| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Santos Ignasio de Gouveia [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Oranjestad, Aruba | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RCA | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996 | RCA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007-2022 | RCA | 150 | (47) |
| Total | 0 | (0) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Aruba | 21 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2022 | |||
Erik Santos Ignasio de Gouveia (born 30 August 1990), known as Erik, is an Aruban footballer who plays as a midfielder for Aruban Division di Honor club RCA and a member of the Aruba national football team. He played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier. [3]
RCA
Aruba
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 July 2011 | Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba |  Saint Lucia | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 1 June 2014 | Trinidad Stadium, Oranjestad, Aruba |  British Virgin Islands | 7–0 | 7–0 | 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 3. | 9 September 2018 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao |  Bermuda | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |
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