Diego Alves Carreira, Brazilian footballer
Diego Alves Carreira (born 24 June 1985), known as Diego Alves, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo.
Having begun his career at Atlético Mineiro, he spent most of it in Spain in the service of Almería and Valencia, making 269 La Liga appearances both teams combined during exactly one decade. A renowned penalty kick saver, he blocked a record 23 spot-kicks in Spain's top flight. Later in his career, he won several honours with Flamengo, including the Copa Libertadores in 2019.
Alves was part of the Brazilian squad which won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics, and made his senior international debut in 2011. He represented the latter at the Copa América Centenario.