Emerson (footballer, born May 1983)

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Emerson dos Santos da Silva (born 3 May 1983), simply known as Emerson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Gama as a central defender.

Emerson
Personal information
Full name Emerson dos Santos da Silva
Date of birth (1983-05-03) 3 May 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Taguatinga, Federal District, Brazil
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Gama
Youth career
1999–2001 Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Gama 22 (3)
2005 São Caetano 4 (1)
2006 Guarani 7 (0)
2006 Flamengo 1 (0)
2006–2007 Veranópolis 15 (0)
2007 Fortaleza 4 (1)
2008 Sertãozinho 15 (2)
2008–2010 Avaí 105 (16)
2011–2013 Coritiba 73 (9)
2013–2016 Atlético Mineiro 14 (0)
2015Avaí (loan) 26 (2)
2016Botafogo (loan) 31 (1)
2017 Botafogo 24 (0)
2017 Athletico Paranaense 7 (0)
2018 Joinville 6 (0)
2019–2020 Gama 45 (8)
2020–2021 Juventude 13 (0)
2021 Gama
2021–2022 Capital CF
2023– Gama
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2021

Club career

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Born in Taguatinga, Federal District, Emerson was a Gama youth graduate. After making his senior debut in 2002, he moved to São Caetano in 2005. 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

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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.

In 2011 he was summoned by national team coach Mano Menezes for the 2nd match against Argentina for that year's Superclasico de las Américas, due to take place in October in the Mangueirão Stadium, in Belém. However he did not enter the field of play during that match, an eventual 2-0 win in aggregate for the Brazilians.

He was also summoned for the Brazil games against Costa Rica and Mexico in October 2011; the latter game also marked the international retirement of Mexican keeper Oswaldo Sánchez and the final goal of Ronaldinho Gaúcho with the Brazil national team shirt. Brazil won the aforementioned match 2-1 and won 1-0 against Costa Rica, but Emerson remained on the bench for both matches.

Career statistics

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(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 - - 0 0 2 0 - - 2 0
Total - - 0 0 2 0 - - 2 0

Honours

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Flamengo
Avaí
Coritiba

Individual

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References

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