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Alan Kardec

Alan Kardec

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Club Athletico Paranaense
Age37
CitizenshipBrazil
Height1.90 m
Footright
BornJanuary 12, 1989
at Club Athletico Paranaense 496 days · joined 2025-01-14
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists Veteran
Market value €200k
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.32
goals / match
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan
top club · 98 apps

Position rank · 2025

#120
goals rank
#357
assists rank
172
season goals
51
season assists

Among 855 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€4.50m
peak value · 2015
€5.00m
top transfer fee · 16/17
20
best season · 2014
15 / 6
int'l caps / goals
540Appearances
172Goals
51Assists
50Yellow cards
2Red cards
85Full matches (90′)
Full nameAlan Kardec
Name in home countryAlan Kardec de Souza Pereira Junior
Date of birth1989-01-12 (37 yrs)
Place of birthBarra Mansa, Brazil
CitizenshipBrazil
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height190.00 m
Current clubClub Athletico Paranaense
Joined2025-01-14
Contract expires2025-12-31
AgentRoc Nation Sports
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
2025 — Club Athletico Paranaense
31 matches · 9 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2025
Transfer: Atlético-MG → Athletico-PR
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Clube Atlético Mineiro
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2023
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2023
2023 — Clube Atlético Mineiro
15 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
42 games missed
Aug 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: Without Club → Atlético-MG
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Clube Atlético Mineiro
13 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2022
Transfer: SZ FC → Without Club
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2021
2021 — Shenzhen FC
19 matches · 12 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2021
Transfer: CQ Liangjiang → SZ FC
20/21 · Transfer · €750k
Jul 2020
2020 — Chongqing Dangdai Lifan
15 matches · 9 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Chongqing Dangdai Lifan
28 matches · 15 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Chongqing Dangdai Lifan
28 matches · 16 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
2017 — Chongqing Dangdai Lifan
27 matches · 10 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
Transfer: São Paulo → CQ Dangdai Lif.
16/17 · Transfer · €5.00m
Jul 2016
2016 — São Paulo Futebol Clube, Chongqing Lifan
45 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
25 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2015
Injury: unknown
41 games missed
Jul 2014
2014 — Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, São Paulo Futebol Clube
51 matches · 20 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Benfica → São Paulo
14/15 · Transfer · €4.50m
Jun 2014
Transfer: Palmeiras → Benfica
13/14 · Return from loan
Jul 2013
2013 — Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras
29 matches · 14 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Benfica → Palmeiras
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — SL Benfica, SL Benfica B
15 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — Santos FC
37 matches · 11 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2012
Transfer: Santos → Benfica
11/12 · Return from loan
Jul 2011
2011 — Santos FC
27 matches · 2 G · 8 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
Transfer: Benfica → Santos
11/12 · Loan
Aug 2010
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — SL Benfica
24 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: Vasco da Gama → Benfica
09/10 · Transfer · €2.50m
Dec 2009
Transfer: Internacional → Vasco da Gama
09/10 · Return from loan
Sep 2009
Transfer: Vasco da Gama → Internacional
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — SL Benfica
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama, Sport Club Internacional
16 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
2008 — Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama
26 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
2007 — Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama
31 matches · 8 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Vasco U20 → Vasco da Gama
06/07 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 299 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals9 total · 2.77/90
100
Assists1 total · 0.31/90
76
G+A10 total · 3.08/90
99
Yellow cards2 total · 0.62/90
18
7,671 min
Minutes played by club
Club Athletico Paranaense 3.8%
Clube Atlético Mineiro 5.7%
Shenzhen FC 5.0%
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 14.1%
São Paulo Futebol Clube 18.3%
Chongqing Lifan 1.6%
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 6.8%
Santos FC 16.9%
Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 16.8%
Sport Club Internacional 0.0%
SL Benfica 8.7%
SL Benfica B 2.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Club Athletico Paranaense 1 2025 2025 31 9 1 292
Clube Atlético Mineiro 3 2022 2024 53 4 1 435
Shenzhen FC 1 2021 2021 19 12 3 384
Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 4 2017 2020 98 50 12 1,083
São Paulo Futebol Clube 3 2014 2016 94 25 10 1,402
Chongqing Lifan 1 2016 2016 10 7 3 120
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 2 2013 2014 46 24 2 525
Santos FC 2 2011 2012 64 13 10 1,294
Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 3 2007 2009 71 16 5 1,292
Sport Club Internacional 1 2009 2009 2 0 0 0
SL Benfica 3 09/10 12/13 43 8 3 664
SL Benfica B 1 12/13 12/13 9 4 1 180

