.png) Alves in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederik Alves Ibsen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Hvidovre, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brøndby | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Herfølge | |||
| Hvidovre | |||
| 2015–2016 | Coritiba | ||
| 2017–2018 | Silkeborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Silkeborg | 47 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Sunderland (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Brøndby | 70 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Denmark U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Denmark U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:57, 8 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Frederik Alves Ibsen (born 8 November 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Brøndby.[2] Alves also played for Denmark in youth levels, most recently national U21 team.
Club career
[edit]Youth career
[edit]Due to Alves' Brazilian background, he travelled to visit some family in Brazil. Alves played with his cousins and took part in a few training matches, before he was spotted by an agent, which he made a deal with. The agent then brought 15-year old Alves to Coritiba.[3] Alves returned to Denmark after two years in Brazil and joined Silkeborg.
Silkeborg
[edit]In the summer 2018, 19-year old Alves signed a one-year trainee-contract with Silkeborg which meant, that he was going to train with the first team but play with the U19s.[4] On 26 September 2018, Alves got his official debut for Silkeborg in a Danish Cup game against Næstved BK, where he was among the 11 starting players.[5] On 1 November 2018, he signed a new deal until the end of 2020.[6] Except for the following two games, Alves played all of the remaining games for Silkeborg and helped the team promoting to the Danish Superliga which also gained him a spot on the Danish U-20 national team.[7] On 1 June 2019, Alves signed a new contract until the summer 2024.[8]
West Ham United
[edit]On 4 November 2020, Silkeborg announced that they had sold Alves to an unnamed club,[9] believed to be English Premier League club West Ham United.[10] On 22 December 2020, West Ham announced the signing of Alves for an undisclosed fee, on a three-and-a-half-year contract commencing on 2 January 2021.[11]
Loan to Sunderland
[edit]Alves joined Sunderland on a season-long loan for the 2021–22 EFL League One season on 13 August 2021.[12] He made his Sunderland debut, in the EFL Cup on 24 August, in a 3–2 win against Blackpool.[13] On 14 January 2022, Alves' loan to Sunderland was cut short and he returned to West Ham United. During his loan period "disciplinary issues" occurred forcing him to be omitted from the team. He also suffered lack of game time as he could not force his way into the team ahead of Callum Doyle, Tom Flanagan and Bailey Wright. He played 10 games in all competitions during his loan at Sunderland.[14]
Brøndby
[edit]On 31 January 2022, Alves returned to Denmark to join reigning Danish Superliga champions Brøndby on a four-and-a-half-year contract.[15] He made his competitive debut on 6 March 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Mathias Kvistgaarden in a 1–0 league win away to his former club Silkeborg.[16]
Alves scored his first goal for the club on 3 December 2023, contributing to a 4–0 Superliga victory over Hvidovre at Brøndby Stadium.[17][18] Later that season he suffered an Achilles injury which developed into an infection, requiring surgery in March 2024 and ruling him out for the remainder of the 2023–24 campaign.[19]
On 23 January 2025, Alves signed a new contract with Brøndby, extending his stay until June 2028.[20][21] During the same transfer window, Danish media reported interest from Trabzonspor in signing him, which ultimately came to nothing—a story Alves later confirmed himself.[22][23]
Style of play
[edit]Alves has described his playing style as "a defender who likes to play with the ball at my feet, but I also like defending and am good in my duels", drawing inspiration from German international defender Jérôme Boateng. The Athletic has praised Alves' versatility, owing to his ability to use both feet and being able to operate at right-back.[24] Upon signing for Brøndby, director of football Carsten V. Jensen labelled Alves as "calm on the ball" with "great physical qualities".[15]
Personal life
[edit]Alves' mother is Brazilian, while his father is Danish. For this reason, Alves has dual citizenship although he was born and raised in Hvidovre, Denmark.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 November 2025[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Silkeborg | 2018–19 | Danish 1st Division | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Club total | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 50 | 0 | |||||
| West Ham United | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Club total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sunderland (loan) | 2021–22 | League One | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Brøndby | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Club total | 70 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 87 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 120 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 147 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Superliga Team of the Month: August 2023[25]
References
[edit]- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2020/21 Premier League". Premier League. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ a b Frederik Alves at Soccerway
- ^ a b Ung brasser på spring til SIF-forsvaret, midtjyllandsavis.dk, 11 February 2019
- ^ Forsvars-talent på kontrakt i SIF, silkeborgif.com, 2 July 2018
- ^ Debutanten Alves: Vi manglede lidt positiv energi, silkeborgif.com, 27 September 2019
- ^ Forsvarstalent forlænger med SIF, silkeborgif.com, 1 November 2018
- ^ Alves fik landsholds-debut i Marbella, silkeborgif.com, 26 March 2019
- ^ Alves på langtids-kontrakt i SIF, silkeborgif.com, 1 June 2019
- ^ "SIF bekræfter salg af Frederik Alves". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ Ritzau. "Silkeborg sælger dansk U21-landsholdsspiller". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ Flood, George (22 December 2020). "West Ham clinch first January signing as Frederik Alves deal confirmed". www.standard.co.uk.
- ^ "Alves arrives on loan". Sunderland Association Football Club. 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Why Frederik Alves endured a challenging start to his SAFC debut and how he overcame it". www.sunderlandecho.com.
- ^ "Sunderland have cut short Frederik Alves loan spell". The Northern Echo.
- ^ a b "Brøndby IF køber Frederik Alves Ibsen" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Silkeborg vs. Brøndby – 6 March 2022 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Scorede selv for Brøndby: Pivelendig præstation" [Scored for Brøndby himself: A dreadful performance]. Tipsbladet (in Danish). 3 December 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ Karlsen, Nanna Møller. "Målscorer Alves: Glad for tilliden" [Goalscorer Alves: Happy with the trust shown in me]. 3point (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ Pagh, Casper (4 March 2024). "Frederik Alves har været under kniven" [Frederik Alves has undergone surgery]. Bold (in Danish). Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Brøndby IF forlænger med Frederik Alves" [Brøndby IF extends with Frederik Alves]. Brøndby IF (Press release) (in Danish). 23 January 2025. Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ Bellaiche, Emil (26 January 2025). "Blev hurtigt enige om Brøndby-forlængelse" [Quick agreement reached on Brøndby contract extension]. Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ Wehlast, Mads Glenn (15 January 2025). "Brøndby har fået tyrkisk bud på Alves" [Brøndby receive Turkish offer for Alves]. Bold (in Danish). Archived from the original on 9 February 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ Schmidt, Martin (25 January 2025). "Alves bekræfter: Trabzonspor har prøvet flere gange" [Alves confirms: Trabzonspor have tried several times]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ Thomas, Roshane (23 December 2020). "West Ham's Frederik Alves: Deadline day heartache to trying to emulate Boateng". The Athletic. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ Bak, Daniel (31 August 2023). "Seks SL-klubber har spillere på månedens hold". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Frederik Alves at Soccerway
- Frederik Alves national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)