Juventude sign striker with spells at Santos, Palmeiras and São Paulo | OneFootball

Juventude announced this Friday the signing of Alan Kardec. The forward, who has previously played for Santos, Palmeiras, and São Paulo, has signed a contract with the team from Rio Grande do Sul until the end of this year.

Kardec will arrive in Caxias do Sul this weekend, where he will undergo medical exams before signing the contract with Juventude. The striker will be coached by Maurício Barbieri, a manager he worked with in 2025 at Athletico-PR.

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Career and statistics

Discovered in the youth ranks of Vasco da Gama, Alan Kardec has played for Internacional, Benfica (Portugal), and Santos. In 2013, he won the Série B of the Brasileirão with Palmeiras and then transferred to São Paulo, where he played between 2014 and 2016.

After playing for the Tricolor Paulista, the striker began a six-season stint in Chinese football, playing for Chongqing Dangdai and Shenzhen. In 2022, he returned to Brazil to play for Atlético-MG and, last season, achieved promotion to Série A with Athletico-PR.

For Furacão, Kardec played 39 matches, scoring nine goals and providing one assist.

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