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

6€475K13€950K19€1.4M25€1.9M09/10 — 1 goals (SL Benfica)109/1010/11 — 6 goals (SL Benfica)10/11 — 2 assists810/1112/13 — 5 goals (SL Benfica B)12/13 — 2 assists712/132007 — 8 goals (Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama)2007 — 3 assists1120072008 — 6 goals (Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama)2008 — 2 assists820082009 — 2 goals (Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama)220092011 — 2 goals (Santos FC)2011 — 8 assists1020112012 — 11 goals (Santos FC)2012 — 2 assists1320122013 — 14 goals (Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras)2013 — 2 assists1620132014 — 20 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)2014 — 5 assists2520142015 — 11 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)2015 — 4 assists1520152016 — 11 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)2016 — 4 assists1520162017 — 10 goals (Chongqing Dangdai Lifan)2017 — 2 assists1220172018 — 16 goals (Chongqing Dangdai Lifan)2018 — 3 assists1920182019 — 15 goals (Chongqing Dangdai Lifan)2019 — 2 assists1720192020 — 9 goals (Chongqing Dangdai Lifan)2020 — 5 assists1420202021 — 12 goals (Shenzhen FC)2021 — 3 assists1520212022 — 2 goals (Clube Atlético Mineiro)220222023 — 1 goals (Clube Atlético Mineiro)2023 — 1 assists220232024 — 1 goals (Clube Atlético Mineiro)120242025 — 9 goals (Club Athletico Paranaense)2025 — 1 assists10202510/11 — €1.9M12/13 — €1.8MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 1109/1010/11: 6610/1112/13: 5512/132007: 8820072008: 6620082009: 2220092011: 2220112012: 111120122013: 141420132014: 202020142015: 111120152016: 111120162017: 101020172018: 161620182019: 151520192020: 9920202021: 121220212022: 2220222023: 1120232024: 1120242025: 992025

