
| goals23 = 0
| years24 = 2021
| clubs24 = [[Caucaia Esporte Clube|Caucaia]]<ref>{{cite web|website=www.opovo.com.br|title=Magno Alves é o novo reforço do Caucaia|url=https://www.opovo.com.br/esportes/futebol/2021/01/22/magno-alves-e-o-novo-reforco-do-caucaia.html|access-date=9 June 2021|date=22 January 2021|language=pt|archive-date=9 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609040603/https://www.opovo.com.br/esportes/futebol/2021/01/22/magno-alves-e-o-novo-reforco-do-caucaia.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=globoesporte.globo.com|title=Com estadual paralisado, Caucaia anuncia saída de Magno Alves, Ciel e mais seis jogadores|url=https://globoesporte.globo.com/ce/futebol/times/caucaia/noticia/com-estadual-paralisado-caucaia-anuncia-saida-de-magno-alves-ciel-e-mais-seis-jogadores.ghtml|access-date=20 June 2021|language=pt|date=26 March 2021|archive-date=3 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503154528/https://globoesporte.globo.com/ce/futebol/times/caucaia/noticia/com-estadual-paralisado-caucaia-anuncia-saida-de-magno-alves-ciel-e-mais-seis-jogadores.ghtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br|title=Ainda sem técnico, Caucaia formará elenco com amadores na retomada do Cearense|url=https://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/jogada/ainda-sem-tecnico-caucaia-formara-elenco-com-amadores-na-retomada-do-cearense-1.3078041|access-date=20 June 2021|language=pt|date=26 April 2021|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429071400/https://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/jogada/ainda-sem-tecnico-caucaia-formara-elenco-com-amadores-na-retomada-do-cearense-1.3078041|url-status=live}}</ref>
| caps24 = 6
| goals24 = 0
| years25 = 2025–
| clubs25 = [[FC Atlético Cearense|Atlético Cearense]]
| caps25 = 1
| goals25 = 0
| totalcaps = 851+
| totalgoals = 385+
| nationalyears1 = 2001
| nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 26 February 2025
}}

'''Magno Alves de Araújo''' (born 13 January 1976) is a Brazilian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]].

He is also known by his nickname ''O Magnata'' (The [[Magnate]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Com mais gols que Ronaldo e Messi, Magno Alves só não quer "enganar" aos 39 |url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2015/04/29/aos-39-anos-e-com-428-gols-atacante-do-ceara-lidera-artilharia-mundial.htm |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=www.uol.com.br |language=pt-br}}</ref>

== Career ==
Magno Alves was born in [[Aporá]], [[Bahia]], Brazil. Between 1998 and 2003, he made 265 appearances and scored 111 goals for [[Fluminense Football Club|Fluminense]] as a striker, winning the Rio State Championship in 2002. Alves' most famous match was against Santa Cruz.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://futebol80.com.br/links/artilheiros/magnoalves.htm |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=futebol80.com.br}}</ref> as he scored 5 goals, earning the nickname ''Magnata''. After a short stint in the [[K-League|Korean Professional Football League (K-League)]], Alves joined [[Oita Trinita]] of the [[J1 League|Japan Professional Football League (J1 League)]]. In 2006, he joined [[J1 League]] champion, [[Gamba Osaka]], as a replacement for the team's former ace striker [[Clemerson de Araújo Soares]], who left the team for family reasons.{{Citation needed|reason=Neither references nor external links can verify the truth of the previous phrase.|date=June 2021}} He joined Saudi Arabian side [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] after being sent away by [[Gamba Osaka]] due to disciplinary problems.{{Citation needed|reason=Neither references nor external links can verify the truth of the previous phrase.|date=June 2021}}

In July 2010, he signed a contract with Brazilian club [[Ceará Sporting Club|Ceará]].

He scored overall for Ceará 103 times in 224 matches, becoming the club's 6th goalscorer of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://ge.globo.com/ce/futebol/times/ceara/noticia/longe-dos-gramados-magno-alves-faz-pregacao-e-motiva-jogadores-do-ceara.ghtml |title=Longe dos gramados, Magno Alves faz pregação e motiva jogadores do Ceará |trans-title=Away from the pitch, Magno Alves preaches and motivates Ceará players |access-date=8 August 2021 |date=2 August 2021 |website=ge.globo.com |language=pt-br |publisher=Grupo Globo |archive-date=8 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808144550/https://ge.globo.com/ce/futebol/times/ceara/noticia/longe-dos-gramados-magno-alves-faz-pregacao-e-motiva-jogadores-do-ceara.ghtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

