Speculation Over! Ciro Alves Officially Introduced As A New Persib Bandung Player

JAKARTA - Brazilian striker, Ciro Alves, has ended his partnership with Tira Persikabo following the end of the 2021/2022 season. After leaving his old club, Ciro was officially welcomed as a new player for Persib Bandung.

The certainty of Ciro Alves joining Maung Bandung was revealed through their official Instagram account via video upload on Wednesday, April 13 afternoon. In the video, Persib shows a number of Ciro Alves' actions in the Liga 1.

“It's official now! Wilujeng Sumping Ciro Alves," wrote Persib via Instagram.

This move is not really that surprising. The reason is that the player has often been associated with Maung Bandung.

Ciro Alves was listed as one of the best players in Liga 1 last season. The 32-year-old striker managed to score 20 goals with Tira Persikabo in the 2020/2021 season competition. Ciro's record only lost to Ilija Spasojevic in the race for the top scorer title.

Prior to playing in the Indonesian League, Ciro Alves had experience in the Thai League with Chonburi, South Korea with Jeju United, and a number of Brazilian League clubs including Fluminense.

Ciro Alves became the third new player recruited by Persib Bandung. Previously, Persib had managed to get the Persebaya Surabaya duo, Rachmat Irianto and Ricky Kambuaya.