Assists by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 2210/1112/13: 2212/132007: 3320072008: 2220082009: 0020092011: 8820112012: 2220122013: 2220132014: 5520142015: 4420152016: 4420162017: 2220172018: 3320182019: 2220192020: 5520202021: 3320212022: 0020222023: 1120232024: 0020242025: 112025
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2025 Campeonato Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense 7 4 1 0 0 86
2025 Copa do Brasil Club Athletico Paranaense 2 0 0 0 0 0
2025 Série B Club Athletico Paranaense 22 5 0 2 0 206
2024 Campeonato Mineiro Clube Atlético Mineiro 3 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Copa do Brasil Clube Atlético Mineiro 2 1 0 0 0 56
2024 Libertadores Clube Atlético Mineiro 2 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Série A Clube Atlético Mineiro 18 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Libertadores Clube Atlético Mineiro 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Série A Clube Atlético Mineiro 14 1 1 1 0 256
2022 Libertadores Clube Atlético Mineiro 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Série A Clube Atlético Mineiro 12 2 0 0 0 123
2021 Chinese FA Cup Shenzhen FC 3 1 0 0 0 270
2021 Super League Shenzhen FC 16 11 3 2 0 114
2020 Chinese FA Cup Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 CSL Championship Play-Offs Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 6 2 2 0 0 255
2020 Super League Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 9 7 3 1 0 102
2019 Chinese FA Cup Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 2 1 0 0 0 165
2019 Super League Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 26 14 2 2 0 162
2018 Super League Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 28 16 3 4 0 156
2017 Super League Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 27 10 2 1 0 243
2016 Campeonato Paulista São Paulo Futebol Clube 11 1 1 3 0 401
2016 Libertadores São Paulo Futebol Clube 11 0 0 1 0 0
2016 Paulistão A1 - Fase Final São Paulo Futebol Clube 1 0 0 1 0 0
2016 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 12 3 0 1 0 285
2016 Super League Chongqing Lifan 10 7 3 2 0 120
2015 Campeonato Paulista São Paulo Futebol Clube 12 7 3 0 0 104
2015 Copa do Brasil São Paulo Futebol Clube 2 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Libertadores São Paulo Futebol Clube 3 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 8 4 1 2 0 96
2014 Campeonato Paulista Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 13 8 0 0 1 146
2014 Copa do Brasil Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Copa Sudamericana São Paulo Futebol Clube 7 2 1 1 0 237
2014 Paulistão A1 - Fase Final Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 2 1 0 0 0 131
2014 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 27 8 4 2 0 279
2014 Série A Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 1 1 0 1 0 90
2013 Copa do Brasil Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 2 0 0 1 0 0
2013 Série B Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 27 14 2 7 1 158
2012 Campeonato Paulista Santos FC 16 5 0 4 0 186
2012 Club World Cup Santos FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Libertadores Santos FC 11 4 1 1 0 133
2012 Paulistão A1 - Fase Final Santos FC 4 2 0 1 0 177
2012 Série A Santos FC 4 0 1 1 0 0
2011 Série A Santos FC 27 2 8 0 0 798
2009 Carioca - Taça Rio Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 4 1 0 0 0 158
2009 Copa do Brasil Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 4 1 0 0 0 74
2009 Série A Sport Club Internacional 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Série B Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 6 0 0 2 0 0
2008 Copa do Brasil Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 5 3 0 1 0 104
2008 Copa Sudamericana Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 2 1 0 0 0 174
2008 Série A Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 19 2 2 1 0 611
2007 Copa do Brasil Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 1 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Copa Sudamericana Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 4 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Série A Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 26 8 3 2 0 171
12/13 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 2 1 1 0 0 34
12/13 Liga Portugal 2 SL Benfica B 9 4 1 0 0 180
12/13 Liga ZON Sagres SL Benfica 3 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Champions League SL Benfica 4 1 0 0 0 271
10/11 Europa League SL Benfica 3 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Liga ZON Sagres SL Benfica 12 3 1 1 0 271
10/11 Taça de Portugal SL Benfica 3 2 1 0 0 61
09/10 Allianz Cup SL Benfica 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Europa League SL Benfica 2 1 0 1 0 27
09/10 Liga Sagres SL Benfica 8 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
06/07 2007-01-01 Vasco U20 Vasco da Gama Transfer 0
09/10 2009-09-07 Vasco da Gama Internacional Loan 900000
09/10 2009-12-31 Internacional Vasco da Gama Return from loan 900000
09/10 2010-01-01 Vasco da Gama Benfica Transfer 900000 €2.50m
11/12 2011-07-01 Benfica Santos Loan 2000000
11/12 2012-06-30 Santos Benfica Return from loan 1750000
13/14 2013-07-01 Benfica Palmeiras Loan 1750000
13/14 2014-06-30 Palmeiras Benfica Return from loan 1500000
14/15 2014-07-01 Benfica São Paulo Transfer 1500000 €4.50m
16/17 2016-07-15 São Paulo CQ Dangdai Lif. Transfer 3500000 €5.00m
20/21 2021-04-12 CQ Liangjiang SZ FC Transfer 1500000 €750k
21/22 2022-04-18 SZ FC Without Club Transfer 1200000
22/23 2022-07-18 Without Club Atlético-MG Transfer 800000
24/25 2025-01-14 Atlético-MG Athletico-PR Transfer 250000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
10/11 Achilles tendon problems 2010-08-06 2010-09-18 44 6
14/15 Knee surgery 2015-04-01 2015-10-01 184 41
21/22 Muscle injury 2021-07-24 2021-08-07 15 5
22/23 Hip flexor problems 2022-08-27 2022-09-16 21 3
22/23 Herniated disc 2022-10-30 2023-06-28 242 42
23/24 Thigh problems 2023-10-23 2023-11-08 17 4
Current€200k
Peak€4.50m
Low€200k
Δ since start−€1.60m
€200k€1.28m€2.35m€3.43m€4.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.90m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.90m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #7658 15 6 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Ganso 2 8 0
Xinli Peng 1 3 0
Mincheng Yuan 1 1 0
Jin Feng 1 3 0
Fernandinho 1 7 0
Rafael Cabral 2 0 0
Congyao Yin 1 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2018 Super League Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 16 28
2019 Super League Chongqing Dangdai Lifan 14 26
2013 Série B Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 14 27

