Gianni dos Santos

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Gianni dos Santos
Personal information
Full name Gianni Miguel dos Santos [1]
Date of birth (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Inter Kashi
Number 21
Youth career
0000 Spartaan '20
0000–2017 Dordrecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Dordrecht 4 (0)
2018–2020 Jong Sparta 43 (11)
2018–2019 Sparta Rotterdam 2 (0)
2020–2021 Dordrecht 17 (4)
2021–2022 Pacific FC 38 (4)
2023 Atlético Ottawa 19 (2)
2024– Inter Kashi 1 (1)
International career‡
2022– Cape Verde 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 July 2022

Gianni Miguel dos Santos (born 21 November 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for I-League club Inter Kashi. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

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Club career

Dos Santos made his professional debut on 22 December 2017 for FC Dordrecht in the Eerste Divisie, in the 2–3 home loss to Jong PSV. He came on as a substitute for Denis Mahmudov in the 69th minute. In the summer of 2018, he left for Jong Sparta, where he played in the third-tier Tweede Divisie. He made his debut in the first team of Sparta on 18 November 2018, in the 1–1 away draw against NEC. He came on for Ilias Alhaft in the 67th minute.

In October 2020, Dos Santos returned to Dordrecht. [2] He immediately impressed in his first match back, scoring and giving an assist in the 2–2 draw against Almere City, as he was rewarded with the 'man of the match' award afterwards. Head coach of Dordrecht, Harry van den Ham, called Dos Santos a "diamond in the rough" after his performance against Almere City and lauded his pace and threat in front of goal. [3]

On 20 May 2021, Dos Santos signed with Canadian Premier League club Pacific FC. Dos Santos is the third international player to sign with Pacific FC for the 2021 season. [4]

In February 2023, he signed with fellow CPL side Atlético Ottawa on a two-year contract. [5] [6]

On 1 January 2024, Dos Santos joined I-League club Inter Kashi for an undisclosed fee. [7] [8] On 4 February 2024, he scored first goal in his season debut against Shillong Lajong. [9]

International career

In March 2020, dos Santos was called up to Cape Verde. [10] He was called up again in June 2022 for a friendly against Ecuador in Miami. [11] He made his debut for his country in the match on 11 June, as a second-half substitute in an eventual 1–0 defeat.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gianni dos Santos at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Bomgaars, Arco (5 October 2020). "Armoedig FC Dordrecht verliest kelderduel in Oss" [Shabby FC Dordrecht loses basement match in Oss]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Imponerende rentree van 'ruwe diamant' Dos Santos bij FC Dordrecht" [Impressive return of 'rough diamond' Dos Santos at FC Dordrecht]. Rijnmond (in Dutch). 19 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Pacific FC Sign Forward Gianni dos Santos". Pacific FC. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (21 February 2023). "Atlético Ottawa sign Cape Verde international forward Gianni dos Santos". Canadian Premier League . Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Jhalli, Anil (21 February 2023). "Atlético Ottawa signs Gianni dos Santos to two-year deal". CityNews .
  7. ↑ "Atlético Ottawa forward Gianni dos Santos departs for I-League club Inter Kashi". Canadian Premier League . 1 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Waseem (1 January 2024). "Inter Kashi sign versatile forward Gianni dos Santos". Khel Now.
  9. ↑ "I-League: Rem ka Lajong haka Inter Kashi" [I-League: Rem beat Lajong or Inter Kashi]. Wyrta (in Hindi). 4 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Zeven Spartanen opgenomen in voorselecties" [Seven Spartans included in preselections]. Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch). 11 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Dos Santos called up to Cape Verde national team for friendly against Ecuador". Pacific FC . 8 June 2022. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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