Alan Costa
Personal information
Full name Alan Henrique Costa
Date of birth (1990-10-30) 30 October 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Araraquara, Brazil
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Avaí
Number 5
Youth career
2007–2009 Ferroviária
2009 Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Ferroviária 15 (0)
2010 → São Bento (loan) 10 (0)
2013–2018 Internacional 52 (0)
2017 → Vitória (loan) 25 (2)
2018–2019 Coritiba 35 (3)
2019–2020 CSA 46 (3)
2020– Avaí 53 (3)
2021–2023 → Bengaluru (loan) 36 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:31, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Alan Henrique Costa (born 30 October 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Avaí.

Career

Ferroviária

Alan Costa made his league debut against União São João on 16 January 2011.[1]

São Bento

Alan Costa made his league debut against América Futebol Clube (SP) on 14 January 2010.[2]

Internacional

Alan Costa made his league debut against Cerâmica on 23 January 2013.[3]

Vitória

Alan Costa made his league debut against Sergipe on 26 January 2017.[4] He scored his first goal for the club against Botafogo PB on 12 March 2017, scoring in the 17th minute.[5]

Coritiba

Alan Costa made his league debut against Maringá on 4 March 2018.[6] He scored his first goal for the club against Foz do Iguaçu on 20 January 2019, scoring in the 44th minute.[7]

CSA

Alan Costa made his league debut against Corinthians on 14 July 2019.[8] He scored his first goal for the club against Cruzeiro on 29 November 2019, scoring in the 43rd minute.[9]

Avaí

Alan Costa made his league debut against Grêmio Esportivo Brasil on 6 October 2020.[10] He scored his first goal for the club against Guarani FC on 25 October 2020, scoring in the 86th minute.[11]

Bengaluru

In July 2021, Costa moved to Indian Super League outfit Bengaluru on a two-year loan deal from Avaí. He debuted for the club on 15 August in a 1–0 win over Maldivian side Club Eagles, in 2021 AFC Cup playoffs.[12][13][14] He later appeared in all three group stage matches against ATK Mohun Bagan, Bashundhara Kings and Maziya.[15][16]

He made his Indian Super League debut on 20 November against NorthEast United in a 4–2 win.[17][18] He scored his first league goal in the next match against Odisha on 24 November, but they lost by 3–1.[19]

Costa made his first appearance of the 2022–23 season on 17 August, in the Durand Cup in a 2–1 win over Jamshedpur at the Kishore Bharati Stadium.[20][21] On 18 September, he scored the winning goal in the final against Mumbai City in a 2–1 win, which helped Bengaluru win their first Durand Cup title.[22][23] On 30 March 2023, Bengaluru confirmed that they have parted ways with Costa. The club stated he returned to Brazil citing personal reasons in a bid to be close to his family.[24]

Club statistics

Club

As of 18 March 2023[25]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ferroviária 2011 Paulista Série A2 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
São Bento
(loan) 		2010 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
Internacional 2013 Série A 8 0 2[a] 0 — 10 0
2014 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
2015 10 0 0 0 9[b] 0 19 0
2016 5 0 3[a] 0 — 8 0
Internacional total 33 0 5 0 9 0 47 0
Vitória
(loan) 		2017 Série A 8 0 4[a] 1 — 12 1
Coritiba 2018 Série B 10 0 0 0 — 10 0
2019 7 0 1[a] 0 — 8 0
Coritiba total 17 0 1 0 0 0 18 0
CSA 2019 Série A 26 1 0 0 — 26 1
2020 Série B 6 1 1[a] 0 — 7 1
CSA total 32 2 1 0 0 0 33 2
Avaí 2020 Série B 20 2 0 0 — 20 2
2021 7 1 2[a] 0 — 9 1
Avaí total 27 3 2 0 0 0 29 3
Bengaluru
(loan) 		2021–22 Indian Super League 18 2 0 0 4[c] 0 22 2
2022–23 18 2 4[d] 1 — 22 3
Bengaluru total 36 4 4 1 4 0 44 5
Career total 178 9 17 2 13 0 208 11
  1. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Copa do Brasil
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the AFC Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

International

Vitória

Avaí

Bengaluru

References

  1. ^ "Ferroviária vs União São João - 16 January 2011". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "São Bento vs América SP - 14 January 2010". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Cerâmica vs Internacional - 23 January 2013". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Vitória vs Sergipe - 26 January 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Vitória vs Botafogo PB - 12 March 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Coritiba vs Maringá - 4 March 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Foz do Iguaçu vs Coritiba - 20 January 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Corinthians vs CSA - 14 July 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Cruzeiro vs CSA - 29 Novembe 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Avaí vs Brasil de Pelotas - 6 October 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Guarani SP vs Avaí - 25 October 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Bengaluru FC vs Club Eagles player ratings: Rane's piledriver hands the Blues a sneaky 1-0 win". Sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  13. ^ Sports News | Bengaluru FC Beat Eagles 1-0 in Playoff, Join ATK Mohun Bagan in Group D Archived 15 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine latestly.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021
  14. ^ "AFC Cup: Jayesh Rane's solitary goal powers Bengaluru FC to win over Club Eagles in playoff match". First Post. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  15. ^ @bengalurufc (21 August 2021). "Final change for the blues..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ @bengalurufc (24 August 2021). "Quality Touch, Quality Finish!..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ ISL 2021-22 Bengaluru FC vs NorthEast United HIGHLIGHTS: BFC beats NEUFC 4-2 Archived 25 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  18. ^ "ISL 2021-22: Bengaluru FC Record Classic 4-2 Win Against NorthEast United". Outlook India. 20 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  19. ^ "ISL 2021-22: Odisha FC boss Bengaluru FC to seal historic win". Olympics.com. 24 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Sunil Chhetri, Roy Krishna combine as Bengaluru FC beat Jamshedpur FC". khelnow.com. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Jamshedpur 1 – 2 Bengaluru". the-aiff.com. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  22. ^ "Bengaluru FC beat Mumbai City FC to lift Durand Cup 2022 title". khelnow.com. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  23. ^ "Mumbai City 1 – 2 Bengaluru". the-aiff.com. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  24. ^ "Alan Costa ends his spell with the Blues to be with his family, who need him at home in Brazil". @bengalurufc. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  25. ^ Alan Costa at Soccerway
  26. ^ Narayan, Aaditya (19 September 2022). "Durand Cup 2022 review: The perfect curtain-raiser to the Indian football season". www.espn.in. Kolkata: ESPN. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.

External links

Avaí F.C. – current squad
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