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2011 Série A Santos FC 8 27
2014 Série A Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras 4 28
2007 Série A Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama 3 26

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
13/14 2014-06-30 Palmeiras Benfica Return from loan €1.50m
13/14 2013-07-01 Benfica Palmeiras Loan €1.75m
11/12 2012-06-30 Santos Benfica Return from loan €1.75m
11/12 2011-07-01 Benfica Santos Loan €2.00m
09/10 2009-12-31 Internacional Vasco da Gama Return from loan €900k
09/10 2009-09-07 Vasco da Gama Internacional Loan €900k

Teams faced most often by Alan Kardec's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
FC Barcelona 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 0%
Spartak Moskva 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 50%
Celtic FC 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 Senior debut season
09/10 First senior goal
2013 Goal #50 (career)
2017 Goal #100 (career)
2021 Goal #150 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2025 31 292 2 0 0 0.62
2023 15 256 1 0 0 0.35
2021 19 384 2 0 0 0.47
2020 15 357 1 0 0 0.25
2019 28 327 2 0 0 0.55
2018 28 156 4 0 0 2.31
2017 27 243 1 0 0 0.37
2016 45 806 8 0 0 0.89
2015 25 200 2 0 0 0.9
2014 51 883 4 0 1 0.51
2013 29 158 8 0 1 5.13
2012 37 496 7 0 0 1.27
2009 16 232 2 0 0 0.78
2008 26 889 2 0 0 0.2
2007 31 171 2 0 0 1.05
10/11 24 603 1 0 0 0.15
09/10 13 27 1 0 0 3.33

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Super League
116 apps
65 G
16 A
Série A
170 apps
31 G
20 A
Campeonato Paulista
52 apps
21 G
4 A
Série B
55 apps
19 G
2 A
Copa do Brasil
19 apps
5 G
0 A
Libertadores
29 apps
4 G
1 A
Campeonato Paranaense
7 apps
4 G
1 A
Liga Portugal 2
9 apps
4 G
1 A
Copa Sudamericana
13 apps
3 G
1 A
Liga ZON Sagres
23 apps
3 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Alan Kardec

Who is Alan Kardec?

Alan Kardec is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Club Athletico Paranaense.

How old is Alan Kardec?

Alan Kardec is 37 years old. He was born on January 12, 1989 in Barra Mansa.

What position does Alan Kardec play?

Alan Kardec plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Alan Kardec play for?

Alan Kardec currently plays for Club Athletico Paranaense.

How many career goals has Alan Kardec scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Alan Kardec has scored 172 goals in 540 appearances.

What is Alan Kardec's market value?

Alan Kardec's most recent reported market value is €200k.