Alan (footballer, born 1989)

Brazilian-Chinese footballer

Alan Douglas Borges de Carvalho (born 10 July 1989 in Barbosa, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for the Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga. His name as a player is simply Alan. He plays as a striker.

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Alan with Red Bull Salzburg in 2014
Personal information
Full name A Lan
Birth name Alan Douglas Borges de Carvalho[2]
Date of birth (1989-07-10) 10 July 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth José Bonifácio, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Qingdao West Coast
Number 11
Youth career
2006–2007 Londrina
2007–2008 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Londrina 6 (4)
2008–2010 Fluminense 46 (11)
2010–2015 Red Bull Salzburg 88 (59)
2015–2021 Guangzhou FC 78 (40)
2019–2020Tianjin Tianhai (loan) 27 (9)
2020Beijing Guoan (loan) 15 (5)
2022–2023 Fluminense 5 (2)
2024– Qingdao West Coast 22 (11)
National team
2009–2010 Brazil U20 5 (1)
2021– China 13 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2024
Alan
Simplified Chinese阿兰·道格拉斯·博尔热斯·德·卡瓦略
Traditional Chinese阿蘭·道格拉斯·博爾熱斯·德·卡瓦略

He started his career for Guaraní FC in Campinas, his hometown. At the age of 16 he joined Londrina EC and in 2008, he went to Fluminense Rio de Janeiro. From Fluminense he went to Europe and signed with F.C. Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Under coach Huub Stevens he played only a few matches. In the era of Ricardo Moniz he became a regular player of the starting team. During the match versus Rapid Vienna in September 2011, he suffered a severe injury. He healed in April 2012.

Career statistics

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As of 7 September 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League National Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fluminense 2008 Série A 13 1 2[b] 3 0 0 1 0 16 4
2009 23 6 5[b] 2 3 1 0 0 31 9
2010 10 4 14[b] 4 4 2 10 2 38 12
Total 46 11 21 9 7 3 11 2 0 0 85 25
Red Bull Salzburg 2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga 24 10 2 0 6 0 32 10
2011–12 5 3 1 2 5 6 11 11
2012–13 14 11 0 0 0 0 14 11
2013–14 29 26 5 6 12 5 46 37
2014–15 16 9 2 7 8 8 26 24
Total 88 59 0 0 10 15 31 19 0 0 129 93
Guangzhou Evergrande 2015 CSL 0 0 0 0 1 0 1[c] 0 2 0
2016 27 14 8 4 0 0 0[c] 0 35 18
2017 27 10 5 3 10 7 1[c] 1 43 21
2018 12 13 1 1 8 4 1[c] 1 22 19
2021 12 3 0 0 0 0 12 3
Total 78 40 0 0 14 8 19 11 3 2 114 61
Tianjin Tianhai (loan) 2019 CSL 27 9 0 0 27 9
Beijing Guoan (loan) 2020 15 5 1 2 6 4 22 11
Fluminense 2022 Série A 4 1 0 0 4 1
2023 1 1 6[b] 1 1 0 3 0 11 2
Total 5 2 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 13 3
Qingdao West Coast 2024 CSL 22 11 0 0 0 0 22 11
Career total 281 137 27 10 35 28 68 36 3 2 414 213

International

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China PR
Year Apps Goals
2021 8 3
2022 2 0
2024 3 0
Total 13 3
Scores and results list China's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 30 May 2021 Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China   Guam 6–0 7–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 7–0
3. 11 June 2021 Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates   Maldives 3–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Red Bull Salzburg[3]

Guangzhou Evergrande[3]

Fluminense

Individual

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References

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  1. "Alan Facts". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  2. "Futebol - Elenco Profissional" (in Portuguese). Fluminense Football Club. Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Alan". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  4. "Experts' UEFA Europa League squad of the season". UEFA. 28 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. "斯帅率队第6冠成就超银狐 阿兰夺MVP进球大满贯". Sohu. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. "阿兰表现高光回击质疑 恒大外援仍能碾压中超". Tencent. 26 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

Other websites

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