Alan (footballer, born 1989)

A Lan
Alan with Red Bull Salzburg in 2014
Personal information
Full name A Lan
Birth name Alan Douglas Borges de Carvalho
Date of birth (1989-07-10) 10 July 1989
Place of birth José Bonifácio, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2006–2007 Londrina
2007–2008 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Londrina 6 (4)
2008–2010 Fluminense 46 (11)
2010–2015 Red Bull Salzburg 88 (59)
2015–2021 Guangzhou FC 78 (40)
2019–2020Tianjin Tianhai (loan) 27 (9)
2020Beijing Guoan (loan) 15 (5)
2022–2023 Fluminense 5 (2)
2024 Qingdao West Coast 25 (11)
International career
2009–2010 Brazil U20 5 (1)
2021– China 14 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024
Alan
Simplified Chinese阿兰
Traditional Chinese阿蘭
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀ Lán
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese阿兰·道格拉斯·博尔热斯·德·卡瓦略
Traditional Chinese阿蘭·道格拉斯·博爾熱斯·德·卡瓦略
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀlán Dàogélāsī Bó'ěrrèsī dé Kǎwǎlüè

Alan Douglas Borges de Carvalho ( born 10 July 1989), or simply Alan and pronounced in Mandarin as A Lan (Chinese: 阿兰; pinyin: Ā Lán), is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Brazil, he plays for the China national team.

After spells in Brazil with Londrina and Fluminense, Alan joined Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg in 2010. There he established himself in the first team and became an intrinsic part of the squad. His playing time was limited in the 201112 season owing to an injury. Nevertheless, Alan scored regularly for the club, including many hat-tricks. In 2015, after playing nearly 130 matches for the Austrian side and scoring nearly 100 goals, he signed with Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande.