Alvin Fortes

Alvin Mateus Fortes ( ; born 25 April 1994) is a Cape Verdean professional footballer who plays as a winger for Kuwait Premier League club Al-Fahaheel.

Club career Born in Rotterdam, Fortes played for Sparta Rotterdam, UVS and Feyenoord's youth setups before joining SV Heinenoord in June 2013. However, in July, he was spotted by Nike Academy's program The Chance, and was assigned to their squad.

PS Kemi Kings On 4 September 2013, Fortes signed his first professional contract, joining Finnish Kakkonen side PS Kemi Kings. He appeared in six matches for the club, scoring once, as his side narrowly missed out promotion.

RKC Waalwijk In March 2014, Fortes was about to join Dordrecht, being initially assigned to their youth setup, but the deal later collapsed where in August, he moved to RKC Waalwijk. Fortes made his professional debut on 22 August 2014, coming on as a second half substitute in a 3–2 away win against Den Bosch for the Eerste Divisie championship. He scored his first goal on 17 October, netting the first in a 2–0 home win against Telstar.

Vitesse On 10 December 2014, Fortes signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Eredivisie side Vitesse, but being assigned to the youth squad until the end of the campaign. Only two months later, his contract was rescinded.

International career Fortes was born in the Netherlands and is of Cape Verdean descent and has expressed his willingness to represent Cape Verde internationally.

Fortes made his professional debut for the Cape Verde national team in a friendly 3–2 win over Algeria on 1 June 2018.

After seven years hiatus, Fortes make his return to the national team in a friendly match against Malaysia on 29 May 2025.