Alisson Becker

Alisson

Alisson with Internacional in 2015
Personal information
Full name Alisson Ramses Becker
Date of birth (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992
Place of birth Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Internacional
Number 1
Youth career
2002–2012 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013– Internacional 100 (0)
National team‡
2009 Brazil U17 3 (0)
2013 Brazil U20 5 (0)
2015– Brazil 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:09, 4 November 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 05:43, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Alisson Ramses Becker (born 2 October 1992), simply known as Alisson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Internacional as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Alisson joined Internacional's youth setup in 2002, aged ten.[1] After appearing regularly with the under-23s, he made his senior debut on 17 February 2013, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Cruzeiro-RS for the Campeonato Gaúcho championship.[2]

Alisson made his Série A debut on 25 August 2013, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–3 home draw against Goiás.[3] A backup to his brother Muriel and disputing the second-choice with Agenor, he finished his first season with six appearances.

A backup to Dida in 2014, Alisson was named first-choice in October, finishing the year with 11 league matches.

International career

After representing Brazil at under-17 and under-20 levels, Alisson was called up to the main squad by manager Dunga for the first two matches of the 2018 World Cup qualification campaign against Chile and Venezuela.[4] He made his debut against the latter on 13 October, starting in a 3–1 win at the Castelão.[5]

Personal life

Alisson's elder brother, Muriel, is also a footballer and a goalkeeper. He too was trained at Internacional.[6]

Honours

Internacional

References

  1. ↑ "Antes de ser titular, goleiro do Inter recebeu convite para virar modelo" [Before becoming a starter, Inter's goalkeeper received an invitation to be a model] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Inter cede empate para Cruzeiro-RS e determina Gre-Nal nas quartas" [Inter draws with Cruzeiro-RS and establishes a Gre-Nal in the quarterfinals] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 February 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Chuva de gols: Inter e Goiás fazem jogo de reviravoltas e ficam no 3 a 3" [Goal rain: Inter and Goiás make a game of comebacks and end up in 3–3] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Alisson celebra convocação e chance de trabalhar com Taffarel: "Espelho"" [Alisson celebrates call-up and chance of working with Taffarel: "Example"] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Brazil 3–1 Venezuela: Willian strikes after just 40 seconds to set Samba stars on way to simple World Cup 2018 qualifying win". Daily Mail. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Goleiro 'mais gato do Brasil' quase largou a carreira porque era baixinho e fracote" ['Hottest' goalkeeper of Brazil almost dropped his career because he was tiny and wimpy] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

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