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

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Club career

Santos

Born in

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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 Claudinei Oliveira, 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

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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. He returned to action on 26 April, replacing Rodrigo Fernández in a 1–0 home win over

Botafogo-SP Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP or Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as ...

, for the year's

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. Alison became a first-choice in late May 2023, after Fernández's poor form, but suffered another knee injury in June, being sidelined for the remainder of the year. On 4 December, his contract was extended for a further season.

Londrina

On 6 January 2025,

announced the singing of Alison on a one-year contract.

International career

Alison was a part of the Brazil under-20 side in the

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, playing in all five matches of the competition as the team won their 8th trophy in the competition. Earlier in that year, he was also called up to the under-23s for a training period, but Santos deemed him unavailable due to his commitments at the club. On 15 June 2021, Alison was named in the preliminary 50-man list for the

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, but did not make it to the final squad.

Career statistics

Honours

;Santos *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B, the Série B or the Brazilian Série B to distinguish it from the Italian and the Ecuadorian Serie B), and currently officially called Brasileirão Série B ...

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;Brazil U20 *

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References

External links

Santos official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alison 1993 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Saudi Pro League players Santos FC players Red Bull Bragantino II players Al-Hazem F.C. players Londrina Esporte Clube players Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen