Jamerson Santos de Jesus (born 9 September 1998), known as Jamerson Bahia or just Jamerson, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Personal life

Jamerson was born in

Salvador Salvador, meaning "salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' ( ...

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

, and lived with his mother Luciana, his younger brother Leonardo, his grandmother Conceição and his uncle Lionel. He lost his mother and his uncle when travelling to seek an opportunity, with his grandmother and his brother also passing away later on.

Club career

Jamerson had a failed trial at

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at the age of 15 before moving to

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, where he was also unable to join a club. His first club was

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in 2017, as he played for the under-20s before being promoted to the first team in the following year. After being a regular starter in the 2018

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, Jamerson moved abroad and joined

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in Portugal, being initially assigned to the under-23 team. On 31 July 2019, he signed for

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, and helped in their promotion to the Campeonato de Portugal in his first season. Jamerson started the 2021–22 season at

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, before returning to his home country in February 2022 with Azuriz. On 20 July, he moved to Série B side Guarani on loan until the end of the year. On 10 November 2022, after being the assist leader of the 2022 Série B, Jamerson signed a permanent deal with ''Bugre'', as the club bought 50% of his economic rights for a rumoured fee of R$ 400,000. On 10 April 2023, he was announced at Série A side

on a contract until the end of 2025.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jamerson Bahia 1998 births Living people Footballers from Salvador, Bahia Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Marília Atlético Clube players Azuriz Futebol Clube players Guarani FC players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Portimonense S.C. players Sertanense F.C. players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal