{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1989)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alan Ruschel | image = Alanruschel.jpg | caption = Ruschel with Chapecoense in 2018 | fullname = Alan Luciano Ruschel | height = {{height|m=1.74}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://chapecoense.com/pt/jogador/alan-luciano-ruschel |title=Alan Ruschel - Lateral Esquerdo - Chapecoense |access-date=22 June 2017 |archive-date=27 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090446/https://chapecoense.com/pt/jogador/alan-luciano-ruschel |url-status=dead }}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|8|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Nova Hartz, Brazil | currentclub = Juventude | clubnumber = 28 | position = Left back | youthyears1 = 2008 | youthclubs1 = Juventude | years1 = 2009–2013 | clubs1 = Juventude | caps1 = 61 | goals1 = 2 | years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = → Pelotas (loan) | caps2 = 16 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2011 | clubs3 = → Luverdense (loan) | caps3 = 12 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2013 | clubs4 = Chapecoense | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2014–2017 | clubs5 = Internacional | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2016–2017 | clubs7 = → Chapecoense (loan) | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2018–2021 | clubs8 = Chapecoense | caps8 = 70 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2019 | clubs9 = → Goiás (loan) | caps9 = 9 | goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2021 | clubs10 = Cruzeiro | caps10 = 5 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2021 | clubs11 = → América Mineiro (loan) | caps11 = 21 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2022 | clubs12 = Londrina | caps12 = 27 | goals12 = 1 | years13 = 2023– | clubs13 = Juventude | caps13 = 106 | goals13 = 4 | club-update = 15 December 2025 }}
'''Alan Luciano Ruschel''' ({{IPA|pt-BR|ˈalɐ̃ ˈʁuʃew|lang}}; born 23 August 1989), known as '''Alan Ruschel''', is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Juventude.
Ruschel was one of just six survivors in the crash of LaMia Airlines Flight 2933, which killed 71 people including 19 Chapecoense players.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-38140981|title=Brazil's Chapecoense football team in Colombia plane crash|date=29 November 2016|publisher=BBC|accessdate=29 November 2016}}</ref>
==Club career== Born in Nova Hartz, Rio Grande do Sul, Ruschel started his career at Juventude.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/rs/rio-grande-do-sul/noticia/2016/12/cidade-de-alan-ruschel-se-une-em-torcida-pela-recuperacao-do-jogador.html|title=Cidade de Alan Ruschel se une em torcida pela recuperação do jogador|trans-title=Alan Ruschel's hometown unite for the recovery of the player|publisher=G1|language=pt|date=2 December 2016|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref> He made his senior debut on 20 January 2009, starting in a 1–0 Campeonato Gaúcho home win against Sapucaiense.
Despite appearing regularly in the year's ''Gauchão'', Ruschel never established himself a starter for Juventude, and subsequently served loans at Pelotas and Luverdense. In May 2013, he joined Chapecoense permanently.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dc.clicrbs.com.br/sc/esportes/noticia/2013/05/com-reforcos-e-dispensas-chapecoense-aposta-em-elenco-reformulado-4146769.html|title=Com reforços e dispensas, Chapecoense aposta em elenco reformulado|trans-title=With additions and releases, Chapecoense bet on reformulated squad|publisher=Clic RBS|language=pt|date=23 May 2013|accessdate=13 December 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220130638/http://dc.clicrbs.com.br/sc/esportes/noticia/2013/05/com-reforcos-e-dispensas-chapecoense-aposta-em-elenco-reformulado-4146769.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On 3 July 2013, Ruschel was caught in a doping exam,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2013/07/03/alan-da-chapecoense-e-pego-no-doping-e-suspenso-preventivamente.htm|title=Alan, da Chapecoense, é pego no doping e suspenso preventivamente|trans-title=Alan, from Chapecoense, is caught on doping and preventively suspended|publisher=UOL Esporte|language=pt|date=3 July 2013|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref> and was suspended for six months on 6 August.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dc.clicrbs.com.br/sc/esportes/noticia/2013/08/alan-da-chapecoense-e-suspenso-por-seis-meses-pelo-stjd-por-doping-4225570.html|title=Alan, da Chapecoense, é suspenso por seis meses pelo STJD por doping|work=Diário Catarinense |trans-title=Alan, from Chapecoense, is suspended for six months by STJD for doping|publisher=Clic RBS|language=pt|date=6 August 2013|accessdate=13 December 2016 |last1=Catarinense |first1=Diário }}</ref> On 26 December of that year, however, he signed for Série A club Internacional.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://esportes.terra.com.br/internacional/inter-confirma-acerto-com-lateral-da-chapecoense-flagrado-em-doping,356db1d7aef23410VgnVCM4000009bcceb0aRCRD.html|title=Inter confirma acerto com lateral da Chapecoense flagrado em doping|trans-title=Inter confirm deal with Chapecoense full back caught on doping|publisher=Terra|language=pt|date=26 December 2013|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref>
