Eriks de Souza Santos Pereira (born 23 February 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Estonian club JK Narva Trans in the Meistriliiga.
 Santos with HFX Wanderers in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eriks de Souza Santos Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Pedreiras, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | JK Narva Trans | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Internacional | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Mariupol | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Dila Gori | 37 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | HFX Wanderers | 42 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Hibernians | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Narva Trans | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Brazil U20 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 April 2019 | |||
Early life
editEriks Santos is a product of Sport Club Internacional youth sportive system. During 2015–2017 he played for this club in the youth level.
Club career
editIn August 2017, Santos signed a two-year deal with Ukrainian Premier League side FC Mariupol.[1] On 25 October 2017, he made his professional debut as a starter in the Ukrainian Cup against Tavriya Simferopol.[2] On 5 November 2017, he made his league debut as a substitute in a 3–1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk.[3]
In July 2018, Santos signed with Georgian Erovnuli Liga side Dila Gori, and made fourteen league appearances that season and one appearance in the Georgian Cup.[4] The following season, he made 23 league appearances and one in the Georgian Cup.[4]
On 25 February 2020, Santos signed with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[5] However, due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, he was unable to join the club for the 2020 season, finally joining the club in May 2021 for pre-season training for the 2021 season.[6] In January 2022, Santos had his club option exercised by HFX, keeping him at the club through 2022.[7] After the conclusion of the 2022 CPL season, Santos' contract option was declined by the Wanderers, ending his time at the club.[8]
In July 2023, he signed with Maltese Premier League club Hibernians.[9]
In July 2024, he signed with JK Narva Trans in the Estonian Meistriliiga.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of 28 January 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mariupol | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dila Gori | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| HFX Wanderers | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| Hibernians | 2023–24 | Maltese Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 89 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes appearances in the Ukrainian Cup and Georgian Cup.
Honours
editHFX Wanderers
- Canadian Premier League
- Runners-up: 2020
References
edit- ^ Эрикс де Соуза - игрок ФК Мариуполь (in Russian). Official FC Mariupol Site. 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Tavriya vs. Mariupol' - 25 October 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Mariupol' vs. Shakhtar Donetsk - 5 November 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ a b c "Eriks Santos". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Gareth Hampshire (25 February 2020). "Wanderers bring samba style to Halifax with Brazilian pair João Morelli and Eriks Santos". HFX Wanderers FC. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ MacDonald, Glenn (4 May 2021). "Brazilian defender Santos finally joins HFX Wanderers after 14-month wait". SaltWire Network.
- ^ "Halifax Wanderers 2022 Roster Update". HFX Wanderers. 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Halifax Wanderers announce year-end roster moves". HFX Wanderers. 6 December 2022.
- ^ Camilleri, Valhmor (19 July 2023). "Hibernians FC sign Brazilian defender Eriks Santos". Times of Malta.
- ^ "Бразильский защитник Эрикс Сантос подписал контракт с "Нарва Транс"" [Brazilian defender Eriks Santos has signed a contract with Narva Trans]. JK Narva Trans (in Estonian). 16 July 2024.
External links
edit- Eriks Santos at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
- Eriks Santos at Soccerway