Alan Cardoso de Andrade (born 5 January 1998), known as Alan Cardoso () or simply Alan, is a Brazilian

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for Resende. Mainly a

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, he can also play as a

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Club career

Vasco da Gama

Alan Cardoso was born in

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, and joined

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's youth setup in 2006 at the age of eight. On 16 July 2016, he made his first team debut by starting in a 1–1 Série B away draw against Luverdense. Alan Cardoso contributed with nine appearances (three starts) during his first season, as his side achieved promotion to the Série A. He made his debut in that category on 15 June 2017, starting in a 2–1 loss at Chapecoense; playing as a midfielder, he was replaced by Andrezinho in the 27th minute after being booked early in the match. On 25 April 2018, Alan Cardoso was loaned to Série C side

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until the end of the year. In August, however, he suffered a

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injury and returned to his parent club for treatment.

Santos

On 28 February 2019, Alan Cardoso signed a three-year contract with Santos. Assigned to the B-team, he was loaned to

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on 20 July 2020.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cardoso, Alan 1998 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian men's footballers Brazil men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players CR Vasco da Gama players ABC Futebol Clube players Santos FC players Londrina Esporte Clube players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Paysandu Sport Club players Resende FC players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen