Alan Kardec

Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior (born January 12, 1989),[1][2] known as Alan Kardec, is a Brazilian professional football player who plays for Chongqing Lifan as a striker.

For other people with similar names, see Allan Kardeck, Allan Kardec, and Alan Kardek.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: 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
Date of birth (1989-01-12) January 12, 1989
Place of birth Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Chongqing Lifan
Number 27
Youth career
2000–2006 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Vasco da Gama 90 (23)
2009 → Internacional (loan) 2 (0)
2009–2014 Benfica 37 (7)
2011–2012 → Santos (loan) 64 (13)
2012–2013 Benfica B 9 (4)
2013–2014 → Palmeiras (loan) 46 (24)
2014–2016 São Paulo 94 (25)
2016– Chongqing Lifan 92 (47)
National team‡
2009 Brazil U20 15 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 October 2009

He is named after the systematizer of Spiritism, Allan Kardec.[3]

Club career

Vasco da Gama

Alan Kardec debuted for CR Vasco da Gama on 14 February 2007 in Manaus,[4] in a 2–1 victory over Fast Clube in the Copa do Brasil.[5] On 11 April 11,[6] he scored his first goal for Vasco when his club and Botafogo drew 4–4 in a Campeonato Carioca match.[7] On 21 July 2007,[8] he scored his first Série A goal when Vasco beat Atlético Mineiro 4–0.[7] He played 26 Série A matches and scored eight goals in 2007,[9] while in 2008, he played 19 matches and scored two goals in that competition.[10]

Internacional

On 1 September 2009, Alan Kardec was loaned to Internacional.[11][12] 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.[13]

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.[14] The following week, he signed a personal contract with Benfica.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17][18]

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.[19] Kardec comes back to Brazil as a substitute for Kléber, that had a bad passage for the São Paulo city based club.[20]

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.[21]

International career

Alan Kardec played eight South American Youth Championship matches for the Brazilian under-20 team between January 20, 2009, and February 8,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] scoring two goals against Uruguay and Argentina respectively.[24][26] He scored two goals in Brazil's first 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup game, played on September 27, 2009, against Costa Rica.[30] He also scored a goal in the round of 16, against Uruguay,[31] played on 7 October 2009, and the only goal of the semi-final, against Costa Rica, played on 13 October 2009.[32]

He was one of seven players put on standby for Brazil's 2014 FIFA World Cup team.[33]

Career statistics
As of 31 December 2019[34][35][36]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vasco da Gama 2007 Série A 26810—501[lower-alpha 1]1339
200819253—2117[lower-alpha 1]64312
2009 Série B 6041——4[lower-alpha 1]1142
Total 511010400712289023
Internacional (loan) 2009 Série A 2000—000[lower-alpha 2]020
Benfica 2009–10 Primeira Liga 80003021—131
2010–11 123323071—256
2012–13 30102100—61
Total 23342819200448
Santos (loan) 2011 Série A 27200—200[lower-alpha 3]0292
2012 4000—11420[lower-alpha 3]73511
Total 31200001342076413
Benfica B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 94————94
Palmeiras (loan) 2013 Série B 271420——0[lower-alpha 3]02914
2014 Série A 1110—0015[lower-alpha 3]91710
Total 28153000001594624
São Paulo 2014 Série A 278——720[lower-alpha 3]03410
2015 8400—3012[lower-alpha 3]72311
2016 12300—11012[lower-alpha 3]1354
Total 551500002122489225
Chongqing Lifan 2016 Chinese Super League 10700———107
2017 271000———2710
2018 281600———2816
2019 261421———2815
Total 9147210000009348
Career total 28296197815098132440145
  1. Appearance in Campeonato Carioca
  2. Appearance in Campeonato Gaúcho
  3. Appearance in Campeonato Paulista

Honors

Club
Vasco da Gama
Benfica
Santos
Palmeiras

International
Brazil

References
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  13. "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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