Santos (footballer, born 1990)

In this Portuguese name, "Neto" is a generational suffix meaning "grandson", which is used for someone whose name is the same as their father and grandfather, like "III" in English.

Santos
Personal information
Full name Aderbar Melo dos Santos Neto[1]
Date of birth (1990-03-17) 17 March 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Campina Grande, Brazil
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Fortaleza
Number 23
Youth career
2006–2008 Porto-PE
2008–2010 Athletico Paranaense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2022 Athletico Paranaense 129 (0)
2022–2023 Flamengo 24 (0)
2024– Fortaleza 0 (0)
International career‡
2021 Brazil U23 (O.P.) 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:36, 17 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:18, 7 August 2021 (UTC)

Aderbar Melo dos Santos Neto (born 17 March 1990), commonly known as Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fortaleza.

Club career

Athletico Paranaense

Born in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Santos joined Athletico Paranaense's youth setup in 2008, aged 18. He was promoted to the main squad in 2010, as a fourth-choice.

Santos made his professional debut on 17 November 2012, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Criciúma, for the Série B championship.[2] In 2013, he was promoted to second-choice, only behind Wéverton.

A starter during the year's Campeonato Paranaense (which Furacão only used under-23 players), Santos made his Série A debut on 20 October 2013, replacing injured Weverton in a 0–3 away loss against Goiás.[3]

Santos remained as a backup to Weverton in the following seasons. In 2018, as the latter departed to Palmeiras, he became an undisputed starter. On 18 April of that year, he extended his contract until October 2020.[4]

Flamengo

On 3 April 2022, Flamengo announced the signing of Santos on a contract until December 2025.[5]

International career

On 19 September 2019, after lifting the 2019 Copa do Brasil, Santos was called up to the Brazil national team by manager Tite for two friendlies against Senegal and Nigeria, in October.[6][7]

On 17 June 2021, Santos was named in the Brazil squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]

Career statistics

As of 10 December 2023[9]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Athletico Paranaense 2010 Série A 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 — 2 0
2012 Série B 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2013 Série A 1 0 23 0 0 0 — — 24 0
2014 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2015 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2016 8 0 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 10 0
2017 4 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 — 12 0
2018 32 0 4 0 8 0 12[a] 0 — 56 0
2019 28 0 0 0 8 0 8[b] 0 3[c] 0 43 0
2020 33 0 7 0 2 0 4[b] 0 1[d] 0 47 0
2021 18 0 2 0 4 0 8[a] 0 — 32 0
2022 — 5 0 — — 2[e] 0 7 0
Total 129 0 51 0 22 0 34 0 6 0 242 0
Flamengo 2022 Série A 18 0 — 8 0 10[b] 0 — 37 0
2023 6 0 9 0 3 0 3[b] 0 3 0 24 0
Total 24 0 9 0 11 0 13 0 3 0 61 0
Career total 153 0 60 0 33 0 47 0 9 0 303 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, one appearance in J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Supercopa do Brasil
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana

Honours

Athletico Paranaense

Flamengo

Fortaleza

Brazil Olympic

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: CR Flamengo" (PDF). FIFA. 7 February 2023. p. 4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Criciúma volta à Série A com ajuda do Goiás, e Furacão adia o acesso" [Criciúma return to the Série A with the help of Goiás,, and Furacão postpone promotion] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Goiás derrota Atlético-PR por 3 a 0, vence a quarta seguida e cola no G-4" [Goiás defeat Atlético-PR by 3–0, win the fourth in a row and get near to G-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Atlético-PR renova contratos do goleiro Santos e de destaque do time B" [Atlético-PR renew contracts of goalkeeper Santos and B-team's spotlight] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Santos é o novo goleiro do Mengão" [Santos is the new goalkeeper of the Mengão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CR Flamengo. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  6. ^ Tite convoca Gabigol, Rodrigo Caio e Santos para amistosos da Seleção contra Senegal e Nigéria
  7. ^ Tite convoca seleção com Gabigol, Rodrigo Caio e novatos
  8. ^ "Seleção Olímpica é convocada para os Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 2020". CBF. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  9. ^ Santos at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Gabi Leads Flamengo To Libertadores Title". CONMEBOL Libertadores. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão 2019: veja a seleção e quem foi premiado" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Goal.com. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  12. ^ "(FOTO) El 11 ideal de la Copa Libertadores 2022". OneFootball (in Spanish). 31 October 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.