Aderllan Leandro de Jesus Santos (born 9 April 1989) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a central defender for

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club

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Club career

Early career

Born in

Salgueiro Salgueiro is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of ''Sertão Pernambucano'' . Salgueiro covers an area of 1687 square kilometers and had in 2020 an estimated population of 61,249 inhabitants. It is the see city of the R ...

, Pernambuco, Santos joined

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's youth setup in 2005 after starting out at Escolinha de Futebol do Tête. He made his debut for the former in 2008, appearing rarely in the Série C. In summer 2010, after a loan stint at

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, Santos moved abroad, joining

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. He made his debut on 29 August, starting and scoring his team's only in a 2–1 Segunda Liga away loss against

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. After being rarely used during his first season, Santos appeared regularly during his second, scoring a career-best six goals in 28 matches.

Braga

On 11 July 2012, Santos signed a two-year contract with S.C. Braga, initially being assigned to the reserves also in the second tier. After being an ever-present figure for the latter, he made his first-team – and

– debut on 9 March of the following year, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 home win over

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. Santos scored his first goal in the Portuguese top flight on 3 May 2013, his team's second in the 3–2 victory at

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. On 25 September he signed a new five-year deal with a

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20 million clause, after the Minho side refused an offer from Stade Rennais FC. Santos was an undisputed starter the following two campaigns, attracting interest from a number of teams, one of them being AS Monaco FC.

Valencia

On 27 August 2015, Santos agreed to a five-year deal with Valencia CF for a fee of

9.5m. His maiden appearance in La Liga occurred on 22 September, as he featured the entire 1–0 away loss against RCD Espanyol. Santos had subsequent loan spells in his country's Série A, with

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and

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Later career

On 24 January 2019, Santos joined

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. On 13 August, he made a return to Portugal on a season-long loan to Rio Ave FC, signing a permanent contract with the latter club the following May.

Honours

Braga *

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Rio Ave * Liga Portugal 2: 2021–22 Individual *Liga Portugal 2 Team of the Season: 2021–22 *Liga Portugal 2 Defender of the Month: August 2021

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Aderllan 1989 births Living people People from Salgueiro Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Salgueiro Atlético Clube players Araripina Futebol Clube players São Paulo FC players Esporte Clube Vitória players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players C.D. Trofense players S.C. Braga B players S.C. Braga players Rio Ave F.C. players La Liga players Valencia CF players Saudi Pro League players Al-Ahli Saudi FC players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia