Chico (footballer, born 1998)
# Chico (footballer, born 1998)

Francisco Alves da Silva Neto (born 14 September 1998), commonly known as Chico, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Sport Recife.

## Club career

Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Chico joined Sport Recife's youth setup in 2014, aged 15. He made his first team debut on 4 April 2017, starting in a 2–2 Campeonato Pernambucano home draw against Salgueiro.

Chico was promoted to the main squad for the 2019 season, but suffered a knee injury in January which kept him out for the most of the season. He still renewed his contract until 2022 in February, and only played for the under-23 side after his return.

Definitely promoted to the first team ahead of the 2020 season, Chico made his Série A debut on 23 August, coming on as a half-time substitute for Sander in a 0–1 home loss against São Paulo.

## Career statistics

    As of 29 November 2020

| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sport Recife | 2017 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Sport Recife | 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Sport Recife | 2019 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Sport Recife | 2020 | Série A | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |

* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste

## Honours

### Sport

* Campeonato Pernambucano: 2017, 2019, 2023
