Alan Carvalho
Alan with Red Bull Salzburg in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alan Douglas Borges de Carvalho | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | José Bonifácio, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
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Current team
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Guangzhou Evergrande | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| 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 | 89 | (59) |
| 2015– | Guangzhou Evergrande | 31 | (16) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 April 2017. |
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Alan Douglas Borges de Carvalho (born 10 July 1989), simply known as Alan, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao in the Chinese Super League.
After failing to make any impact in Brazil with Londrina and Fluminense, Alan joined Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg in 2010. There he established himself in the first team and became an intrinsic part of the squad. His playing time was limited in the 2011–12 season owing to an injury. Nevertheless, Alan scored regularly for the club, including many hat-tricks. In 2015, after playing nearly 130 matches for the Austrian side and scoring nearly 100 goals, he signed with Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande.
Born in Barbosa, São Paulo, Alan signed for Londrina, in 2007. In 2008, he was given a professional contract by Fluminense with whom he played for two seasons till 2010. He scored 11 league goals for the club and also won the 2010 Brasileiro.
On 11 August 2010, Alan signed for Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg for an undisclosed fee, as a replacement for Marc Janko who headed to FC Twente. He made his debut for the club in UEFA Champions League qualifier against Hapoel Tel Aviv which his team lost 2–3. In that match he came as a 67th-minute substitute for Franz Schiemer. In his first season with the club, Alan scored a hat-trick against Sturm Graz on 16 April 2011. Alan also scored braces against Austria Wien and SC Wiener Neustadt as he ended the season with 10 league goals.
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