Alan Kardec
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 | 26 | (3) |
International career | |||
2009 | Brazil U20 | 15 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2024 |
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.
He is named after the systematizer of Spiritism, Allan Kardec.[5]
Club career
Vasco da Gama
Alan 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
On 1 September 2009, Alan Kardec was loaned to
Benfica
Alan 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
In 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
In June 2013, Brazilian side
In 2014, Alan Kardec had a great start to the year, scoring against São Paulo and Corinthians, two of Palmeiras' biggest rivals.
São Paulo
Alan 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
On 15 July 2016, São Paulo announced that they had reached an agreement with Chinese club
Shenzhen
Alan Kardec spent the 2021 season with Shenzhen, scoring 12 goals in 19 appearances.
Atlético Mineiro
On 24 June 2022, Alan Kardec joined Atlético Mineiro on a free transfer.[26]
International career
Alan Kardec played eight
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
Club | 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 | ||||
Total | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
Career total | 339 | 118 | 81 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 504 | 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 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
Honors
Club
- Vasco da Gama
- Benfica
- Santos
- Palmeiras
- Atlético Mineiro
International
- Brazil
References
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- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. December 11, 2011. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 19, 2012.
- ^ "Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior". Brazilian Football Confederation. Retrieved December 1, 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "Kardec chega à glória no Vasco com fé na cabeça". O Globo Online. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
- ^ Hazan, Marcelo (August 23, 2011). "'Gol espírita' de Alan Kardec resgata Santos das 'trevas'" (in Portuguese). Lance!. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
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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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- ^ "Peixe negocia com Benfica contratação de Alan Kardec" [Santos negotiate with Benfica the sign of Alan Kardec] (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Santos confirma: Alan Kardec se despede neste domingo e retorna ao Benfica". Lancenet. June 21, 2012. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Alan Kardec inicia trajetória no Tricolor". saopaulofc.net (in Portuguese). May 12, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
- ^ "São Paulo vende Kardec por R$ 18 milhões e lucra R$ 5 milhões". Yahoo Esportes (in Portuguese). July 15, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Alan Kardec marca e se torna o maior artilheiro da história do Chongqing Lifan". Lance (in Portuguese). November 1, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Atlético-MG anuncia contratação de Alan Kardec". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
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- ^ "卡尔德克归化明年一月有望完成". Soccer News. July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Alan Kardec – 2007". NetVasco. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
- ^ "Alan Kardec – 2008". NetVasco. Retrieved November 8, 2009.
- ^ "Alan Kardec – 2009". NetVasco. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
External links
- Globoesporte (in Portuguese)
- Alan Kardec at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
- Alan Kardec at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Alan Kardec at Soccerway