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Alan Kardec
Brazilian footballer (born 1989) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior (born January 12, 1989),[3][4] known as Alan Kardec, is a Brazilian professional football player plays as a striker for Athletico Paranaense.
He is named after the systematizer of Spiritism, Allan Kardec.[5]
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Club career
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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 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
Alan Kardec announced on 13 December 2009 that he would 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 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 came back to Brazil as a substitute for Kléber, who had a bad streak 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
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 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
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]
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International career
Alan 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]
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Career statistics
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca
- 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
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
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Honors
Vasco da Gama
Benfica
Santos
Palmeiras
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2013
Atlético Mineiro
Brazil
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