Until 7 August 2021, he had scored 483+ goals in 986 official matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.com/players/prolific.html|title=Prolific Scorers Data|access-date=29 June 2021|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-date=9 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809120304/https://www.rsssf.com/players/prolific.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 28 July 2022, Magno Alves was reported announcing his retirement from playing.<ref name="Magno Alves anuncia aposentadoria dos gramados e projeta despedida no Castelão – Globo – Fábio">{{cite web |url=https://ge.globo.com/ce/futebol/noticia/2022/07/28/magno-alves-anuncia-aposentadoria-dos-gramados-e-projeta-despedida-no-castelao.ghtml |title=Magno Alves anuncia aposentadoria dos gramados e projeta despedida no Castelão |trans-title=Magno Alves announces his retirement from playing and plans to play a farewell match in Castelão |website=ge.Globo.com |publisher=[[Grupo Globo]] |language=pt-br |access-date=9 November 2023 |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109060441/https://ge.globo.com/ce/futebol/noticia/2022/07/28/magno-alves-anuncia-aposentadoria-dos-gramados-e-projeta-despedida-no-castelao.ghtml |date=28 July 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2025, Magno Alves returned from retirement at the age of 49, to play alongside his son [[Pedrinho (footballer, born February 2004)|Pedrinho]], for [[FC Atlético Cearense|Atlético Cearense]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ogol.com.br/noticias/aos-49-anos-magno-alves-larga-aposentadoria-para-atuar-com-o-filho/748798 |title=Aos 49 anos, Magno Alves larga aposentadoria para atuar com o filho |website=ogol.com.br |date=19 February 2025 |language=pt}}</ref><ref name="fatherandson">{{cite web|url=https://ge.globo.com/ce/futebol/noticia/2025/02/24/romario-rivaldo-e-magno-alves-veja-lista-de-quem-ja-atuou-ao-lado-dos-filhos.ghtml |title=Romário, Rivaldo e Magno Alves: veja lista de quem já atuou ao lado dos filhos |website=GloboEsporte |date=24 February 2025 |access-date=26 February 2025 |language=pt}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
<ref name="nft">{{NFT player|10730|access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref>{{efn|The stats he has in state leagues are not counted below, but they are counted in his infobox.}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Criciúma EC|Criciúma]]
|[[1997 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1997]]
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Série A]]
|15||8||||||||||||||15||8
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]]
|[[1998 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|1998]]
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série B|Série B]]
|||||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C|1999]]
|[[Campeonato Brasileiro Série C|Série C]]
|||||||||||||||||||
|-
|[[Copa João Havelange|2000]]
|rowspan="3"|Série A
|23||19||||||||||||||23||19
|-
|[[2001 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2001]]
|26||7||||||||||||||26||7
|-
|[[2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2002]]
|23||10||||||||||||||23||10
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!72!!36!!!!!!!!!!!!!!72!!36
|-
|[[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]]
|[[2003 K League|2003]]
|[[K-League]]
|44||27||||||||||||||44||27
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Oita Trinita]]
|[[2004 J.League Division 1|2004]]
|rowspan="2"|[[J1 League]]
|29||11||2||2||6||1||colspan="2"|-||37||14
|-
|[[2005 J.League Division 1|2005]]
|33||18||2||2||3||0||colspan="2"|-||38||20
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!62!!29!!4||4!!9!!1!!0!!0!!75!!34
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Gamba Osaka]]
|[[2006 J.League Division 1|2006]]
|rowspan="2"|J1 League
|31||26||5||3||2||0||6||8||44||37
|-
|[[2007 J.League Division 1|2007]]
|22||10||0||0||7||2||colspan="2"|-||29||12
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!53!!36!!5!!3!!9!!2!!6!!8!!73!!49
|-
|[[Al-Ittihad Jeddah]]
|[[2007–08 Saudi Premier League|2007–08]]
|[[Saudi Professional League|Professional League]]
|12||9||||||||||4||2||16||11
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Umm Salal SC|Umm-Salal]]
|[[2008–09 Qatar Stars League|2008–09]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Qatar Stars League|Stars League]]
|27||25||1||0||0||0||10||2||38||27
|-
|[[2009–10 Qatar Stars League|2009–10]]
|20||11||0||0||7||9||0||0||27||20
|-
|[[2011–12 Qatar Stars League|2011–12]]
|9||5||1||1||0||0||0||0||10||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!56!!41!!2!!1!!7!!9!!10!!2!!75!!53
|-
|[[Ceará Sporting Club|Ceará]]
|[[2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2010]]
|Série A
|21||9||||||||||||||21||9
|-
|[[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]
|[[2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|2011]]
|Série A
|||||4||1|||||||2||0|||6||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!335!!195!!15!!9!!25!!12!!22!!12!!397!!228
|}

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="nft"/>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
|2001||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||3||0
|}

== Honours ==
=== Club ===
* [[Campeonato Carioca|Rio de Janeiro State]]: [[:pt:Campeonato Carioca de Futebol de 2002|2002]]
* [[Brazilian Serie C]]: [[1999 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C|1999]]
* [[Japanese Super Cup]]: 2007
* [[Campeonato Cearense|Ceará State]]: [[2013 Campeonato Cearense|2013]], [[2014 Campeonato Cearense|2014]]
* [[Copa do Nordeste]]: [[2015 Copa do Nordeste|2015]]

=== Individual ===
* [[Brazilian Championship Top Scorers|Brazilian League Top Scorer]]: [[Copa João Havelange|2000]]
* [[J.League All-Star Soccer]] MVP: [[J.League All-Star Soccer#Results|2005]]
* [[AFC Champions League]] top scorer: [[2006 AFC Champions League|2006]]
* [[J.League Top Scorer]]: [[2006 J.League Division 1#Top scorers|2006]]
* [[J.League Best Eleven]]: [[2006 J.League Division 1#Best Eleven|2006]]
* [[Qatar Stars League|Qatari League top scorer]]: [[2008–09 Qatar Stars League#Top scorers|2008–09]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{K League player}}
* {{FIFA player|183972}}
* {{NFT player|10730/Magno_Alves}}
* {{J.League player}}
* {{WorldFootball.net|magno-alves}}
* {{Official website|url=https://magnatamagnoalves.com.br/}} {{in lang|pt-br}}
* {{Soccerway|magno-alves-de-araujo/26446}}
* {{Sambafoot|94_magno_alves}}

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