Aderbar Melo dos Santos Neto (born 17 March 1990), commonly known as Aderbar Santos or just Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for

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club Flamengo.

Club career

Athletico Paranaense

Born in Campina Grande,

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, Santos joined

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's youth setup in 2008, aged 18. He was promoted to the main squad in 2010, as a fourth-choice. Santos made his professional debut on 17 November 2012, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Criciúma, for the Série B championship. In 2013, he was promoted to second-choice, only behind Wéverton. A starter during the year's

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(which ''Furacão'' only used under-23 players), Santos made his Série A debut on 20 October 2013, replacing injured Weverton in a 0–3 away loss against Goiás. Santos remained as a backup to Weverton in the following seasons. In 2018, as the latter departed to Palmeiras, he became an undisputed starter. On 18 April of that year, he extended his contract until October 2020.

Flamengo

On 3 April 2022, Flamengo announced the signing of Santos on a contract until December 2025.

International career

On 19 September 2019, after lifting the

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, Santos was called up to the Brazil national team by manager Tite for two

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against Senegal and Nigeria, in October. On 17 June 2021, Santos was named in the Brazil squad for the

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Career statistics

Honours

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* J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship:

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* Copa do Brasil:

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, 2018,

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Flamengo *

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* Copa do Brasil:

Brazil Olympic *

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Individual * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year:

most clean sheets:

Team of the Tournament:

References

External links

Santos
at Atlético Paranaense (archived) * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos 1990 births Living people People from Campina Grande Brazilian footballers Association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Club Athletico Paranaense players CR Flamengo footballers Olympic footballers of Brazil Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football Olympic gold medalists for Brazil Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Paraíba