Alisson Dias Tavares Cassiano (born 28 May 1994), simply known as Alisson Cassiano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sport Recife.

Alisson Cassiano
Personal information
Full name Alisson Dias Tavares Cassiano
Date of birth (1994-05-28) 28 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Sport Recife
Number 12
Youth career
2011 Santo André
2012 Guaratinguetá
2013–2014 Joinville
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Joinville
2014 Unaí
2015 Santos
2016 Portuguesa Santista 6 (0)
2017–2018 Joinville 14 (0)
2019 Moto Club 17 (0)
2019 São Bento 12 (0)
2020 Patrocinense 8 (0)
2020 Treze 11 (0)
2021 Patrocinense 10 (1)
2021 ABC 28 (0)
2022 Vitória 9 (1)
2022 Vila Nova 22 (0)
2023 Ferroviária 10 (0)
2023– Sport Recife 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024

Career

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With spells in the youth sectors of EC Santo André and Guaratinguetá, Alisson Cassiano began his career as a professional at Joinville in 2014. He later played for Unaí, Santos B and Portuguesa Santista, where he was champion of the fourth division of São Paulo in 2016. He returned to Joinville in 2017, and in the following years he played for Moto Club, São Bento, Patrocinense and Treze, where he won the state championship in 2020.[1][2]

After another spell at Patrocinense and ABC in 2021, he arrived at EC Vitória in 2022, but did not stay for more than 3 months,[3] being negotiated with Vila Nova, where he played until the end of 2022.[4] He played in the 2023 Campeonato Paulista for Ferroviária, where he ended up relegated,[5] and in June, he was announced as a reinforcement by Sport Recife, where he was state champion in 2024 and remains to this day.[6]

On 24 June 2024 he scored an own goal eighteen seconds into the match, against Novorizontino.[7][8]

Honours

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Portuguesa Santista
Treze
ABC
Sport

References

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  1. ^ "Joinville apresenta dupla de zagueiros para a Série C: Alisson Cassiano e Lázio". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 17 May 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Treze confirma o zagueiro Alisson Cassiano e já soma três reforços para o retorno da temporada". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Alisson Cassiano se despede do elenco do Vitória, que deve dispensar mais cinco jogadores". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 25 March 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Alisson Cassiano elogia arrancada do Vila Nova após dividir Série B em "pequenos ciclos"". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Alisson Cassiano é o novo zagueiro da Ferroviária para o Paulistão 2023". Ferroviária SAF (in Portuguese). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Sport acerta a contratação do zagueiro Alisson Cassiano, ex-Vila Nova e Ferroviária". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 20 March 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Após gol contra, Alisson Cassiano recebe o apoio do elenco do Sport: "Vai fazer grandes jogos"". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  8. ^ "VÍDEO: jogador do Sport faz gol contra bizarro na Série B". Terra (in Portuguese). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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