Alan Henrique Costa (born 30 October 1990) is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre-back
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Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
for
Avaí
Avaí is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 5,436 (2020 est.) in an area of 540 km2.
Media
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.
Career
Ferroviária
Alan Costa made his league debut against
União São João on 16 January 2011.
São Bento
Alan Costa made his league debut against
América Futebol Clube (SP)
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It was named aft ...
on 14 January 2010.
Internacional
Alan Costa made his league debut against
Cerâmica on 23 January 2013.
Vitória
Alan Costa made his league debut against
Sergipe
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on 26 January 2017. He scored his first goal for the club against
Botafogo PB on 12 March 2017, scoring in the 17th minute.
Coritiba
Alan Costa made his league debut against
Maringá
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on 4 March 2018. He scored his first goal for the club against
Foz do Iguaçu
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on 20 January 2019, scoring in the 44th minute.
CSA
Alan Costa made his league debut against
Corinthians
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on 14 July 2019. He scored his first goal for the club against
Cruzeiro on 29 November 2019, scoring in the 43rd minute.
Avaí
Alan Costa made his league debut against
Grêmio Esportivo Brasil
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on 6 October 2020. He scored his first goal for the club against
Guarani FC
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on 25 October 2020, scoring in the 86th minute.
Bengaluru
In July 2021, Costa moved to
Indian Super League
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outfit
Bengaluru
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on a two-year loan deal from
Avaí
Avaí is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 5,436 (2020 est.) in an area of 540 km2.
Media
In telecommunications, the city was served by Companhia Telefônica Brasileira until 1973, when it began to be serve ...
. He debuted for the club on 15 August in a 1–0 win over Maldivian side
Club Eagles
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, in
2021 AFC Cup playoffs. He later appeared in all three group stage matches against
ATK Mohun Bagan
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,
Bashundhara Kings
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and
Maziya.
He made his
Indian Super League
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debut on 20 November against
NorthEast United
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in a 4–2 win. He scored his first league goal in the next match against
Odisha
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on 24 November, but they lost by 3–1.
Costa made his first appearance of the
2022–23 season on 17 August, in the
Durand Cup
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in a 2–1 win over
Jamshedpur
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at the
Kishore Bharati Stadium. On 18 September, he scored the winning goal in the
final
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against
Mumbai City in a 2–1 win, which helped
Bengaluru
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win their first
Durand Cup
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title.
On 30 March 2023,
Bengaluru
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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.
Club statistics
Club
Honours
International
*
Campeonato Gaúcho
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:
2013
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2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
,
2014
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,
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
*
Recopa Gaúcha
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The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Cam ...
: 2016
Vitória
*
Campeonato Baiano
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2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
Avaí
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Campeonato Catarinense
The Campeonato Catarinense is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It is run by the Santa Catarina Football Federation (FCF).
History
The Catarinense has had different names throughout ...
:
2021
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Bengaluru
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Durand Cup
The Durand Cup (also called the IndianOil Durand Cup Powered by Coal India Limited for sponsorship reasons) is an annual domestic football competition in India which was first held in 1888 in Annadale, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. Hosted by the ...
:
2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
References
External links
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SC Internacional profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Costa, Alan
1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Araraquara
Associação Ferroviária de Esportes players
Men's association football defenders
Brazilian men's footballers
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Esporte Clube São Bento players
SC Internacional players
Esporte Clube Vitória players
Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
Centro Sportivo Alagoano players
Avaí FC players
Bengaluru FC players
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen