Alan Santos
{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Portuguese name|Santos|da Silva}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alan Santos
| image =
| full_name = Alan Santos da Silva
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|4|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Salvador, Brazil
| height = 1.82 m
| position = Defensive midfielder, centre-back
| currentclub = Guarani
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2000–2009
| youthclubs1 = Vitória
| youthyears2 = 2009–2011
| youthclubs2 = Santos
| years1 = 2009–2015
| clubs1 = Santos
| caps1 = 59
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2011
| clubs2 = → Paulista (loan)
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015–2017
| clubs3 = Coritiba
| caps3 = 90
| goals3 = 7
| years5 = 2018–2019
| clubs5 = Tigres UANL
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2018
| clubs6 = → Veracruz (loan)
| caps6 = 10
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2018
| clubs7 = → Al-Ittihad Kalba (loan)
| caps7 =
| goals7 =
| years8 = 2019
| clubs8 = → Botafogo (loan)
| caps8 = 11
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2020–2021
| clubs9 = Chapecoense
| caps9 = 37
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2022
| clubs10 = Vitória
| caps10 = 23
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2023
| clubs11 = Guarani
| caps11 = 32
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2024
| clubs12 = São Bernardo
| caps12 = 18
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2025–
| clubs13 = Guarani
| caps13 = 0
| goals13 = 0
| club-update = 21:59, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
}}
Alan Santos da Silva (born 24 April 1991), known as Alan Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Guarani as a defensive midfielder or a centre-back.
Career
=Brazil=
Born in Salvador, Bahia, Alan Santos began his career at Vitória's youth categories, but joined Santos in a four-year deal on 26 June 2009.[http://www.santosfc.com.br/2009/05/santos-fc-contrata-o-volante-alan-ex-vitoria-ba/ Santos FC contrata o volante Alan (ex-Vitória-BA) (Santos FC signs defensive midfielder Alan (former Vitória player))] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20140422203122/http://www.santosfc.com.br/2009/05/santos-fc-contrata-o-volante-alan-ex-vitoria-ba/ |date=22 April 2014 }}; Santos' official website, 26 June 2009 {{in lang|pt}}
On 30 August Alan Santos made his first-team debut, replacing Emerson in a 2–0 home success over Fluminense.[http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Futebol/0,,CCF30534-9825,00.html Dupla sub-20 do Santos marca e deixa Fluminense abandonado na lanterna (Santos' under-20 duo score and leave Fluminense abandoned in last position)]; Globo Esporte, 30 August 2009 {{in lang|pt}} On 8 February 2011, he was loaned to Paulista,[http://www.lancenet.com.br/minuto/Alan-Santos-aposta-campo-Paulista_0_423557744.html Alan Santos é a nova aposta do meio campo do Paulista (Alan Santos is Paulista's new bet of the midfield)]; Diário Lance, 8 February 2011 {{in lang|pt}} but only appeared once for the club.
Alan Santos only played his second match for Peixe on 10 March 2012, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 loss at Mogi Mirim.[http://globoesporte.globo.com/jogo/paulista-2012/10-03-2012/mogi-mirim-santos.html Reservas do Santos jogam mal, Mogi vence e encerra sequência alvinegra (Santos' reserves play poorly, Mogi wins and stops the form of the alvinegros)]; Globo Esporte, 10 March 2012 {{in lang|pt}} He appeared in four further matches in that year, being sent off in a 3–1 home win over Palmeiras on 1 December.[http://globoesporte.globo.com/jogo/brasileirao2012/01-12-2012/santos-palmeiras.html Com show de Neymar, Santos vira e vence o rebaixado Palmeiras na Vila (With Neymar's show, Santos comebacks and defeats relegated Palmeiras in Vila)]; Globo Esporte, 1 December 2012 {{in lang|pt}}
After Claudinei Oliveira's appointment as first-team manager in 2013, Alan Santos was regularly used during the campaign, appearing in 20 matches (seven starts, 805 minutes of action). He scored his first professional goal on 9 May 2014, netting the second of a 2–1 away win over Princesa do Solimões.
On 8 January 2015 Alan Santos rescinded his link with Santos, and moved to fellow league team Coritiba.[http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/noticia/2015/01/alan-santos-rescinde-contrato-com-o-santos-para-defender-o-coritiba.html Alan Santos rescinde contrato com o Santos para defender o Coritiba (Alan Santos rescinds contract with Santos to play for Coritiba)]; Globo Esporte, 8 January 2015 {{in lang|pt}}
=Mexico=
In the late 2017, Liga MX club Tigres UANL bought his rights and loaned him to Veracruz for the Clausura 2018 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/es-mx/noticias/alan-santos-tigres-casi-30-extranjeros/11bazr3l25q271klkiuuas5k9p|title=¿Cuántos jugadores extranjeros tiene Tigres?|website=Goal.com|access-date=9 December 2021}} After his spell in Veracruz, he was loaned out to Al-Ittihad Kalba until the end of 2018.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}} He went back to Tigres and was again loaned out, this time to Botafogo in his home country for the 2019 season.[https://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/botafogo/noticia/botafogo-anuncia-alan-santos-como-seu-terceiro-reforco-para-2019.ghtml Botafogo anuncia Alan Santos como terceiro reforço para 2019, e jogador vibra: "Felicidade imensa"], Globoesporte.globo.com, 26 December 2018
Career statistics
{{updated|25 October 2021}}{{Soccerway|alan-santos-da-silva/103550|access-date=6 May 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|Santos
|2009 |rowspan="6"|Série A |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2010
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2011
|0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2012
|4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2013
|20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2014
|15 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!40 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2 | |
| Paulista
|2011 |colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Coritiba
|2015 |rowspan="3"|Série A |16 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2016
|14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3{{efn|name=COS|Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=PRL|Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga}} | 0 | 28 | 3 | |
| 2017
|28 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!58 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 8 | |
| Veracruz
|10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Botafogo
|2019 |Série A |4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=COS}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Chapecoense
|2020 |Série B |10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2021
|Série A |11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!133 | 4 | 67 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 11 |
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Honours
;Coritiba
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2017
References
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External links
{{Portal|Association football|Brazil}}
- [http://www.kooora.com/?player=138739&mode= Koora profile] {{in lang|ar}}
- {{Sambafoot|10070-alan-santos-da-silva}}
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Category:Footballers from Salvador, Bahia
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Category:Paulista Futebol Clube players
Category:Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Category:Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players
Category:C.D. Veracruz footballers
Category:Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players
Category:São Bernardo Futebol Clube players
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates