Alan Kardec

Alan Kardec
Personal information
Full name Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior[1]
Date of birth (1989-01-12) January 12, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Atlético Mineiro
Number 14
Youth career
2000–2006 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Vasco da Gama 73 (18)
2009Internacional (loan) 2 (0)
2009–2014 Benfica 23 (3)
2011–2012Santos (loan) 51 (9)
2012–2013 Benfica B 9 (4)
2013–2014Palmeiras (loan) 43 (24)
2014–2016 São Paulo 71 (23)
2016–2021 Chongqing Lifan 106 (55)
2021–2022 Shenzhen 16 (11)
2022– Atlético Mineiro 30 (3)
International career
2009 Brazil U20 15 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 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]

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. October 6, 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. December 11, 2011. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 19, 2012.
  3. ^ "Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Júnior". Brazilian Football Confederation. Retrieved December 1, 2007.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Kardec chega à glória no Vasco com fé na cabeça". O Globo Online. Retrieved December 1, 2007.
  5. ^ Hazan, Marcelo (August 23, 2011). "'Gol espírita' de Alan Kardec resgata Santos das 'trevas'" (in Portuguese). Lance!. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.