A backup to Fabrício, Ruschel made his top tier debut on 14 September 2014 by starting in a 2–0 home win against Botafogo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/jogo/brasileirao2014/14-09-2014/internacional-botafogo.html|title=Internacional bate o Botafogo por 2 a 0 no Beira-Rio, com gols de Alex e Eduardo Sasha, e segue à caça do líder Cruzeiro|trans-title=Internacional defeat Botafogo by 2–0 at the Beira-Rio, with goals from Alex and Eduardo Sasha, and remain hunting the leader Cruzeiro|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=14 September 2014|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref> The following 8 January, he signed a new three-year deal with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/internacional/noticia/2015/01/inter-acerta-renovacao-de-alan-ruschel-por-mais-tres-temporadas.html|title=Inter acerta a renovação de Alan Ruschel por mais três temporadas|trans-title=Inter complete the renewal of Alan Ruschel for three more seasons|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=8 January 2015|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref>
On 6 August 2015, Ruschel was loaned to fellow top-tier club Atlético Paranaense, until December.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zh.clicrbs.com.br/rs/esportes/inter/noticia/2015/08/inter-empresta-alan-ruschel-ao-atletico-pr-ate-dezembro-4818680.html|title= Inter empresta Alan Ruschel ao Atlético-PR até dezembro|trans-title=Inter loan Alan Ruschel to Atlético-PR until December|publisher=Clic RBS|language=pt|date=6 August 2015|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref> After appearing in just one match, he suffered a knee injury and his loan was cut short.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/brasileiro-serie-a/alan-ruschel-passara-por-cirurgia-e-esta-fora-da-serie-a,5a4bdd904ef3a3c59f5161a58e6311dapz5cRCRD.html|title=Alan Ruschel passará por cirurgia e está fora da Série A|trans-title=Alan Ruschel will go through surgery and is out of the Série A|publisher=Terra|language=pt|date=21 August 2015|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref>
On 7 June 2016, Ruschel returned to ''Chape'', now in a temporary deal until the end of the campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/sc/futebol/times/chapecoense/noticia/2016/06/defesa-chape-apresenta-zagueiro-filipe-machado-e-lateral-alan-ruschel.html|title=À defesa: Chape apresenta zagueiro Filipe Machado e lateral Alan Ruschel|trans-title=To the defence: ''Chape'' present stopper Flilipe Machado and full back Alan Ruschel|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=7 June 2016|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref> He acted as a second-choice to Dener as his side reached the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals for the first time ever.
==LaMia Flight 2933 accident== {{main|LaMia Flight 2933}} On 28 November 2016, while travelling with Chapecoense to the aforementioned finals, Ruschel was one of only six survivors of the LaMia Flight 2933 accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo, La Unión, Antioquia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://epoca.globo.com/esporte/noticia/2016/11/quem-e-alan-ruschel-um-dos-sobreviventes-do-acidente-da-chapecoense.html|title=Alan Ruschel, jogador da Chapecoense, perguntava pela família e amigos ao ser resgatado|trans-title=Alan Ruschel, Chapecoense player, asked about his family and friends when being rescued|publisher=Época|language=pt|date=29 November 2016|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref> The first person to arrive at the hospital, he had a back injury which was later fixed through surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazetaonline.com.br/_conteudo/2016/11/esportes/futebol/4001150-alan-ruschel-ja-mexe-bracos-e-pernas-apos-cirurgia-na-coluna.html|title=Alan Ruschel já mexe braços e pernas após cirurgia na coluna|trans-title=Alan Ruschel already moves arms and legs after back surgery|publisher=Gazeta Online|language=pt|date=30 November 2016|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref> A few days later, a video was recorded with Ruschel walking again.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/watch-chapecoense-player-alan-ruschel-walk-surviving-plane-crash-120916|title=Watch Chapecoense player Alan Ruschel walk again after surviving plane crash|work=Fox Sports|date=9 December 2016|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref>
On 7 August 2017, Ruschel played his first match since the incident, playing in the 2017 Joan Gamper Trophy for the first 35 minutes and receiving a standing ovation along with his other two surviving teammates.<ref>{{cite web|title=Muito além do futebol: Barcelona e Chapecoense encantam o mundo no Camp Nou|trans-title=Much more than football: Barcelona and Chapecoense enchanted the world at Camp Nou|url=https://chapecoense.com/pt/noticia/muito-alem-do-futebol-barcelona-e-chapecoense-encantam-o-mundo-no-camp-nou|website=chapecoense.com|publisher=Chapecoense|accessdate=8 August 2017|language=pt-BR}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|22 February 2024}}<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|alan-luciano-ruschel/32679|accessdate=13 December 2016}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|State League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5" valign="center"|Juventude |2009 |Série B |6||0||13||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||0 |- |2010 |Série C |0||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |2012 |rowspan="2"|Série D |9||0||16||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||10<ref group="lower-alpha" name="CRS">Appearance(s) in Copa FGF</ref>||2||38||2 |- |2013 |0||0||16||2||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !15!!0!!46!!2!!5!