Juan Matheus Alano Nascimento commonly known as Juan Alano (born 2 September 1996), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Gamba Osaka.

Juan Alano
Personal information
Full name Juan Matheus Alano Nascimento
Date of birth (1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Curitiba, Brazil
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Gamba Osaka
Number 47
Youth career
Trieste Futebol Clube, Paraná
2011–2016 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Internacional 21 (0)
2019Coritiba (loan) 33 (5)
2020–2022 Kashima Antlers 69 (8)
2022– Gamba Osaka 43 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:46, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Internacional

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Starting his career with Trieste Futebol Clube in his home state of Paraná, Alano spent his youth football career with Internacional, joining them in 2011 at U-15 level. Working his way through the various age groups, he impressed Internacional B team coach Ricardo Colbachini who described him as an intelligent player who is a quality passer.[2] He made his first-team debut in the now defunct Primeira Liga in 2017, appearing as a 71st minute substitute in a 3-1 win over Criciúma.[3] He went on to make 15 appearances in his debut season for the club, the majority of those in the league and all of them coming from the bench. It wasn't until the 2018 season though until he was handed his first start, this coming in a 2-1 league win over Athletico Paranaense due to a suspension to teammate Edenílson.[4]

Loan to Coritiba

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After struggling to break into the first team at Internacional, on 30 January 2019 Alano was loaned out to Série B club Coritiba until the end of the year.[5][6] He made 44 appearances across all competitions and helped them secure a third place finish in the league and promotion to Série A.[7] During this season he scored his first professional goal, scoring in a 3-2 league defeat to Paraná.[8]

Kashima Antlers

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Despite a successful season with Coritiba, Alano was surplus to requirements at Internacional and on 16 December 2019, Alano was sold to Kashima Antlers for a fee of €1.4m.[9][10] Kashima handed him the number 7 shirt. There he would join fellow countrymen Léo Silva and Everaldo and was coached by Antônio Carlos Zago. Alano made 33 appearances in all competitions in his debut Kashima season, employed mainly as a right midfielder. He made his debut in a 3-0 league defeat to Sanfrecce Hiroshima,[11] and scored his first goal in a 2-1 win over FC Tokyo with a powerful left footed finish.[12][13] He also made his first ever appearance in a continental competition, playing 90 minutes in a 1-0 defeat to Melbourne Victory in the 2020 AFC Champions League.[14] Alano went on to play another 52 games for Kashima Antlers over the following two seasons, scoring a total of 9 goals for the club.

Gamba Osaka

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In July 2022, it was announced that Alano would be joining fellow J.League club Gamba Osaka.[15]

Club statistics

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As of 21 October 2023.[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Internacional 2017 Série B 12 0 1 0 2[a] 0 15 0
2018 Série A 9 0 7 0 2 0 1[b] 0 19 0
2019 1 0 1 0
Total 21 0 9 0 2 0 3 0 35 0
Coritiba (loan) 2019 Série B 33 5 10 0 1 0 44 5
Kashima Antlers 2020 J1 League 30 4 2 0 1 0 33 4
2021 27 3 2 0 4 1 33 4
2022 12 1 3 0 4 0 19 1
Total 69 8 5 0 10 1 1 0 85 9
Gamba Osaka 2022 J1 League 11 1 11 1
2023 28 7 1 0 7 0 36 7
Total 39 8 1 0 7 0 47 8
Total 149 17 19 0 6 0 13 1 1 0 3 0 181 20
  1. ^ Includes 2017 Primeira Liga and Brasileiro de Aspirantes
  2. ^ 2018 Brasileiro de Aspirantes

References

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  1. ^ "Juan Alano" (in Japanese). Gamba Osaka. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Quem é Juan, meia da base que teve participação direta na vitória do Inter contra o Figueirense". GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 June 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Criciúma vs. Internacional - 24 February 2017 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Internacional vs. Athletico Paranaense - 4 November 2018 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. ^ Inter encaminha empréstimo de meia Juan Alano ao Coritiba, globoesporte.globo.com, 30 January 2019
  6. ^ "Coritiba confirma Juan Alano". Coritiba Foot Ball Club. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Summary - Serie B - Brazil - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Coritiba vs. Paraná - 8 June 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  9. ^ Juan Alano é vendido pelo Internacional ao futebol japonês e se despede do Coritiba, tribunapr.com.br, 16 December 2019
  10. ^ "ファン アラーノ選手が完全移籍で加入 | 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト". 鹿島アントラーズ オフィシャルサイト | KASHIMA ANTLERS (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Sanfrecce Hiroshima vs. Kashima Antlers - 23 February 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Tokyo vs. Kashima Antlers - 26 August 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  13. ^ "FC Tokyo 1-2 Kashima Antlers | Matchweek 12.1 | 2020 | J1 League". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  14. ^ "Kashima Antlers vs. Melbourne Victory - 28 January 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  15. ^ "ファン アラーノ選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ". ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Brazil - Juan Alano - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Juan Alano :: Juan Matheus Alano Nascimento :: Kashima Antlers". www.ogol.com.br (in Breton). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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