Alan Kardec

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Souza and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.
Alan Kardec
Personal information
Full name Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-12) January 12, 1989 (age 35)
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

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

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Vasco da Gama

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 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

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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

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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

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Alan Kardec spent the 2021 season with Shenzhen, scoring 12 goals in 19 appearances.

Atlético Mineiro

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On 24 June 2022, Alan Kardec joined Atlético Mineiro on a free transfer.[26]

International career

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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]

Career statistics

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As of 29 May 2024[40][41][42]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
  7. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  8. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro

Honors

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Club

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Vasco da Gama
Benfica
Santos
Palmeiras
Atlético Mineiro

International

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Brazil

References

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  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior". Brazilian Football Confederation. Retrieved December 1, 2007.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Kardec chega à glória no Vasco com fé na cabeça". O Globo Online. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Brazil 2007 Cup". RSSSF. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
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  8. ^ "Rio de Janeiro State League 2007". RSSSF. Archived from the original on December 9, 2007. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
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  11. ^ "Alan Kardec" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Archived from the original on December 31, 2008. Retrieved December 27, 2008.
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  13. ^ "Alan Kardec se emociona em despedida do Vasco" (in Portuguese). O Globo. September 1, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2009.
  14. ^ "Internacional profile". Sport Club Internacional. October 1, 2009. Archived from the original on October 12, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
  15. ^ "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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  17. ^ "Kardec já é jogador do Benfica" (in Portuguese). Benfica. December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  18. ^ "Peixe negocia com Benfica contratação de Alan Kardec" [Santos negotiate with Benfica the sign of Alan Kardec] (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. July 8, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "Palmeiras anuncia contratação de Alan Kardec". placar.abril.com.br. June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014.
  23. ^ "Alan Kardec inicia trajetória no Tricolor". saopaulofc.net (in Portuguese). May 12, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  24. ^ "São Paulo vende Kardec por R$ 18 milhões e lucra R$ 5 milhões". Yahoo Esportes (in Portuguese). July 15, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  25. ^ "Alan Kardec marca e se torna o maior artilheiro da história do Chongqing Lifan". Lance (in Portuguese). November 1, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
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  39. ^ "卡尔德克归化明年一月有望完成". Soccer News. July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
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