| Alan Kardec | |
| Fullname: | Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior[1] |
| Birth Date: | January 12, 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.87 m[2] |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Atlético Mineiro |
| Clubnumber: | 14 |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2006 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vasco da Gama |
| Years1: | 2006–2009 |
| Clubs1: | Vasco da Gama |
| Caps1: | 73 |
| Goals1: | 18 |
| Years2: | 2009 |
| Clubs2: | → Internacional (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2009–2014 |
| Clubs3: | Benfica |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs4: | → Santos (loan) |
| Caps4: | 51 |
| Goals4: | 9 |
| Years5: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs5: | Benfica B |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs6: | → Palmeiras (loan) |
| Caps6: | 43 |
| Goals6: | 24 |
| Years7: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs7: | São Paulo |
| Caps7: | 71 |
| Goals7: | 23 |
| Years8: | 2016–2021 |
| Clubs8: | Chongqing Lifan |
| Caps8: | 106 |
| Goals8: | 55 |
| Years9: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs9: | Shenzhen |
| Caps9: | 16 |
| Goals9: | 11 |
| Years10: | 2022– |
| Clubs10: | Atlético Mineiro |
| Caps10: | 30 |
| Goals10: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
| Club-Update: | 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]
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]
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]
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.
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]
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.
Alan Kardec signed a five-year deal with São Paulo on 12 May 2014, with the club paying €4.5 million to Benfica.[23]
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]
Alan Kardec spent the 2021 season with Shenzhen, scoring 12 goals in 19 appearances.
On 24 June 2022, Alan Kardec joined Atlético Mineiro on a free transfer.[26]
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]
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 33 | 9 | |||
| 2008 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 43 | 12 | |||||
| 2009 | Série B | 6 | 0 | 4 | 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 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 12 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 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 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||||
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | — | — | 11 | 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 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 46 | 24 | ||||||
| São Paulo | 2014 | Série A | 27 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | 34 | 10 | |||||
| 2015 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 25 | 11 | |||||
| 2016 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 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 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |||||
| 2023 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 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 | |||