Rhenzo Alcón
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rhenzo Alcón Andrade[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botafogo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vasco da Gama | |||
| Fluminense | |||
| 2013 | Bradesco | ||
| Vasco da Gama | |||
| Fluminense | |||
| 2018– | Botafogo | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Bolivia U15 | 4 | (2) |
Rhenzo Alcón Andrade (born 21 July 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Botafogo.
Club career
Born in Rio de Janeiro to a Brazilian father and a Bolivian mother from La Paz, Alcón started his career playing futsal with Vasco da Gama, before a move to Fluminense.[2] Following a short spell with futsal team Bradesco, he returned to Vasco da Gama in August 2014. He returned to Fluminense, where he remained until 2018.[2]
He went on to join Botafogo at the age of thirteen and, following his recovery from knee surgery in February 2021, signed a professional contract with the club in October of the same year.[3][4] He suffered another knee injury while playing for the youth teams of Botafogo, which kept him out until November 2022.[5]
International career
Alcón is eligible to represent both Bolivia and Brazil at international level, and became a nationalised Bolivian at the age of fifteen.[3] He represented Bolivia at the 2019 South American U-15 Championship, scoring twice in four appearances.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Rhenzo Alcón at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Saavedra, Romina (16 September 2019). "Rhenzo, el boliviano del Botafogo que es el "sucesor" de Martins" [Rhenzo, the Bolivian from Botafogo who is the "successor" of Martins]. opinion.com.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ a b Braz, Bruno (1 October 2021). "Botafogo encaminha 1º contrato profissional com "sósia de Marcelo Moreno"" [Botafogo forwards 1st professional contract with "look-alike of Marcelo Moreno"]. uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "Rhenzo Alcón assina primeiro contrato profissional com o Botafogo: 'Muito gratificante'" [Rhenzo Alcón signs first professional contract with Botafogo: 'Very rewarding']. lance.com.br (in Portuguese). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Santana, Sérgio; Garcia, João (28 October 2022). "Ao L!, Rhenzo projeta estreia pelo profissional do Botafogo e relembra período fora dos gramados" [Ao L!, Rhenzo plans his debut for the Botafogo professional and recalls his off-field period]. lance.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 March 2023.