Ilan at West Ham in April 2010 |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilan Araújo Dall'Igna | ||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | AC Ajaccio | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2000 | Paraná | 12 | (2) |
| 2001 | São Paulo | 12 | (1) |
| 2001–2004 | Atlético Paranaense | 64 | (22) |
| 2004–2006 | Sochaux | 54 | (24) |
| 2006–2010 | Saint-Étienne | 107 | (26) |
| 2010 | West Ham United | 11 | (4) |
| 2010 | Internacional | 4 | (0) |
| 2011– | Ajaccio | 7 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Brazil | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ilan Araújo Dall'Igna (born 18 September 1980 in Curitiba), commonly known as Ilan, is a Brazilian footballer who is playing for AC Ajaccio. He also holds an Italian passport.
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Ilan was initially scouted and signed by Paraná Clube, and subsequently made his full-professional debut in a Campeonato Paranaense game in the 1999 season.
Ilan remained at the club during the 2000 season, and was instrumental in helping the team to place fifth in the Copa João Havelange — which put Paraná back amongst the elites of Brazilian football.
In 2001, he moved to São Paulo, where he was part of the squad who won the Torneio Rio-São Paulo.
However Ilan found himself restricted to very few appearances at São Paulo FC and was transferred to Atlético Paranaense.
Although he was mainly used as a substitute, Ilan's impact was pivotal during the final of the Brazilian Championship, in which he started the match in place of fellow striker Kléber Boas. In the first leg of the final against São Caetano Ilan scored Atlético Paranaense's first goal in their 4–2 victory. Ilan's contribution was a key part of Atlético Paranaense winning their first Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
In 2002, Ilan suffered a serious injury which left him on the sidelines for the remainder of the season.
Ilan returned to full fitness ready for the 2003 season and quickly made up for his absence by becoming a regular goalscorer for the club.
His stand out performances earned him a call-up from Carlos Alberto Parreira to the Brazilian National Team in 2003. Unfortunately he did not make Parreira's final squad of 22 for the 2004 Copa América 2004.
In 2004, he continued to score many goals for Atlético, even though he was often playing as a lone striker. Due to the arrival of Washington and the increasing interest from Sochaux, he was sold in the summer.
Ilan adapted well to the French league and scored 13 goals for Sochaux in his debut season. He continued to impress during the 2005–06 season, netting another 10 goals in the league. His performances for FC Sochaux had not gone unnoticed and in the summer of 2006 he was bought by AS Saint-Étienne.
Ilan initially flourished at his new club, and forged a formidable partnership with French striker Bafetimbi Gomis. Ilan was Saint-Étienne's top scorer in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup. He scored the winning goal in their second-leg win against Olympiacos which put them through to the final 16 to face eventual runners up Werder Bremen. Ilan only played 12 times scoring twice in the 2009–2010 season after falling out of favour within the AS Saint-Étienne ranks. In January 2010 Ilan and Saint-Étienne mutually agreed to cancel his contract, which was due to end the following summer, leaving Ilan free to find a new club.[1]
On 1 February 2010, West Ham United confirmed the signing of Brazilian forward Ilan on a six-month contract. He was available on a free transfer after leaving French club AS Saint-Etienne in January.[2] He made his debut for West Ham on 6 February in 2–1 away defeat against Burnley. He replaced Mark Noble in the 77th minute and scored three minutes later.[3]
In March 2010 the press speculated that Ilan had openly criticised manager Gianfranco Zola;[4] a claim later refuted by the player and the club.[5]
On 2 June 2010 West Ham announced that they would be releasing Ilan.[6] He had been linked to the Hammers league rivals Bolton Wanderers and Scottish runners-up Celtic as well as clubs in Turkey and Greece.
On 24 August 2010, Sport Club Internacional announced that Ilan will be taking medical and physical exams before signing an one and a half year contract.[7]
Ilan made his international debut for Brazil on 19 June 2003 against Cameroon in the 2003 Confederations Cup. Two further appearances followed in the same competition.[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Paraná | 1999 | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 2 | - |
| Total | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 2 | - | |
| São Paulo | 2000 | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 1 | - |
| Total | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 1 | - | |
| Atlético-PR | 2001 | 15 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 15 | 3 | - |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | |
| 2003 | 30 | 16 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 30 | 16 | - | |
| 2004 | 18 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 18 | 3 | - | |
| Total | 64 | 22 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 64 | 22 | - | |
| Sochaux | 2004–05 | 27 | 13 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | 33 | 17 | - |
| 2005–06 | 27 | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 27 | 11 | - | |
| Total | 54 | 24 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | 60 | 28 | - | |
| St-Etienne | 2006–07 | 33 | 9 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 33 | 9 | - |
| 2007–08 | 31 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 31 | 6 | - | |
| 2008–09 | 31 | 9 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - | 37 | 14 | - | |
| 2009–10 | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 2 | - | |
| Total | 107 | 26 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - | 113 | 31 | - | |
| West Ham | 2010 | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 11 | 4 | - |
| Total | 11 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 11 | 4 | - | |
| Career totals | 259 | 78 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - | 271 | 87 | - | |
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