Denis Alves Borges (born 8 January 2004), simply known as Denis, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Portuguesa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denis Alves Borges | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portuguesa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| São Caetano | |||
| 2018–2019 | EC São Bernardo | ||
| 2019–2020 | Flamengo | ||
| 2021 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2022 | EC São Bernardo | ||
| 2022–2024 | Portuguesa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Portuguesa | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:48, 12 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Born in São Paulo, Denis began his career with São Caetano, and subsequently played for EC São Bernardo before joining the youth sides of Flamengo in 2019. After leaving the club in the following year, he spent the 2021 season at Ponte Preta before returning to São Bernardo in 2022.
On 13 July 2022, Denis was announced at Portuguesa and was initially assigned to the under-20 squad.[1] He made his first team debut on 1 July 2023, coming on as a second-half substitute for Luiz Felipe in a 4–0 home routing of Santo André, for the year's Copa Paulista.[2]
Denis played three more matches during the tournament,[3] as Lusa were knocked out in the quarterfinals. After going back to the under-20s for the 2024 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior,[4] he made his first appearance of the season with the main squad on 7 February, replacing Zé Ricardo late into a 1–0 Campeonato Paulista away loss to São Bernardo FC.[5]
Personal life edit
Denis' older brother Denilson is also a footballer and a midfielder, who plays for Cuiabá.
Career statistics edit
- As of 12 March 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portuguesa | 2023 | Paulista | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
References edit
- ^ "Portuguesa acerta com cinco novos nomes para o Paulista Sub-20" [Portuguesa sign with five new names for the Paulista Sub-20] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Associação Portuguesa de Desportos. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Técnico elogia Denis e quer dar mais espaço aos jovens do sub-20" [Head coach praises Denis and wants to give more space to the youngsters of the under-20s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Denis exalta sequência na Lusa: "Virada de chave na minha vida"" [Denis plays up sequence at Lusa: "Turning point in my life"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ ""Uma sensação inexplicável", afirma Denis após treinos com a Seleção" ["An unexplainable feeling", says Denis after trainings with the national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). NetLusa. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "São Bernardo vence Portuguesa após "presente" e entra em briga por vaga" [São Bernardo defeat Portuguesa after "gift" and go into the fight for qualification] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Denis at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2024.