Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erik Jorgens de Menezes | ||
Date of birth | 18 February 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Quaraí, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al Ain | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
Internacional | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Internacional | 2 | (0) |
2020– | Al Ain | 132 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2025– | United Arab Emirates | 1 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2025 |
Erik Jorgens de Menezes (born 18 February 2001), simply known as Erik, is a professional footballer who plays as left-back for UAE Pro League club Al Ain. Born in Brazil, he represents the United Arab Emirates national team. [1] [2]
A product of SC Internacional youth system, the left-back did not receive many opportunities in the Colorado main team. He only played two games in the professional team. In the 2020/21 season, still at 19 years old, the youngster transferred to Al Ain FC, where he became a regular starter. [3]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Internacional | 2019 | Série A | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Al Ain | 2020–21 | UPL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
2021–22 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
2023–24 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 92 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 129 | 9 | ||
Career total | 94 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 131 | 9 |
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