Skelly Alvero

Skelly Alvero (born 4 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.

Career
A youth product of Red Star, Alvero moved to the Sochaux youth academy on 25 May 2017. He began his senior career with the Sochaux reserves in 2020. He debuted with the senior Sochaux squad as a late substitute in a 3–0 Coupe de France win over Bresse Jura Foot on 13 November 2021. He signed his first professional contract for three seasons on 18 February 2022.

On 4 July 2023, Alvero left Sochaux to sign a five-year contract with Ligue 1 side Lyon. He scored his first goal in Ligue 1 on 5 November 2023 against FC Metz.

On 31 January 2024, Alvero joined Bundesliga side Werder Bremen on a loan deal until the end of the season, with an option to buy included. Lyon disclosed the loan fee as €250,000 plus a potential €100,000 in bonuses and the purchase fee as up to €6.25 million. After five substitute appearances he made his starting debut for Werder Bremen on 30 March 2024, in a 2–0 loss against VfL Wolfsburg, playing 79 minutes before being substituted. Werder exercised its option and signed Alvero to a permanent deal on 10 June 2024.

Personal life
Skelly Alvero was born in Stains, in the northern suburbs of Paris. He holds French and Angolan citizenship.