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.Santos FC contrata o volante Alan (ex-Vitória-BA) (Santos FC signs defensive midfielder Alan (former Vitória player)) ; Santos' official website, 26 June 2009

On 30 August Alan Santos made his first-team debut, replacing Emerson in a 2–0 home success over Fluminense.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 On 8 February 2011, he was loaned to Paulista,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 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.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 He appeared in four further matches in that year, being sent off in a 3–1 home win over Palmeiras on 1 December.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

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On 8 January 2015 Alan Santos rescinded his link with Santos, and moved to fellow league team Coritiba.Alan Santos rescinde contrato com o Santos para defender o Coritiba (Alan Santos rescinds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

Mexico In the late 2017, Liga MX club Tigres UANL bought his rights and loaned him to Veracruz for the Clausura 2018 season. After his spell in Veracruz, he was loaned out to Al-Ittihad Kalba until the end of 2018. He went back to Tigres and was again loaned out, this time to Botafogo in his home country for the 2019 season.Botafogo anuncia Alan Santos como terceiro reforço para 2019, e jogador vibra: "Felicidade imensa", Globoesporte.globo.com, 26 December 2018

Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSantos2009Série A10————10201000————00201100————0020124010———5020132006050——3102014151120810000352Total4011901310000722Paulista2011Paulista—0010——10Coritiba2015Série A16011330——303201614191113010283201728112110——412Total582325513010998Veracruz2017–18Liga MX100————100Botafogo2019Série A40501010—110Chapecoense2020Série B1011000——1112021Série A11010000——210Total21111000——321Career total1334675202401022511

Honours Coritiba Campeonato Paranaense: 2017

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