Emerson Santos (footballer, born 1995)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Raymundoand the second or paternal family name is Santos.

Emerson Santos

Personal information
Full name	Emerson Raymundo Santos
Date of birth	(1995-04-05) 5 April 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Itaboraí, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Ponte Preta
Number	18
Youth career
	Botafogo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Botafogo	36	(0)
2018–2021	Palmeiras	16	(0)
2018	→ Internacional (loan)	15	(1)
2021–2024	Kashiwa Reysol	10	(0)
2022–2023	→ Atlético Goianiense (loan)	24	(0)
2024	Inter de Limeira	12	(0)
2024–	Ponte Preta	26	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2024

Emerson Raymundo Santos (born 5 April 1995), known as Emerson Santos or simply Emerson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Ponte Preta.

Club career

Born in Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro, Emerson represented Botafogo as a youth. He made his senior debut on 30 April 2015, starting in a 2–1 Copa do Brasil away win against Capivariano. ^[1]

On 7 May 2015 Emerson was definitely promoted to the first team in Série B, ^[2] but contributed with only one league match during the campaign, which ended in promotion as champions. On 8 December, he renewed his contract until the end of 2017. ^[3]

Emerson became a regular starter in 2016, and scored his first senior goal on 28 February of that year, netting the equalizer through a direct free kick in a 1–1 draw at Vasco da Gama for the Campeonato Carioca championship. ^[4] On 22 May he made his Série A debut, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Sport. ^[5]

On August 16, 2017 he signed for Palmeiras. ^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 August 2024 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State league		National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Botafogo	2014	Série A	—		0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2015	Série B	1	0	—		3	0	—		—		4	0
	2016	Série A	30	0	10 [a]	1	3	0	—		—		43	1
	2017		5	0	—		4	0	5 [b]	0	—		14	0
	Total		36	0	10	1	10	0	5	0	—		61	1
Palmeiras	2018	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	2 [b]	0	—		2	0
	2020		12	1	0	0	3	0	6 [b]	0	0	0	21	1
	Total		12	1	0	0	3	0	8	0	0	0	23	1
Internacional (loan)	2018	Série A	9	0	—		—		—		—		9	0
	2019		11	1	6 [c]	1	2	0	0	0	—		19	2
	Total		20	1	6	1	2	0	0	0	—		28	2
Kashiwa Reysol	2021	J1 League	8	0	—		0	0	—		2 [d]	0	10	0
	2022		0	0	—		0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		8	0	—		0	0	—		2	0	10	0
Atlético Goianiense (loan)	2022	Série A	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
	2023	Série B	14	0	10 [e]	0	2	0	—		—		26	0
	Total		14	0	10	0	2	0	—		—		26	0
Inter de Limeira	2024	Série D	—		12 [f]	0	—		—		—		12	0
Ponte Preta	2024	Série B	14	1	—		—		—		—		14	1
Career Total			104	3	38	2	17	0	13	0	2	0	174	5

1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca Série A1
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
3. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1
4. Appearance(s) in J.League Cup
5. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Goiano
6. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista Série A1

Honours

Club

Botafogo

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2015

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Paulista: 2020
• Copa do Brasil: 2020
• Copa Libertadores: 2020

References

1. "Daniel Carvalho estreia com gol, e Bota vence o Capivariano por 2 a 1" [Daniel Carvalho debuts with a goal, and Bota defeat Capivariano by 2–1] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
2. "Destaques na base do Botafogo, duas jovens promessas são promovidas ao profissional" [Spotlights in Botafogo's youth setup, two young prospects are promoted to the professionals] (in Portuguese). Notícias do Dia. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
3. "Botafogo renova com zagueiro Emerson até o fim de 2017" [Botafogo renew with stopper Emerson until the end of 2017] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
4. "Vasco sai na frente, Bota empata em golaço de falta: 1 a 1 em São Januário" [Vasco start ahead, Bota equalize in a wonder free kick goal: 1–1 at the São Januário] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
5. "Botafogo e Sport perdem muitos gols, só empatam e estão na zona de degola" [Botafogo and Sport lose too many goals, only draw and are in the relegation zone] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
6. "Emerson Santos assina pré-contrato e vai jogar no Palmeiras em 2018". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
7. Emerson Santos at Soccerway . Retrieved 1 August 2024.

External links

• Emerson Santos at Soccerway
• Emerson Santos at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese)