Eriks Santos

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Eriks Santos
Eriks Santos of HFX Wanderers.jpg
Santos with HFX Wanderers in 2021
Personal information
Full name Eriks de Souza Santos Pereira
Date of birth (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Pedreiras, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 JK Narva Trans
Number 12
Youth career
2014–2017 Internacional
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Mariupol 1 (0)
2018–2019 Dila Gori 37 (0)
2020–2022 HFX Wanderers 42 (1)
2023–2024 Hibernians 9 (0)
2024– Narva Trans 15 (1)
International career‡
2016 Brazil U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 April 2019

Eriks de Souza Santos Pereira (born 23 February 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Estonian club JK Narva Trans in the Meistriliiga.

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Early life

Eriks Santos is a product of Sport Club Internacional youth sportive system. During 2015–2017 he played for this club in the youth level.

Club career

In August 2017, Santos signed a two-year deal with Ukrainian Premier League side FC Mariupol. [1] On 25 October 2017, he made his professional debut as a starter in the Ukrainian Cup against Tavriya Simferopol. [2] On 5 November 2017, he made his league debut as a substitute in a 3–1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk. [3]

In July 2018, Santos signed with Georgian Erovnuli Liga side Dila Gori, and made fourteen league appearances that season and one appearance in the Georgian Cup. [4] The following season, he made 23 league appearances and one in the Georgian Cup. [4]

On 25 February 2020, Santos signed with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers. [5] However, due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, he was unable to join the club for the 2020 season, finally joining the club in May 2021 for pre-season training for the 2021 season. [6] In January 2022, Santos had his club option exercised by HFX, keeping him at the club through 2022. [7] After the conclusion of the 2022 CPL season, Santos' contract option was declined by the Wanderers, ending his time at the club. [8]

In July 2023, he signed with Maltese Premier League club Hibernians. [9]

In July 2024, he signed with JK Narva Trans in the Estonian Meistriliiga. [10]

Career statistics

As of 28 January 2024 [4]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mariupol 2017–18 Ukrainian Premier League 10100020
Dila Gori 2018 Erovnuli Liga 1401000150
2019 Erovnuli Liga2301000240
Total3702000390
HFX Wanderers 2020 Canadian Premier League 00—0000
2021 18020—200
2022 24110—251
Total4213000451
Hibernians 2023–24 Maltese Premier League 901000100
Career total8917000961
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in the Ukrainian Cup and Georgian Cup.

Honours

HFX Wanderers

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References

  1. ↑ Эрикс де Соуза - игрок ФК Мариуполь (in Russian). Official FC Mariupol Site. 8 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tavriya vs. Mariupol' - 25 October 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mariupol' vs. Shakhtar Donetsk - 5 November 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Eriks Santos". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  5. ↑ Gareth Hampshire (25 February 2020). "Wanderers bring samba style to Halifax with Brazilian pair João Morelli and Eriks Santos". HFX Wanderers FC. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  6. ↑ MacDonald, Glenn (4 May 2021). "Brazilian defender Santos finally joins HFX Wanderers after 14-month wait". SaltWire Network .
  7. ↑ "Halifax Wanderers 2022 Roster Update". HFX Wanderers . 5 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Halifax Wanderers announce year-end roster moves". HFX Wanderers . 6 December 2022.
  9. ↑ Camilleri, Valhmor (19 July 2023). "Hibernians FC sign Brazilian defender Eriks Santos". Times of Malta .
  10. ↑ "Бразильский защитник Эрикс Сантос подписал контракт с "Нарва Транс"" [Brazilian defender Eriks Santos has signed a contract with Narva Trans]. JK Narva Trans (in Estonian). 16 July 2024.
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