Alan Kardec
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | January 12, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chongqing Lifan | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Vasco da Gama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Vasco da Gama | 51 | (10) |
| 2009 | → Internacional (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Benfica | 23 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | → Santos (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Benfica B | 9 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 28 | (15) |
| 2014–2016 | São Paulo | 47 | (15) |
| 2016– | Chongqing Lifan | 10 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Brazil U20 | 15 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 22, 2009 |
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Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior (born January 12, 1989 in Barra Mansa), known as Alan Kardec, is a Brazilian professional football player who plays for Chongqing Lifan as a striker.
He is named after the systematizer of Spiritism, Allan Kardec.
Alan Kardec debuted for CR Vasco da Gama on 14 February 2007 in Manaus, in a 2–1 victory over Fast Clube in the Copa do Brasil. On 11 April 11, he scored his first goal for Vasco when his club and Botafogo drew 4–4 in a Campeonato Carioca match. On 21 July 2007, he scored his first Série A goal when Vasco beat Atlético Mineiro 4–0. He played 26 Série A matches and scored eight goals in 2007, while in 2008, he played 19 matches and scored two goals in that competition.
On 1 September 2009, Alan Kardec was loaned to Internacional. 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.
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. The following week, he signed a personal contract with Benfica. 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.
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