Magno Alves de Araújo (born 13 January 1976) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Career Magno Alves was born in Aporá, Bahia, Brazil. Between 1998 and 2003 he made 265 appearances and scored 111 goals for Fluminense as a striker, winning the Rio State Championship in 2002. Alves' most famous match was against Santa Cruz. as he scored 5 goals, earning the nickname Magnata. After a short stint in the Korean Professional Football League (K-League), Alves joined Oita Trinita of the 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. He joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad after being sent away by Gamba Osaka due to disciplinary problems. In July 2010, he signed a contract with Brazilian club Ceará. He scored overall for Ceará 103 times in 224 matches, becoming the club's 6th goalscorer of all time. As of 7 August 2021, he has scored 483+ goals in 986 official matches. Career statistics Club International Honours Club Rio de Janeiro State: 2002 Brazilian Serie C: 1999 Japanese Super Cup: 2007 Ceará State: 2013, 2014 Copa do Nordeste: 2015 Individual Brazilian League Top Scorer: 2000 J.League All-Star Soccer MVP: 2005 AFC Champions League top scorer: 2006 J.League Top Scorer: 2006 J.League Best Eleven: 2006 Qatari League top scorer: 2008–09 Notes References External links Magno Alves at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br) 1976 births Living people Association football forwards Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazil international footballers Criciúma Esporte Clube players Fluminense FC players Ceará Sporting Club players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Sport Club do Recife players Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players Oita Trinita players Gamba Osaka players Ittihad FC players Umm Salal SC players Associação Esportiva Araçatuba players Independente Futebol Clube players Grêmio Novorizontino players Clube Atlético Tubarão players Floresta Esporte Clube players Alagoinhas Atlético Clube players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players K League 1 players J1 League players Saudi Professional League players Qatar Stars League players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players Sportspeople from Bahia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate footballers in South Korea Expatriate footballers in Japan Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers