Alan Empereur

Alan Empereur
Personal information
Full name	Alan Pereira Empereur
Date of birth	10 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Ipatinga, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Cuiabá
Number	33
Youth career
0000–2008	Atlético Mineiro
2008–2014	Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2015	Fiorentina
2014–2015	→ Ischia (loan)
2015	→ Livorno (loan)
2015	Teramo
2015–2016	Salernitana
2016–2018	Foggia
2018	→ Bari (loan)
2018–2021	Hellas Verona
2020–2021	→ Palmeiras (loan)
2021–	Cuiabá
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:00, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Alan Pereira Empereur (born 10 March 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cuiabá. He also holds Italian citizenship.

Playing career

Early career

Empereur played for local clubs Associação Esportiva e Recreativa Usipa and Associação Atlética Aciaria. From there, he made the move to Atlético Mineiro's youth academy, where he played in the youth leagues and various cups.^[1] During a tournament in São Paulo in January 2007, he caught the attention of an agent, Camilo Abranches, who offered to take him to Italy to join the Fiorentina youth team.^[2] His Italian ancestry, through his paternal grandfather, allowed him to easily secure an Italian passport, facilitating the transition.^[1]

At Fiorentina, he passed through the U15 and U17 squads before graduating to the Primavera (U19) team in 2010, where he made 59 league appearances in four seasons. He eventually rose to the position of captain,^[3] and regularly trained with the first team.^[1]

Club career

In January 2014, it was reported that negotiations were underway to send Empereur to Teramo on a loan.^[4] He said his goodbyes and thanked the city through his Facebook account on January 20.^[5] However, negotiations continued for over a week,^[6] and on 1 February, the day of the transfer deadline, it was reported that the deal had fallen through.^[7]

Empereur was loaned to Ischia in the third-tier Lega Pro in August.^[8] He made his debut on August 31, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss to Benevento.^[9] Ischia finished near the bottom of the table in his only season there, but Empereur was seen as one of the team's lone bright spots that year.^[10]

On his return to Fiorentina in February 2015, he was loaned to the Serie B team Livorno for five months,^[11] although he spent most of his time with Amaranto on the bench. His only appearance for the club was on February 7, when he came on for Giuseppe Gemiti in a 5–2 win against Bari.^[12]

In July 2017, Empereur signed a three-year deal with Teramo.^[13] However, less than two months later, Empereur and his new team mutually agreed to separate.^[14] His only appearance with the team was on August 9, when he played the full 90 minutes of a Coppa Italia match against Cittadella.^[15]

He joined Salernitana on a three-year contract in August;^[16] he made his debut on 26 September against Ternana, coming on to replace Andrea Bovo.^[17]

In July 2016, Empereur signed a three-year contract with Foggia.^[18]

On 17 August 2018, Empereur signed with the Serie B side Hellas Verona.^[19] He scored his first professional goal during a league fixture against Perugia on May 18, 2019.^[20]

On 9 November 2020, Empereur returned to his native Brazil and signed a loan deal with Palmeiras until June 2021 with the option to buy.^[21] On 11 November, he made his debut for Palmeiras against Ceará during a quarter-final's fixture in Copa do Brasil.

Honours

Palmeiras

Cuiabá

Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 2022

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Tanzillo, Massimo (17 February 2012). "Alan Empereur: 1994 – Brasile". generazioneditalenti.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ Pannain, Guilherme (9 July 2010). "Desconhecido no Brasil, Alan vai fazendo sucesso na Fiorentina". Galo Fortegaloforte.net (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ Fantoni, Stefano (27 May 2014). "La Primavera verso le finali: PORTIERI e DIFENSORI". Cantera viola (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ Longari, Gianluigi (20 January 2014). "Fiorentina, Empereur sceglie il Teramo". Tutto Mercato (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ "Empereur: "Grazie di tutto Firenze, è ora di cambiare". Il difensore va a Teramo" (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ Lombardino, Gaetano (29 January 2014). "Teramo, in attesa di Empereur ecco due volti nuovi". il Centr.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ Lombardino, Gaetano (1 February 2014). "Teramo, accordo col Brescia per Serraiocco". il Centro (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ "Mercato giovani: il difensore Alan Empereur ufficiale all'Ischia" (Press release) (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ "ISCHIA VS. BENEVENTO 0 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ Guerri, Cristina (25 November 2014). "Ischia, personalità da veterano per Alan Empereur". Tutto Mercato (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ "Giovani viola, ufficiale: Alan Empereur a titolo definitivo al Livorno" (Press release) (in Italian). ACF Fiorentina. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ "LIVORNO VS. BARI 1908 5 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ Marra, Nicola (6 July 2015). "Ufficialità. Empereur nuovo difensore del Teramo". Amaranta (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- Bon, Raffaella (6 July 2015). "Teramo, oggi la firma di Empereur". Tutto Mercato (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- "Arriva il brasiliano Empereur" (Press release) (in Italian). S.S. Teramo Calcio. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Losco, Gianluca (1 September 2015). "Teramo, rescissione consensuale per Empereur". Tutto Mercato (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- Di Marzio, Gianluca (31 August 2015). "Teramo, risoluzione per Empereur e Donnarumma: andranno alla Salernitana". gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
^ "Teramo 0 – 2 Cittadella". Goal. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
^ Festa, Marcello (31 August 2015). "SALERNITANA, PRESI DONNARUMMA DAL TERAMO, ODJER E FRISON DAL CATANIA, EMPEREUR DAL LIVORNO". TV Oggi (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- Savarese, Orlando (3 September 2015). "EMPEREUR: duttilità e fisicità". Tutto Salernitana (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2017.
^ "SALERNITANA VS. TERNANA 2 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- Serio, Salvatore (26 September 2015). "Miracolo Salernitana: Ternana sconfitta 2 a 1". Giornale del Cilento (in Italian). Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
^ Pisani, Federica (26 July 2016). "Ufficiale – Empereur saluta tutti e va al Foggia". Zerottonove (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- "Empereur è del Foggia" (Press release) (in Italian). Foggia Calcio. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ Uccellieri, Daniel (17 August 2018). "UFFICIALE: Empereur è un nuovo giocatore dell'Hellas Verona". Tutto Mercato. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
^ "Empereur: "Mi romperei il ginocchio pur di andare in Serie A. Dopo il gol non ci ho capito nulla"". Calcio Hellas (in Italian). 19 May 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
^ "Ufficiale: Alan Empereur al Palmeiras" (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2020.