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

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+12 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)
2010São Bento (loan) 10 (0)
2013–2018 Internacional 52 (0)
2017Vitória (loan) 25 (2)
2018–2019 Coritiba 35 (3)
2019–2020 CSA 46 (3)
2020– Avaí 53 (3)
2021–2023Bengaluru (loan) 36 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:31, 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Career edit

Ferroviária edit

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

São Bento edit

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

Internacional edit

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

Vitória edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Club edit

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 edit

International

Vitória

Avaí

Bengaluru

References edit

  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.

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