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!10!!2!!76!!5 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Pelotas (loan) |2010 |Série D |3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |2011 |Gaúcho |colspan="2"|—||13||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !3!!0!!13!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!16!!1 |- |valign="center"|Luverdense (loan) |2011 |Série C |12||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||0 |- |valign="center"|Chapecoense |2013 |Série B |6||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||1 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Internacional |2014 |rowspan="2"|Série A |5||0||5||0||1||1||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="COS">Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana</ref>||0||colspan="2"|—||12||1 |- |2015 |6||0||12||0||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="COL">Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores</ref>||0||colspan="2"|—||19||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !11!!0!!17!!0!!1!!1!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!31!!1 |- |valign="center"|Atlético Paranaense (loan) |2015 |Série A |1||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="COS"/>||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |rowspan="6" valign="center"|Chapecoense |2016 |rowspan="4"|Série A |5||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0 |- |2017 |5||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="COS"/>||0||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |2018 |6||0||8||0||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="COL"/>||0||colspan="2"|—||16||0 |- |2019 |6||0||9||1||1||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha name="COS"/>||0||colspan="2"|—||17||1 |- |2020 |Série B |27||0||14||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||43||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !49!!0!!31!!1!!4!!0!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!88!!1 |- |valign="center"|Goiás (loan) |2019 |Série A |9||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3<ref group=lower-alpha name="COV">Appearance(s) in Copa Verde</ref>||0||12||1 |- |valign="center"|Cruzeiro |2021 |Série B |0||0||5||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |valign="center"|América Mineiro (loan) |2021 |Série A |21||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||0 |- |valign="center"|Londrina |2022 |Série B |27||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||1 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Juventude |2023 |Série B |32||3||8||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||41||3 |- |2024 |Série A |0||0||7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !32!!3!!15!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!48!!3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !186!!6!!149!!4!!12!!2!!7!!0!!13!!2!!367!!15 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==Honours== ;Juventude * Copa FGF: 2012
;Internacional * Campeonato Gaúcho: 2014, 2015
;Chapecoense * Copa Sudamericana: 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.conmebol.com/es/conmebol-otorga-el-titulo-de-campeon-de-la-sudamericana-2016-chapecoense-y-reconoce-atletico |title=CONMEBOL otorga el título de campeón de la Sudamericana 2016 a Chapecoense y reconoce a Atlético Nacional con el premio del centenario de la CONMEBOL al Fair Play |trans-title=CONMEBOL awards 2016 South American champion title to Chapecoense and bestows Atlético Nacional with CONMEBOL century Fair Play award |publisher=CONMEBOL |language=Spanish |date=5 December 2016 |accessdate=13 December 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206042227/http://www.conmebol.com/es/conmebol-otorga-el-titulo-de-campeon-de-la-sudamericana-2016-chapecoense-y-reconoce-atletico |archivedate=6 December 2016 }}</ref> * Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2020
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|alan-luciano-ruschel/32679}}
{{Esporte Clube Juventude squad}} {{LaMia Airlines Flight 2933}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruschel, Alan}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul Category:Brazilian men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Category:Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Category:Esporte Clube Juventude players Category:Esporte Clube Pelotas players Category:Luverdense Esporte Clube players Category:Associação Chapecoense de Futebol players Category:Copa Sudamericana–winning players Category:SC Internacional players Category:Club Athletico Paranaense players Category:Goiás Esporte Clube players Category:Cruzeiro EC players Category:América Futebol Clube (MG) players Category:Survivors of aviation accidents or incidents Category:LaMia Flight 2933 Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen