Emerson Raymundo Santos (born 5 April 1995), known as Emerson Santos or simply Emerson, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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, on loan from

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Club career

Born in

Itaboraí Itaboraí (, ) is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, that belongs to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area. It was founded in 1672. In 2020, it had a population of 242,543. Location Culturally, its closest municipalities are São ...

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...

, Emerson represented

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as a youth. He made his senior debut on 30 April 2015, starting in a 2–1

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away win against Capivariano. On 7 May 2015 Emerson was definitely promoted to the first team in Série B, but contributed with only one league match during the campaign, which ended in promotion as champions. On 8 December, he renewed his contract until the end of 2017. Emerson became a regular starter in 2016, and scored his first senior goal on 28 February of that year, netting the equalizer through a

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in a 1–1 draw at Vasco da Gama for the Campeonato Carioca championship. On 22 May he made his Série A debut, starting in a 1–1 away draw against

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. On August 16, 2017 he signed for

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Honours

Club

;Botafogo * Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2015 ;Palmeiras * Campeonato Paulista:

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

: 2020 * Copa Libertadores:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Emerson 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state) Association football defenders Brazilian footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Sport Club Internacional players Kashiwa Reysol players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate footballers in Japan J1 League players