Alan Grafite
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Sebastião Alexandre | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Criciúma, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cong An Hanoi | ||
| Number | 72 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | Criciúma | ||
| 2017–2018 | Chapecoense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Criciúma | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Chapecoense | 14 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Toledo (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Concórdia (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Vila Nova | 21 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Cianorte (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Botafogo-PB (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Confiança (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Quy Nhon Binh Dinh | 22 | (17) |
| 2024– | Cong An Hanoi | 23 | (20) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 October 2025 | |||
Alan Sebastião Alexandre (born 8 February 1998), commonly known as Alan Grafite or Alan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for V.League 1 club Cong An Hanoi.[2]
Career
[edit]Alan began his career playing in Brazil lower divisions. Alan was part of Chapecoense team that won the 2020 Série B. He scored 1 goal during the season, in the 2–0 away win against Confiança.[3]
In October 2023, Alan moved to Vietnam, joining V.League 1 club Quy Nhon Binh Dinh.[4] He finished as the second best goalscorer in the 2023–24 V.League 1 season and helped the club finish as runners-up.[5][6]
On 19 July 2024, Alan was transferred to fellow V.League 1 side Cong An Hanoi.[7] In the 2024–25 V.League 1, Alan scored 14 goals and shared the league’s top scorer award with Lucão do Break.[8] In the 2024–25 Vietnamese Cup final, he netted a hat-trick in Cong An Hanoi’s 5–0 victory over Song Lam Nghe An, helping his team secure their first-ever National Cup title.[9] His performances earned him the Player of the Year award at the 2025 V.League Awards.[10] At the regional level, Alan helped Cong An Hanoi reach the 2025 ASEAN Club Championship final, scoring twice across the two legs, though his team ultimately lost to Buriram United in the penalty shootout.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 20 October 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Criciúma | 2017 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Chapecoense | 2017 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Série B | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Toledo (loan) | 2019 | Paranaense | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Concórdia (loan) | 2020 | Catarinense | — | — | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Catarinense | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | |||||
| Total | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |||||
| Vila Nova | 2021 | Série B | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 23 | 1 | |||
| Cianorte (loan) | 2022 | Paranaense | — | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Botafogo-PB (loan) | 2022 | Série C | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Confiança (loan) | 2023 | Série C | 7 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Quy Nhon Binh Dinh | 2023–24 | V.League 1 | 22 | 17 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 17 | |||
| Cong An Hanoi | 2024–25 | V.League 1 | 18 | 14 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 8[e] | 3 | 29 | 22 | ||
| 2025–26 | V.League 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 3[g] | 2 | 10 | 8 | ||
| Total | 23 | 20 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 30 | |||
| Career total | 86 | 39 | 52 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 163 | 58 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Verde
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- ^ Appearance(s) in ASEAN Club Championship
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League Two
- ^ One appearance and one goal in Vietnamese Super Cup; Two appearances and one goal in ASEAN Club Championship
Honours
[edit]Chapecoense
Công An Hà Nội
Individual
- V.League 1 top scorer: 2024–25 (shared)
- V.League 1 Team of the Season: 2024–25
- V.League 1 Player of the Year: 2024–25
References
[edit]- ^ "Alan Sebastião Alexandre" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam Professional Football. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Alan Grafite se despede da Chape para defender o Vila Nova na Série B" [Alan Grafite says goodbye to Chape to defend Vila Nova in Serie B] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Chapecoense vence Confiança e garante título simbólico do primeiro turno da Série B". Super Esportes. 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Bình Định "chơi lớn", chiêu mộ bộ đôi Brazil từng chơi tại Serie A". Dân Việt. 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Merryland Quy Nhơn Bình Định giành ngôi á quân V-League". Báo Mới (in Vietnamese). 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Cặp tiền đạo Brazil 'khuynh đảo' V-League". Thể Thao & Văn Hóa (in Vietnamese). 21 June 2024.
- ^ "CLB Công an Hà Nội trình làng tiền đạo 'xịn' từ Brazil". An Ninh Thủ Đô. 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Tiến Linh chia sẻ danh hiệu Vua phá lưới với Alan và Lucao". Lao Động. 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Đè bẹp Sông Lam Nghệ An 5-0, Công An Hà Nội lần đầu tiên đoạt Cúp quốc gia". Tuổi Trẻ. 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Alan Grafite nhận 3 danh hiệu cá nhân tại V-League Awards 2025". VOV 2. 1 July 2025.
- ^ "CLB Bóng đá Công an Hà Nội giành ngôi á quân tại Shopee Cup 2024/2025". Công An Nhân Dân. 21 May 2025.
- ^ Alan Grafite at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2021.