Ivonei Júnior da Silva Rabelo (born 16 April 2002), simply known as Ivonei, is a Brazilian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays for

Al Bataeh Al Bataeh () is a town located in outskirts of the Emirate of Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Penin ...

as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

Club career

Born in

Rondonópolis Rondonópolis (formerly known as Rio Vermelho (Red River)) is the third-largest Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in Mato Grosso, Brazil. It is located around from Cuiabá, the capital of the state. The city is named for military officer and ...

Mato Grosso Mato Grosso ( – ) is one of the states of Brazil, the List of Brazilian states by area, third largest by area, located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible ...

, Ivonei joined

Santos Santos may refer to: People *Santos (surname) * Santos Balmori Picazo (1899–1992), Spanish-Mexican painter * Santos Benavides (1823–1891), Confederate general in the American Civil War Places *Santos, São Paulo, a municipality in São Paulo ...

' youth setup in 2013, from Vila Aurora. On 2 October 2018, he signed his first professional contract with the club, until 2021. In June 2020, after the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

, Ivonei was promoted to the main squad by manager

Jesualdo Ferreira Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira (born 24 May 1946) is a Portuguese Manager (association football), football manager who last managed Zamalek SC, Zamalek in the Egyptian Premier League. In a managerial career of over forty years, he was in charge of all ...

. He made his professional – and Série A – debut on 13 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Alison in a 2–0 away loss against

Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional, Inter de Porto Alegre, a cidade do Grêmio or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Série A, the first division of the ...

. Ivonei made his

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América (), is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournam ...

debut on 1 October 2020, replacing Jobson in a 3–2 away win against

Club Olimpia Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan professional sports club based in the city of Asunción. It promotes the practice of various sports, with most importance given to the football, rugby and basketball sides, football being the most successful. Fou ...

. On 23 October, he renewed his contract with the club until July 2025. Ivonei scored his first professional goal on 14 November 2020, netting the opener in a 2–0 home win against

; it was also his first career start. He subsequently featured rarely during the 2021 season before being demoted back to the under-20 squad in March 2022. Back to the main squad for the 2023 season, Ivonei featured rarely before being separated from the first team squad by new head coach

Paulo Turra Paulo César Turra (born 14 November 1973), known as Paulo Turra, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a central defender. Playing career Born in Tuparendi, Rio Grande do Sul, Turra started playing football with local ...

on 4 July 2023. Eight days later, he was loaned to Série B side

Botafogo-SP Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP or Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as ...

for the remainder of the year. After returning from loan, Ivonei was not included in the first team squad of ''Peixe'', and rescinded his contract with the club on 13 June 2024.

International career

On 27 October 2017, Ivonei was called up to Brazil under-15 football team for the

2017 South American U-15 Championship The 2017 South American Under-15 Football Championship was the 8th edition of the South American Under-15 Football Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the CONMEBOL for the men's under-15 national teams ...

in Argentina. He scored one goal during the competition, in a 3–1 home defeat of Venezuela, as his side finished second.

Personal life

Ivonei's father Nei was also a footballer, who notably represented Vila Aurora.

Career statistics

References

External links

Santos FC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ivonei 2002 births Living people Sportspeople from Rondonópolis Footballers from Mato Grosso Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players UAE Pro League players Santos FC players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Al Bataeh Club players Brazil men's youth international footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen