Leonel Alves (footballer, born 1988)

Not to be confused with Leonel Alves (footballer, born 1993).

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ucha and the second or paternal family name is Alves.

Ladislau Leonel Ucha Alves (born 9 May 1988), known as Leonel Alves, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Dungannon Swifts.^[1] Born in Portugal, he represents Guinea-Bissau at international level.

Leonel Alves

Personal information
Full name	Ladislau Leonel Ucha Alves
Date of birth	(1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dungannon Swifts
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Casa Pia
2007–2009	Olivais e Moscavide	62	(3)
2009–2010	Operário	26	(1)
2010–2011	Tondela	14	(1)
2012	Mafra	8	(0)
2012–2013	Sertanense	28	(5)
2013–2014	Academico Viseu	33	(3)
2014–2016	Oriental	42	(4)
2015–2016	Torreense	7	(1)
2014–2016	Oriental	17	(3)
2016–2017	Pafos	26	(4)
2017–2018	Lusitanos Saint-Maur	28	(4)
2018–2019	Sintrense	29	(1)
2019–2020	Torreense	26	(4)
2020–2022	Marinhense	24	(2)
2022–2023	Cova da Piedade	11	(0)
2023	União de Santarém	10	(1)
2023–	Dungannon Swifts	67	(4)
International career‡
2017–	Guinea-Bissau	10	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:20, 3 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:20, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

International career

Alves made his debut for Guinea-Bissau in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Namibia on 10 June 2017.^[2]

Honours

Dungannon Swifts

• Irish Cup: 2024–25^[3]