Alanzinho

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Alanzinho
Alanzinho 2011.jpg
With Trabzonspor in 2011
Personal information
Full name Alan Carlos Gomes Da Costa
Date of birth February 22, 1983 (1983-02-22) (age 28)
Place of birth Flamengo, Brazil
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder, Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club Trabzonspor
Number 25
Youth career
Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Flamengo 5 (0)
2004 America (RJ) 1 (0)
2005 Gama
2005–2009 Stabæk 83 (19)
2009– Trabzonspor 97 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2012.
† Appearances (Goals).

Alan Carlos Gomes da Costa (born 22 February 1983 in Flamengo neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a footballer. He currently plays for Trabzonspor. He is known under the nickname Alanzinho. Alanzinho is an ambidextrous player, primarily known for his pacy dribbling as well as having a knack for scoring goals. His former clubs include Flamengo (2003), America (RJ) (2004), Gama (2005) and Stabæk (2005–2009).

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[edit] Club career

[edit] Brazil

[edit] Stabæk

He played an important part during Stabæk's title winning season in 2008, winning both NISO's player of the year award – an award where every league player cast a vote – and the Kniksen midfield of the year award. He was also on top of the ratings in both VG and Dagbladet, two of the biggest newspapers in Norway

In the first part of the 2008 campaign, Alanzinho was linked with other clubs throughout the European continent, with his contract ending after the 2008 season. However, on May 15, 2008, Alanzinho penned a three year deal ending speculations about his future.

[edit] Trabzonspor

On 27 January 2009, Stabæk officially confirmed that they had agreed with Trabzonspor and that Alanzinho is free to go to Turkey to undergo a medical and agree on personal terms. He signed an official contract for Trabzonspor on the 28 January 2009, his transfer fee is reported to be around € 4 million and his contract lasts for 3 and a half years until the summer of 2012.

He scored his first goal against Galatasaray with a great shoot technique. Then he scored another sensational goal against Kocaelispor and gained many fans especially because of his fast skills and marvelleous abilities.[1]

[edit] Club statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil South America Total
2003 Flamengo Série A 5 0 0 0 - - 5 0
2004 America (RJ) Unknown ? ? 1 0 - - ? ?
2005 Gama Série B ? ? - - - - ? ?
Norway League Norwegian Football Cup Europe Total
2005 Stabæk Adeccoligaen 11 3 1 0 - - 12 3
2006 Tippeligaen 21 2 3 1 - - 24 3
2007 26 5 6 4 - - 32 9
2008 25 9 7 3 2 0 34 12
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası Europe Total
2008–09 Trabzonspor Turkcell Süper Lig 17 4 - - - - 17 4
2009–10 29 1 0 0 2 0 31 1
2010–11 7 1 ? ? ? ? 31 1
Total Brazil ? ? ? ? - - 36 9
Norway 83 19 16 8 2 0 102 27
Turkey 53 6 - - 2 0 55 6
Career total 136 25 19 16 4 0 ? ?

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