Alison Lopes Ferreira (born 1 March 1993), simply known as Alison (), is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Santos.

Club career

Santos

Born in

Mongaguá Mongaguá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista. The population is 57,648 (2020 est.) in an area of 141.87 km2. The name comes from the Tupi language. Its seal c ...

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, Alison joined Santos' youth setup in 2004, aged 11. On 10 September 2011 he made his professional debut, starting in a 1–0 home success over Cruzeiro. However, after only two minutes in field, he had to be replaced due to a knee injury, which kept him sidelined for six months. Alison later suffered the same injury when he was due to return, only appearing in a match with the under-20 team in January 2013. He was definitely promoted to the first team late in that month, after winning the

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. On 16 August 2013, after retaining a starting spot under

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, Alison renewed his link with Santos until December 2017. However, he suffered an injury during the latter stages of the campaign, and only returned in March 2014. On 18 July 2014 Alison scored his first professional goal, netting the first of a 2–0 home win against

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. In February of the following year, however, he suffered another serious knee injury, being sidelined for eight months. He returned to the fields on 29 October, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–1 home win against

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. A backup to

Thiago Maia Thiago Maia Alencar (born 23 March 1997), known as Thiago Maia, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo. Club career Santos Born in Boa Vista, Roraima, Thiago Maia bega ...

and

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, Alison only appeared rarely in 2016 before suffering a knee

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. He went through an

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in July, being declared fit to play in September. On 20 January 2017, Alison was loaned to

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until the end of the

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, in order to regain match fitness. Upon returning, he started to feature regularly with the first team under

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, becoming a starter after the departure of Thiago Maia to

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. Alison made his

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debut on 10 August 2017, starting in a 1–0 home win against

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. On 5 December, he renewed his contract until the end of 2022. On 10 November 2020, it was announced that Alison and a further six first team players tested positive for

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. He tested positive for a second time the following 18 January.

Al-Hazem

On 2 August 2021, Saudi club Al-Hazem reached an agreement with Santos for the transfer of Alison. Santos announced his departure eleven days later, and he was announced by his new club three days after that. On 20 May 2022, Alison terminated his contract with the club after failing to receive wages, but was still sidelined due to a knee injury.

Santos return

On 9 February 2023, Santos announced the return of Alison on a one-year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Santos *

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International

;Brazil U20 *

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References

External links

Santos official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alison 1993 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Saudi Professional League players Santos FC players Red Bull Brasil players Al-Hazem F.C. players Brazil youth international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia