Aderllan Santos

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Aderllan Santos
Personal information
Full name Aderllan Leandro de Jesus Santos [1]
Date of birth (1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 (age 36) [1]
Place of birth Salgueiro, Brazil [1]
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 AVS
Number 33
Youth career
1997–2005 Tête
2005–2008 Salgueiro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010 Salgueiro 4 (0)
2009 → Araripina (loan)
2010–2012 Trofense 33 (7)
2012–2013 Braga B 18 (0)
2012–2015 Braga 67 (7)
2015–2019 Valencia 29 (0)
2017–2018 → São Paulo (loan) 5 (0)
2018 → Vitória (loan) 20 (1)
2019–2020 Al-Ahli 8 (1)
2019–2020 → Rio Ave (loan) 30 (0)
2020–2025 Rio Ave 144 (9)
2025– AVS 15 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:52, 28 November 2025 (UTC)

Aderllan Leandro de Jesus Santos (born 9 April 1989) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Primeira Liga club AVS.

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Club career

Early career

Born in Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Santos joined Salgueiro Atlético Clube's youth setup in 2005 after starting out at Escolinha de Futebol do Tête. [2] He made his debut for the former in 2008, appearing rarely in the Série C.

In summer 2010, after a loan stint at Araripina Futebol Clube, [3] Santos moved abroad, joining C.D. Trofense. He made his debut on 29 August, starting and scoring his team's only in a 2–1 Segunda Liga away loss against Gil Vicente FC. [4]

After being rarely used during his first season, Santos appeared regularly during his second, scoring a career-best six goals in 28 matches. [3]

Braga

On 11 July 2012, Santos signed a two-year contract with S.C. Braga, initially being assigned to the reserves also in the second tier. [5] After being an ever-present figure for the latter, he made his first-team – and Primeira Liga – debut on 9 March of the following year, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 home win over C.S. Marítimo. [6]

Santos scored his first goal in the Portuguese top flight on 3 May 2013, his team's second in the 3–2 victory at Moreirense FC. [7] On 25 September he signed a new five-year deal with a €20 million clause, [8] after the Minho side refused an offer from Stade Rennais FC. [9]

Santos was an undisputed starter the following two campaigns, attracting interest from a number of teams, one of them being AS Monaco FC. [10]

Valencia

On 27 August 2015, Santos agreed to a five-year deal with Valencia CF for a fee of €9.5m. [11] [12] [13] His maiden appearance in La Liga occurred on 22 September, as he featured the entire 1–0 away loss against RCD Espanyol. [14]

Santos had subsequent loan spells in his country's Série A, with São Paulo FC and Esporte Clube Vitória. [15] [16]

Later career

On 24 January 2019, Santos joined Al Ahli Saudi FC. [17] On 13 August, he made a return to Portugal on a season-long loan to Rio Ave FC, [18] signing a permanent contract with the latter club the following May. [19]

On 23 January 2025, Santos moved to fellow top-tier AVS Futebol SAD on a deal until June 2026. [20]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 September 2025 [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState leagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Salgueiro 2008 Série C 4000————40
2009 Série C0000————00
Total4000————40
Araripina (loan) 2009 —00————00
Trofense 2009–10 Liga de Honra 00—0000——00
2010–11 Liga de Honra51—0030——81
2011–12 Liga de Honra286—1030——326
Total337—1060——407
Braga B 2012–13 Segunda Liga 180—————180
Braga 2012–13 Primeira Liga 91—001000—101
2013–14 Primeira Liga253—61402 [c] 0—374
2014–15 Primeira Liga313—7230——415
2015–16 Primeira Liga20—000000—20
Total677—1338020—9010
Valencia 2015–16 La Liga 170—60—5 [d] 1—281
2016–17 La Liga120—30———150
Total290—90—51—431
São Paulo (loan) 2017 Série A 300000—00—30
2018 Série A002 [e] 000—00—20
Total302000—00—50
Vitória (loan) 2018 Série A2010000———201
Al-Ahli 2018–19 Saudi Pro League 81—00—6 [f] 0—141
Rio Ave (loan) 2019–20 Primeira Liga300—2020——340
Rio Ave 2020–21 Primeira Liga322—30—3 [c] 02 [g] 0402
2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 303—4022——365
2022–23 Primeira Liga321—0031——352
2023–24 Primeira Liga323—1020——353
2024–25 Primeira Liga180—31———211
Total1449—11173302016713
AVS 2024–25 Primeira Liga100—00——2 [h] 0120
2025–26 Primeira Liga50—00———50
Total150—00——20170
Career total37125203642331614045233
  1. ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal, Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Paulista
  6. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
  7. ↑ Appearances in 2020–21 Primeira Liga relegation play-offs
  8. ↑ Appearances in 2024–25 Primeira Liga relegation play-offs

Honours

Braga

Rio Ave

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Aderllan Santos" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Prefeito recebe visita de jogador salgueirense que brilha na equipe do Sporting Clube de Braga, de Portugal" [Mayor receives visit from salgueirense player who shines at Sporting Clube de Braga team, from Portugal] (in Portuguese). Prefeitura Municipal de Salgueiro. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 Rocha, Emerson (19 June 2015). "Desconhecido no Brasil, zagueiro do Braga espera defender seleção lusa" [Unknown in Brazil, Braga stopper hopes to play for the Portuguese national team] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte . Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gil Vicente bateu Trofense" [Gil Vicente beat Trofense]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 August 2010. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Aderlan Santos está confirmado" [Aderlan Santos is confirmed]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 July 2012. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  6. ↑ ""Bombas" de Hugo Viana e Alan dão vitória ao Sporting de Braga" ["Rockets" from Hugo Viana and Alan give victory to Sporting de Braga]. Público (in Portuguese). 9 March 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Marques, Sara (3 May 2013). "Moreirense-Sp. Braga, 2–3 (crónica)" [Moreirense-Sp. Braga, 2–3 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Sp. Braga: Aderlan Santos renova até 2018" [Sp. Braga: Aderlan Santos renews until 2018] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Claro, Andreia (2 September 2013). "Braga recusa três milhões de euros por Aderlan Santos" [Braga refuse three million euros for Aderlan Santos]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Mónaco interessado em Aderlan Santos" [Monaco interested in Aderlan Santos] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "VCF official statement | Aderllan Santos". Valencia CF. 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Santos transferido para o Valencia CF" [Santos transferred to Valencia CF] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "El Braga hace público el coste del traspaso de Aderllan" [Braga make cost of Aderllan transfer public]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  14. ↑ Molero, Iván (22 September 2015). "El gran debut de Marco Asensio en Cornellà ahoga a Nuno" [Marco Asensio's great debut at Cornellà drowns Nuno]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  15. ↑ Valle, Conrado (23 April 2018). "Valencia: Aderlan Santos deja el Sao Paulo y es cedido al Vitória" [Valencia: Aderlan Santos leaves Sao Paulo and is loaned to Vitória]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  16. ↑ Ferriol, Roberto (17 January 2019). "Aderllan Santos vuelve 'oficialmente' al Valencia CF" [Aderllan Santos returns 'officially' to Valencia CF] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  17. ↑ "Ex-Sp. Braga e Valência vai jogar na Arábia Saudita" [Ex-Sp. Braga and Valencia will play in Saudi Arabia] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "Aderllan Santos reforça defesa do Rio Ave FC" [Aderllan Santos bolsters Rio Ave FC defence] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  19. ↑ Gonçalves, André (23 May 2020). "Oficial: Santos assina em definitivo pelo Rio Ave até 2022" [Official: Santos signs permanently for Rio Ave until 2022]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  20. ↑ "Aderllan Santos troca Rio Ave pelo AFS" [Aderllan Santos swaps Rio Ave for AFS] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 23 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  21. ↑ Aderllan Santos at Soccerway
  22. ↑ Nunes, Luís Miguel (13 April 2013). "Sp. Braga derrota FC Porto no[sic] final da Taça da Liga" [Sp. Braga defeat FC Porto in League Cup final] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  23. ↑ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (15 May 2022). "VÍDEO: Rio Ave recebe troféu de campeão da II Liga em clima de festa" [VIDEO: Rio Ave get II League champions trophy in party atmosphere] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal . Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  24. ↑ "Aderllan Santos is one of the Defenders of the Year in Liga Portugal SABSEG". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  25. ↑ "Best of August: Aderllan Santos named Best Defender of the Month in the Liga Portugal SABSEG". Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
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