Aderlan de Lima Silva (born 18 August 1990), simply known as Aderlan, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Santos.

Career

Early career

Born in

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, Aderlan finished his formation with hometown club Campinense. He made his first team debut on 8 May 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 Série B home loss against

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. Aderlan scored his first senior goal on 20 September 2009, netting the game's only through a

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in an away success over , for the year's

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; in that competition, the club used a "B-team". In March 2011, after being sparingly used, he moved to

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, but never played a single match for the club. In late 2011, Aderlan returned to his native state and joined Treze for the Copa Paraíba. The following January, he was loaned to

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, but returned to his parent club for the 2012 Série C, and was sold to an unnamed group of investors in October 2012. On 10 January 2013, Aderlan agreed to a contract with Corinthians Alagoano. A regular starter, he was loaned to CSA for the 2013 Série D, but only featured in one match before having his federative rights assigned to Santa Rita, after the club merged with Corinthians for the 2014 season.

Académica

Aderlan moved abroad for the first time in his career on 4 June 2014, after agreeing to a two-year loan deal with Portuguese

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side Académica de Coimbra. He made his debut abroad on 14 September, starting in a 1–0 away loss against

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, and scored his first goal on 2 November in a 1–1 home draw against

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Luverdense

On 14 December 2016, Aderlan was announced at Luverdense in the second division. Initially a backup, he became a regular starter during the year's Série B, contributing with one goal in 32 appearances.

América Mineiro

On 10 January 2018, Aderlan signed for

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, still owned by Santa Rita. He made his top tier debut on 14 May, starting in a 2–2 away draw against

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, and finished the season as a first-choice as his team suffered relegation.

Red Bull Bragantino

On 11 January 2019, Aderlan joined

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, and also moved to

Bragantino Red Bull Bragantino () is a Brazilian football club based in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo. It competes in the Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista Série A1, the highest level ...

when both sides merged in April. He was a regular starter in the club's promotion to the top tier, scoring once in 30 matches. On 4 January 2021, Aderlan signed a new deal with ''Braga'' until May. He further extended his link until December 2022 on 5 April, and finished the campaign as a starter ahead of Weverton. On 4 May 2022, still a first-choice, Aderlan agreed to a contract extension with Bragantino until December 2024. In the 2023 season, however, he lost his starting spot to Andrés Hurtado.

Santos

On 27 December 2023, Aderlan was announced at Santos on a one-year contract. He made his debut for the club the following 20 January, starting in a 1–0 away win over

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. A regular starter during the

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, Aderlan subsequently lost his starting spot to youth graduate JP Chermont before suffering a

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injury in July which sidelined him for the remainder of the year.

Career statistics

Honours

Santos *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B, the Série B or the Brazilian Série B to distinguish it from the Italian and the Ecuadorian Serie B), and currently officially called Brasileirão Série B ...

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