Alison (footballer, born 1993)

Alison Lopes Ferreira (born 1 March 1993), simply known as Alison, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos as a defensive midfielder.

Alison
Alison with Santos in 2019
Personal information
Full name Alison Lopes Ferreira
Date of birth (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993
Place of birth Mongaguá, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Santos
Number 5
Youth career
2004–2013 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Santos 177 (3)
2017 → Red Bull Brasil (loan) 14 (0)
National team‡
2014 Brazil U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:45, 16 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2014

Club career

Santos
Alison playing for Santos in 2017

Born in Mongaguá, São Paulo, Alison joined Santos FC's 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 in January 2013.[3]

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]

Career statistics
As of 4 March 2020[13]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2011 Série A 10————10
2013 2600030——290
2014 23150100——381
2015 304010——80
2016 106020——90
2017 262—003[lower-alpha 1]0—292
2018 280130207[lower-alpha 1]0—500
2019 230110612[lower-alpha 2]0—421
2020 00700000—70
Subtotal 1313460241120—2134
Red Bull Brasil (loan) 2017 Série D 00140———140
Career total 1313600241120—2274
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Club
Santos

International
Brazil U20

References
  1. "Borges garante mais um triunfo do Peixe, que vence Cruzeiro e o juiz" [Borges secures another Peixe triumph, who beat Cruzeiro and the referee] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 September 2011.
  2. "Em recuperação após cirurgia, volante Alison faz treino físico no Santos" [In rehabilitation after surgery, Alison makes a physical training with Santos] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 25 January 2012.
  3. "Após 15 meses, santista Alison celebra volta ao futebol" [After 15 months, Santos' player Alison celebrates return to football] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 6 January 2013.
  4. "Santos renova contratos de 'xodós' de Claudinei até dezembro de 2017" [Santos renew contracts of Claudinei's 'favourites' until December 2017] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 16 August 2013.
  5. "Santos bate inofensivo Palmeiras na estreia de Gareca e encosta no G-4" [Santos defeats inoffensive Palmeiras in Gareca's debut and gets near to G-4] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 17 July 2014.
  6. "Calejado por lesões: Alison, aos 22, revive drama de ruptura de ligamento" [Hardened by injuries: Alison, aged 22, revives drama of ligament tear] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  7. "Alison volta a jogar após oito meses e já dá 'boa resposta' no Santos" [Alison returns to play after eight months and already gives a 'good response' at Santos] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  8. "Alison volta a jogar após oito meses e já dá 'boa resposta' no Santos" [Alison returns to play after eight months and already gives a 'good answer' at Santos] (in Portuguese). Terra. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  9. "Alison passa por artroscopia no joelho direito e vira desfalque no Santos" [Alison goes through arthroscopy in the right knee and becomes an absence at Santos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  10. "Santos libera Alison para voltar a treinar com bola após artroscopia no joelho" [Santos release Alison to return to train with the ball after arthroscopy in the knee] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  11. "Santos confirma empréstimo de Alison para o Red Bull Brasil" [Santos confirm loan of Alison to Red Bull Brasil] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  12. "Alison renova contrato com o Santos FC por cinco anos" [Alison renews contract with Santos FC for five years] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  13. Alison at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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