Emerson dos Santos da Silva

Emerson
Personal information
Full nameEmerson dos Santos da Silva
Date of birth3 May 1983
Place of birthTaguatinga, Brazil
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Avaí
(on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
Youth career
1999–2001Gama
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2004Gama
2005São Caetano
2006Guarani
2006Flamengo0(0)
2006–2007Veranópolis
2007Fortaleza
2008Sertãozinho
2008–2010Avaí153(27)
2011–2013Coritiba49(6)
2013–Atlético Mineiro13(0)
2015–Avaí (loan)0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 February 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Emerson dos Santos da Silva (born 3 May 1983), simply known as Emerson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Avaí, on loan from Atlético Mineiro, as a central defender.

Early life

Emerson was born in Taguatinga, in Brazil.

Career

Emerson came to football in the youth of the range. In the early years of his career, played, beyond the range, also in São Caetano. In 2006, he was in Guarani, when in the middle of that year he went to Flamengo. Having stayed one month at Flamengo, Emerson ended up finishing that year as player Veranópolis. In 2007, around May, replaced by the Veranópolis Fortress where he remained until the end of the season.

Began the year 2008 in Sertãozinho, however, two months later, came to rescind his contract with the club in order to go play in Avaí Futebol Clube which became one of the highlights of the team in winning access The series in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B 2008.

In 2009, Emerson had great prominence along with the best Avai in a campaign of Santa Catarina a club in Serie A Brazilian Championship, finishing in sixth place with 57 points.

Records

Emerson, who made his debut at Avaí on March 5, 2008 in an international friendly before the selection of Jamaica in the Avaí won 2-0, reached a staggering 100 games for the club on February 21, 2010 when Avaí tied for the 1-1 with Joinville in Joinville.

Career statistics

(Correct as of October 16, 2010)
Club Season State League Brazilian Série A Copa do Brasil Copa Sudamericana Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamengo 2006 --0020--20
Total --0020--20

Honours

Flamengo
Avaí
Coritiba

Individual

References

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