Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior (born January 12, 1989),[3][4] known as Alan Kardec, is a Brazilian professional football player who plays for Atlético Mineiro as a striker.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior[1] | ||
Date of birth | January 12, 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Mineiro | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2006 | Vasco da Gama | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Vasco da Gama | 73 | (18) |
2009 | → Internacional (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2009–2014 | Benfica | 23 | (3) |
2011–2012 | → Santos (loan) | 51 | (9) |
2012–2013 | Benfica B | 9 | (4) |
2013–2014 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 43 | (24) |
2014–2016 | São Paulo | 71 | (23) |
2016–2021 | Chongqing Lifan | 106 | (55) |
2021–2022 | Shenzhen | 16 | (11) |
2022– | Atlético Mineiro | 30 | (3) |
International career | |||
2009 | Brazil U20 | 15 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 |
He is named after the systematizer of Spiritism, Allan Kardec.[5]
Club career
editVasco da Gama
editAlan Kardec debuted for CR Vasco da Gama on 14 February 2007 in Manaus,[6] in a 2–1 victory over Fast Clube in the Copa do Brasil.[7] On 11 April 11,[8] he scored his first goal for Vasco when his club and Botafogo drew 4–4 in a Campeonato Carioca match.[9] On 21 July 2007,[10] he scored his first Série A goal when Vasco beat Atlético Mineiro 4–0.[9] He played 26 Série A matches and scored eight goals in 2007,[11] while in 2008, he played 19 matches and scored two goals in that competition.[12]
Internacional
editOn 1 September 2009, Alan Kardec was loaned to Internacional.[13][14] He played his first game as an Internacional player on 28 October, a Série A game against São Paulo at Estádio do Morumbi, in which he came as a substitute for Fabiano Eller.[15]
Benfica
editAlan Kardec announced on 13 December 2009 that he will play for Benfica in the 2010 season after Vasco had accepted a €2.5 million bid from the Portuguese club.[16] The following week, he signed a personal contract with Benfica.[17] On 18 March 2010, he scored the winning goal in Benfica's UEFA Europa League match against Marseille with a ferocious strike from a hard angle.
Santos
editIn July 2011, was confirmed that Alan Kardec would be loaned for one season to Santos.[18] Santos attempt to renew the loan in July 2012, but Benfica denied, only allowing the player to leave on a permanent deal. Alan Kardec played occasionally for Benfica's B-team, as he was effectively blocked in the first team by strikers Óscar Cardozo, Lima and Rodrigo.[19][20]
Palmeiras
editIn June 2013, Brazilian side Palmeiras confirmed the loan deal of Alan Kardec for one-and-half-years from Benfica, with an option to make the move permanent.[21] Kardec comes back to Brazil as a substitute for Kléber, that had a bad passage for the São Paulo city based club.[22]
In 2014, Alan Kardec had a great start to the year, scoring against São Paulo and Corinthians, two of Palmeiras' biggest rivals.
São Paulo
editAlan Kardec signed a five-year deal with São Paulo on 12 May 2014, with the club paying €4.5 million to Benfica.[23]
Chongqing Lifan
editOn 15 July 2016, São Paulo announced that they had reached an agreement with Chinese club Chongqing Lifan for the transfer of Alan Kardec, for a fee of €5 million.[24] On 1 November 2020, after scoring in a 2–0 win over Shandong Luneng, Alan Kardec became the top scorer in the history of Chongqing Lifan, with 56 goals.[25]
Shenzhen
editAlan Kardec spent the 2021 season with Shenzhen, scoring 12 goals in 19 appearances.
Atlético Mineiro
editOn 24 June 2022, Alan Kardec joined Atlético Mineiro on a free transfer.[26]
International career
editAlan Kardec played eight South American Youth Championship matches for the Brazilian under-20 team between January 20, 2009, and February 8,[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] scoring two goals against Uruguay and Argentina respectively.[29][31] He scored two goals in Brazil's first 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup game, played on September 27, 2009, against Costa Rica.[35] He also scored a goal in the round of 16, against Uruguay,[36] played on 7 October 2009, and the only goal of the semi-final, against Costa Rica, played on 13 October 2009.[37]
He was one of seven players put on standby for Brazil's 2014 FIFA World Cup team.[38]
In July 2021, it was revealed that the China national football team were attempting to naturalize him. He would be eligible to represent China PR from January 2022.[39]
Career statistics
editClub | Season | League | State League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vasco da Gama | 2007 | Série A | 26 | 8 | 1[a] | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | — | 33 | 9 | ||
2008 | 19 | 2 | 17[a] | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | 2[b] | 1 | — | 43 | 12 | ||||
2009 | Série B | 6 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
Total | 51 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 90 | 23 | ||||
Internacional (loan) | 2009 | Série A | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Benfica | 2009–10 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
2010–11 | 12 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7[d] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | |||
2012–13 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
Total | 23 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 8 | |||
Santos (loan) | 2011 | Série A | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2[e] | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||||
2012 | 4 | 0 | 20[f] | 7 | — | — | 11[g] | 4 | — | 35 | 11 | |||||
Total | 31 | 2 | 20 | 7 | — | — | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 13 | ||||
Benfica B | 2012–13 | Segunda Liga | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | |||||
Palmeiras (loan) | 2013 | Série B | 27 | 14 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 14 | ||||
2014 | Série A | 1 | 1 | 15[f] | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | ||||
Total | 28 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 46 | 24 | |||||
São Paulo | 2014 | Série A | 27 | 8 | — | — | — | 7[b] | 2 | — | 34 | 10 | ||||
2015 | 8 | 4 | 12[f] | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[g] | 0 | — | 25 | 11 | ||||
2016 | 12 | 3 | 12[f] | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11[g] | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | ||||
Total | 47 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | — | 94 | 25 | ||||
Chongqing Lifan | 2016 | Chinese Super League | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | |||||
2017 | 27 | 10 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 10 | ||||||
2018 | 28 | 16 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 16 | ||||||
2019 | 26 | 14 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 15 | ||||||
2020 | 15 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | ||||||
Total | 106 | 55 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 108 | 56 | ||||||
Shenzhen | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 16 | 11 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 12 | ||||
Atlético Mineiro | 2022 | Série A | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 1[g] | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
2023 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
2024 | 1 | 0 | 3[h] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
Career total | 340 | 118 | 84 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 509 | 168 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
- ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
Honors
editClub
edit- Vasco da Gama
- Benfica
- Santos
- Palmeiras
- Atlético Mineiro
International
edit- Brasilien
References
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- ^ "Internacional profile". Sport Club Internacional. October 1, 2009. Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
- ^ "São Paulo resgata fator Morumbi, bate o concorrente Inter e dorme no topo" (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. October 28, 2009. Archived from the original on November 1, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
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- ^ "Em adeus ao Santos, Alan Kardec revela que chorou por volta ao Benfica". Estadão.com.br. June 26, 2012. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
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- ^ "Alan Kardec mal chegou ao Palmeiras e já virou intocável". estadao.com.br (in Portuguese). August 8, 2013. Archived from the original on August 9, 2013.
- ^ "Palmeiras anuncia contratação de Alan Kardec". placar.abril.com.br. June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014.
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External links
edit- Globoesporte (in Portuguese)
- Alan Kardec at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
- Alan Kardec at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Alan Kardec at Soccerway