Alan Empereur

Alan Pereira Empereur (born March 10, 1994) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Palmeiras, on loan from Hellas Verona.[1] He also holds Italian citizenship.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Empereur.

Alan Empereur
Personal information
Full name Alan Pereira Empereur
Date of birth (1994-03-10) March 10, 1994
Place of birth Ipatinga, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Palmeiras (on loan from Hellas Verona)
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2008 Atlético Mineiro
2008–2014 Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Fiorentina 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Ischia (loan) 17 (0)
2015 → Livorno (loan) 1 (0)
2015 Teramo 0 (0)
2015–2016 Salernitana 32 (0)
2016–2018 Foggia 20 (0)
2018 → Bari (loan) 8 (0)
2018– Hellas Verona 37 (1)
2020– → Palmeiras (loan) 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:00, 22 October 2020 (UTC)

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.[2] 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.[3] His Italian ancestry, through his paternal grandfather, allowed him to easily secure an Italian passport, facilitating the transition.[2]

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,[4] and regularly trained with the first team.[2]

Club career

In January 2014, it was reported that negotiations were underway to send Empereur to Teramo on a loan.[5] He said his goodbyes and thanked the city through his Facebook account on January 20.[6] However, negotiations continued for over a week,[7] and on February 1, the day of the transfer deadline, it was reported that the deal had fallen through.[8]

Empereur was loaned to Ischia in the third-tier Lega Pro in August.[9] He made his debut on August 31, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss to Benevento.[10] 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.[11]

On his return to Fiorentina in February 2015, he was loaned to the Serie B team Livorno for five months,[12] 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.[13]

In July, he signed a three-year deal with Teramo.[14] However, less than two months later, Empereur and his new team mutually agreed to separate.[15] His only appearance with the team was on August 9, when he played the full 90 minutes of a Coppa Italia match against Cittadella.[16]

He joined Salernitana on a three-year contract in August;[17] he made his debut on September 26 against Ternana, coming on to replace Andrea Bovo.[18]

In July 2016, Empereur signed a three-year contract with Foggia.[19]

On August 17, 2018, Empereur signed with the Serie B side Hellas Verona.[20] He scored his first professional goal during a league fixture against Perugia on May 18, 2019.[21]

On November 9, 2020, Empereur returned to his native Brazil and signed a loan deal with Palmeiras until June 2021 with the option to buy.[22]

On November 11, 2020, Empereur made his debut for Palmeiras against Ceará during a quarter-final's fixture in Copa do Brasil.

Honours
Palmeiras

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