Alisson Becker

Brazilian association football player

Alisson Ramses Becker (born 2 October 1992), sometimes shortened to Alisson, is a Brazilian professional footballer. He plays for Premier League club Liverpool and the Brazil national team. He plays as a goalkeeper. He was born in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul.

Alisson Becker
Becker with Brazil at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Alisson Ramses Becker
Date of birth (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Liverpool
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2012 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Internacional 44 (0)
2016–2018 Roma 37 (0)
2018– Liverpool 154 (1)
National team
2009 Brazil U17 9 (0)
2013 Brazil U23 5 (0)
2015– Brazil 61 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:45, 14 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 December 2022

Counted among one of the best goalkeepers in Europe, Alisson is Brazil's first-choice goalkeeper ahead of Manchester City's Ederson Moraes.

Career change

Club change

Becker began his career at Internacional. He made over 100 appearances and won the Campeonato Gaúcho in each of his four seasons at the club. In 2016, he signed a 7.5 million transfer to Roma. In July 2018, he signed for Liverpool for a fee of €72.5 million (£66.8m), a world record transfer fee for a goalkeeper at the time.[a][1] In his first season with Liverpool, he won the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, with Liverpool defeating Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 in the final, and finished second in the Premier League. He also won the Premier League Golden Glove, keeping 21 clean sheets. In the 2019-2020 season with Liverpool he won the Premier League title and FIFA Club World Cup.

International change

Becker has played for Brazil since 2015. He played for them during the Copa América Centenario in 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics change

Club change

As of match played 12 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[b] National cup[c] League cup[d] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Internacional 2013[2] Série A 6 0 1 0 2 0 9 0
2014[2] Série A 11 0 3 0 0 0 14 0
2015[2] Série A 26 0 15 0 4 0 12[e] 0 57 0
2016[2] Série A 1 0 17 0 0 0 3[f] 0 21 0
Total 44 0 36 0 6 0 12 0 3 0 101 0
Roma 2016–17[2] Serie A 0 0 4 0 11[g] 0 15 0
2017–18[2] Serie A 37 0 0 0 12[h] 0 49 0
Total 37 0 4 0 23 0 64 0
Liverpool 2018–19[3] Premier League 38 0 0 0 0 0 13[h] 0 51 0
2019–20[4] Premier League 29 0 0 0 0 0 5[h] 0 3[i] 0 37 0
2020–21[5] Premier League 33 1 1 0 0 0 7[h] 0 1[j] 0 42 1
2021–22[6] Premier League 36 0 4 0 1 0 13[h] 0 54 0
2022–23[7] Premier League 37 0 2 0 0 0 8[h] 0 0 0 47 0
2023–24[8] Premier League 12 0 0 0 0 0 1[k] 0 13 0
Total 185 1 7 0 1 0 47 0 4 0 244 1
Career total 266 1 36 0 17 0 1 0 82 0 7 0 409 1
  1. This record was later broken by Chelsea's signing of Kepa Arrizabalaga.
  2. Includes Campeonato Gaúcho
  3. Includes Copa do Brasil, Coppa Italia, FA Cup
  4. Includes EFL Cup
  5. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  6. Appearances in Primeira Liga
  7. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  9. One appearance in FA Community Shield, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  10. Appearance in FA Community Shield
  11. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

International change

As of match played 9 December 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 2015 3 0
2016 12 0
2017 7 0
2018 12 0
2019 10 0
2021 7 0
2022 10 0
Total 61 0

Honours change

 
Alisson with the Golden Glove Award from the 2019 Copa América

Internacional

Liverpool

Brazil U23

Brazil

Individual

References change

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