AlanCarvalho

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AlanDouglasBorgesdeCarvalho(born10July
1989),simplyknownasAlan,isaBrazilian
footballerwhoplaysasaforwardforGuangzhou
EvergrandeTaobaointheChineseSuperLeague.

Alan

AfterfailingtomakeanyimpactinBrazilwith
LondrinaandFluminense,AlanjoinedAustrianclub
RedBullSalzburgin2010.Therehewouldestablish
himselfinthefirstteamandbecameanintrinsicpart
ofthesquad.Hisplayingtimewaslimitedinthe
201112seasonowingtoaninjury.Nevertheless,
Alanscoredregularlyfortheclub,includingmany
hattricks.In2015,afterplayingnearly130matches
fortheAustriansideandscoringnearly100goals,he
signedwithChineseSuperLeagueclubGuangzhou
Evergrande.

Contents
1Clubcareer
1.1Brazil
1.2RedBullSalzburg
1.3GuangzhouEvergrande
2Internationalcareer
AlanwithRedBullSalzburgin2010

3Styleofplay

Personalinformation

4Clubstatistics
5Honours

Fullname

AlanDouglasBorgesdeCarvalho[1]

6References

Dateofbirth

10July1989 [2]

7Externallinks

Placeofbirth

JosBonifcio,Brazil[3]

Height

1.83m(6ft0in)[2]

Playingposition Forward[2]

Clubcareer
Brazil
BorninJosBonifcio,SoPaulo,[3]Alansignedfor
Londrina,in2007.[3]In2008,hewasgivena
professionalcontractbyFluminensewithwhomhe

Clubinformation
Currentteam

GuangzhouEvergrande

Number

7
Youthcareer

20062007
20072008

Londrina[4]
Fluminense
Seniorcareer*

playedfortwoseasonstill2010.[5]Hescored11
leaguegoalsfortheclub[5]andalsowonthe2010
Brasileiro.[6]

Years
20072008
20082010

Team
Londrina
Fluminense

RedBullSalzburg

20102015
2015

RedBullSalzburg
GuangzhouEvergrande

Apps (Gls)
6
(4)
46 (11)
89
0

(59)
(0)

*Seniorclubappearancesandgoalscountedforthe

On11August2010,AlansignedforAustrianclub
domesticleagueonlyandcorrectasof16January2015.
RedBullSalzburgforanundisclosedfee,asa
Appearances(Goals).
replacementforMarcJankowhoheadedtoFC
Twente.[7]HemadehisdebutfortheclubinUEFAChampionsLeaguequalifieragainstHapoelTelAviv
whichhisteamlost23.[5]Inthatmatchhecameasa67thminutesubstituteforFranzSchiemer.[8]Inhis
firstseasonwiththeclub,AlanscoredahattrickagainstSturmGrazon16April2011.[9]Alanalsoscored
bracesagainstAustriaWienand[10]andSCWienerNeustadt[11]asheendedtheseasonwith10league
goals.[5]
Alanstartedthe201112seasonbyscoringahattrickagainstLatviansideFKLiepjasMetalurgs.[12]His
goalscoringstreakcontinuedashescoredabraceagainstFKSenica[13]aswellasscoringinadefeat
againstACOmonia.[14]HoweverhisplayingtimeinhissecondseasonwiththeAustrianclubwaslimited
asherupturedhiscruciateligamentinaleaguematchagainstRapidViennaon28August2011andwas
ruledoutofactionforatleastsixmonths.[15]
Alangotbackontrainingon20November2012.[16]Hefinishedthe201213seasonwith11goalsin14
leaguematchesanddidnotplayinanycontinentalmatch.[5]
The201314seasonprovedtobethemostsuccessfulseasonfortheBrazilianstriker,becominga
goalmachine.On8February2014,AlanscoredahattrickagainstrelegationthreatenedSVGrodig.Inthat
match,thesamefeatwouldalsobeachievedbyhisSpanishpartnerJonathanSoriano.[17]Healsoreceived
tworedcardsoneagainstSVRiedandanotheragainstFCBaselinanUEFAEuropaLeagueencounter.[5]
AlanendedtheseasonwinningtheAustrianFootballBundesligaandOFCCupcompletingadomestic
double.[18]HewasthesecondtopscoreronlybehindteammateSoriano.[19]
Thefollowingseasontoo,startedwellforAlan,ashescoredregularlyforhisside.[5]On23October2014,
AlanscoredahattrickasSalzburgwon42againstDinamoZagrebintheUEFAEuropaLeaguegroup
stage.[20]Headdedanothertwoon27Novemberina31winatCelticParkwhichensuredthatSalzburg
becamethefirsteverAustrianclubtowininScotland,strikinginthe8thand13thminutes.[21]Inhis
penultimateleaguematchforhisclub,hescoredahattrick,scoringin52nd,58thand60thminuteagainst
FKAustriaWien.[22]

GuangzhouEvergrande
On16January2015,ChineseSuperLeaguesideGuangzhouEvergrandeTaobaoofficiallyannouncedthey
hadsignedAlanfromRedBullSalzburgonafouryearcontractforatransferfeeof11.1million.Hewas
issuedthenumber7jersey.[23]On14February2015,hemadehisofficialdebutinthe2015ChineseFA

SuperCupagainstShandongLuneng,comingonasasubstituteforGaoLin.On3March2015,Alan
sufferedacruciateligamentrupturewhiletrainingbeforethe2015AFCChampionsLeaguematchagainst
WesternSydneyWanderers,rulinghimoutforatleastfivemonths.[24]

Internationalcareer
AlanplayedthreematchesfortheBrazilU20inanunofficialtournament.[25]
InMarch2013,AlancalledhimselfashalfAustrianandexpressedhisdesiretoplayfortheAustrian
nationalteam.[26]Hesaid"MaybeI'llplaysometimeforAustria."ButaccordingtoFIFAruleshehadto
playatleastfiveyearsinAustriatobeabletorepresentthenationalteam.[25]Howeverhismoveto
GuangzhouEvergrandedentedthehopeofplayingforAustriaashewasonlysixmonthsshyoffiveyears
whilejoiningtheChineseoutfit.[27]

Styleofplay
AstatementbyGuangzhouEvergrandedescribedAlanasa"blade",whoisphysicallyverystrongand
makewiseuseofopportunities.Hehasalsobeensaidas"strong,energetic,skilled"andaplayerwithgood
controloftheball.Alanisequallyadeptinhisbothleftandrightfoot.Heisalsoknownforhisfirsttime
layoffs.[23]

Clubstatistics
Asof26February2015[5]
Club

Fluminense

RedBullSalzburg

GuangzhouEvergrande
Careertotal

Season

League

Cup

International

Total

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

2008

13

14

2009

23

26

2010

10

10

24

Total

46

11

11

64

16

201011

24

10

32

10

201112

11

11

201213

14

11

14

11

201314

29

26

12

46

36

201415

16

26

24

Total

89

59

14

32

19

129

92

2015

Total

135

70

17

17

44

21

195

108

A.^AppearancesandgoalsintheUEFAChampionsLeague,EuropaLeagueandAFCChampions
League.

Honours
RedBullSalzburg
AustrianBundesliga(2):201112,201314[5]
AustrianCup(2):2012,2014[5]

References
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Portuguese).FluminenseFootballClub.Archived
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Lang=0&CTID=59&CPID=133&pStr=Player&PLID=208585&TEID=3312).TheGuardian.Retrieved
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season/r21475/).Soccerway.Retrieved27January2015.
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ndex.html).UEFA.23October2014.Retrieved28November2014.
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