Alan Kardec

Alan Kardec de Souza Pereira Junior (born January 12, 1989), known as Alan Kardec, is a Brazilian professional football player who plays for Shenzhen as a striker.

He is named after the systematizer of Spiritism, Allan Kardec.

Club Career

Vasco da Gama

Alan Kardec debuted for CR Vasco da Gama on 14 February 2007 in Manaus, in a 2–1 victory over Fast Clube in the Copa do Brasil. On 11 April 11, he scored his first goal for Vasco when his club and Botafogo drew 4–4 in a Campeonato Carioca match. On 21 July 2007, he scored his first Serie A goal when Vasco beat Atletico Mineiro 4–0. He played 26 Serie A matches and scored eight goals in 2007, while in 2008, he played 19 matches and scored two goals in that competition.

Internacional

On 1 September 2009, Alan Kardec was loaned to Internacional. He played his first game as an Internacional player on 28 October, a Serie A game against Sao Paulo at Estadio do Morumbi, in which he came as a substitute for Fabiano Eller.

Benfica

Alan Kardec announced on 13 December 2009 that he will play for Benfica in the 2010 season after Vasco had accepted a €2.5 million bid from the Portuguese club. The following week, he signed a personal contract with Benfica. On 18 March 2010, he scored the winning goal in Benfica's UEFA Europa League match against Marseille with a ferocious strike from a hard angle.

Santos

In July 2011, was confirmed that Alan Kardec would be loaned for one season to Santos. Santos attempt to renew the loan in July 2012, but Benfica denied, only allowing the player to leave on a permanent deal. Alan Kardec played occasionally for Benfica's B-team, as he was effectively blocked in the first team by strikers Oscar Cardozo, Lima and Rodrigo.

Palmeiras

In June 2013, Brazilian side Palmeiras confirmed the loan deal of Alan Kardec for one-and-half-years from Benfica, with an option to make the move perma

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