Eduardo Gabriel dos Santos Bauermann (born 13 February 1996), known as Eduardo Bauermann, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a defender.

Club career

Internacional

Born in

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, Bauermann joined

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's youth setup in June 2006, aged ten. He made his first team debut at the age of just 17 on 26 January 2014, starting in a 2–1 Campeonato Gaúcho away win over

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, as his side used an under-23 squad. Bauermann made his Série A debut with Inter on 17 May 2015, coming on as a second half substitute for

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in a 1–0 home success over

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. Roughly one year later, after being rarely used, he was loaned to Série B side Náutico. Bauermann immediately became a starter at the ''Timbu'', scoring his first senior goal on 22 July 2016 in a 3–1 defeat of Avaí. On 3 August, however, he was recalled by his parent club, and featured in five league matches as the club suffered their first-ever top tier relegation. On 3 May 2017, after being again rarely used, Bauermann moved to

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on loan until December. On 18 December, he moved to

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also in a temporary deal.

Paraná

On 4 January 2019, Bauermann signed a one-year contract with Paraná, after the club agreed to a "partnership" with Internacional. A backup option to Rodolfo Filemon and

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during the

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, he subsequently became a starter during the Série B as his side missed out promotion after finishing sixth.

América Mineiro

On 4 January 2020, Bauermann agreed to a two-year deal with

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also in the second division. He featured sparingly in his first season, as his side achieved promotion to the top tier. Bauermann became a regular starter in his second campaign, featuring in 35 league matches as his side qualified to the

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for the first time ever.

Santos

In November 2021, Bauermann agreed to a pre-contract with Santos, effective as of the following year. On 3 January of the following year, his three-year deal was confirmed by the club. Bauermann made his debut for ''Peixe'' on 26 January 2022, starting in a 0–0

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away draw against

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 6 February, netting the opener in a 1–1 draw at Guarani, and established himself as a first choice during the year. On 29 June 2023, Bauermann left Santos on a mutual agreement.

International career

Bauermann represented

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at under-17 and

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levels, playing in the

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and the

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with the former and the

2015 South American U-20 Championship The 2015 South American Youth Football Championship ( es, Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 "Juventud de América" Uruguay 2015, pt, Campeonato Sulamericano Sub-20 "Juventude da América" Uruguai 2015, region=BR) was the 27th edition of the biennia ...

with the latter.

Involvement in match-fixing scandal

On 8 May 2023, conversations between Bauermann and a gambler involved in a gang investigated by the Public Ministry of Goiás were

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. The following day, after a meeting, Santos announced, in an official note, that Bauermann was separated from the first team squad. On 16 May 2023, Bauermann's contract with Santos was suspended. He was judged by the on 1 June and received a 12-match ban.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bauermann, Eduardo 1996 births Living people Footballers from Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Sport Club Internacional players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Figueirense FC players Paraná Clube players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Santos FC players Alanyaspor footballers Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazil men's under-20 international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey