| Alison | |
| Fullname: | Alison Lopes Ferreira |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Mongaguá, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | Santos |
| Clubnumber: | 25 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Santos |
| Years1: | 2011–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Santos |
| Caps1: | 208 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Red Bull Brasil (loan) |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Al-Hazem |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Santos |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16:32, 12 June 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 2 June 2014 |
Alison Lopes Ferreira (born 1 March 1993), simply known as Alison, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Santos.
Born in Mongaguá, São Paulo, Alison joined Santos' youth setup in 2004, aged 11. On 10 September 2011 he made his professional debut, starting in a 1–0 home success over Cruzeiro.[1] However, after only two minutes in field, he had to be replaced due to a knee injury, which kept him sidelined for six months.[2]
Alison later suffered the same injury when he was due to return, only appearing in a match with the under-20 team in January 2013.[3] He was definitely promoted to the first team late in that month, after winning the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior.
On 16 August 2013, after retaining a starting spot under Claudinei Oliveira, Alison renewed his link with Santos until December 2017.[4] However, he suffered an injury during the latter stages of the campaign, and only returned in March 2014.
On 18 July 2014 Alison scored his first professional goal, netting the first of a 2–0 home win against Palmeiras.[5] In February of the following year, however, he suffered another serious knee injury, being sidelined for eight months.[6] [7] He returned to the fields on 29 October, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 home win against São Paulo FC.[8]
A backup to Thiago Maia and Renato, Alison only appeared rarely in 2016 before suffering a knee sprain. He went through an arthroscopy in July,[9] being declared fit to play in September.[10]
On 20 January 2017, Alison was loaned to Red Bull Brasil until the end of the 2017 Campeonato Paulista, in order to regain match fitness.[11] Upon returning, he started to feature regularly with the first team under Levir Culpi, becoming a starter after the departure of Thiago Maia to Lille OSC.
Alison made his Copa Libertadores debut on 10 August 2017, starting in a 1–0 home win against Atlético Paranaense. On 5 December, he renewed his contract until the end of 2022.[12]
On 10 November 2020, it was announced that Alison and a further six first team players tested positive for COVID-19.[13] He tested positive for a second time the following 18 January.[14]
On 2 August 2021, Saudi club Al-Hazem reached an agreement with Santos for the transfer of Alison.[15] Santos announced his departure eleven days later,[16] and he was announced by his new club three days after that.[17]
On 20 May 2022, Alison terminated his contract with the club after failing to receive wages, but was still sidelined due to a knee injury.[18]
On 9 February 2023, Santos announced the return of Alison on a one-year contract.[19] He returned to action on 26 April, replacing Rodrigo Fernández in a 1–0 home win over Botafogo-SP, for the year's Copa do Brasil.[20]
Alison became a first-choice in late May 2023, after Fernández's poor form, but suffered another knee injury in June, being sidelined for the remainder of the year.[21] On 4 December, his contract was extended for a further season.[22]
Alison was a part of the Brazil under-20 side in the 2014 Toulon Tournament,[23] playing in all five matches of the competition as the team won their 8th trophy in the competition. Earlier in that year, he was also called up to the under-23s for a training period, but Santos deemed him unavailable due to his commitments at the club.[24]
On 15 June 2021, Alison was named in the preliminary 50-man list for the 2020 Summer Olympics,[25] but did not make it to the final squad.
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Santos | 2011 | Série A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2013 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
| 2014 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||||
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | 26 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 3[26] | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |||||
| 2018 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 50 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2[27] | 0 | — | 42 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[28] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Subtotal | 157 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 29 | 0 | — | 263 | 4 | ||||
| Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 2017 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Al-Hazem | 2021–22 | Saudi Professional League | 19 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Santos | 2023 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Série B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Subtotal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 181 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 4 | |||