Emerson Santana Deocleciano (born 27 July 1999), sometimes known as Baiano, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for club,

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Career

Deocleciano started his career with Vila Nova, playing for them in the

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in 2018. In June 2019, he joined

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NK Lokomotiva Nogometni klub Lokomotiva Zagreb (), commonly known as Lokomotiva Zagreb or simply Lokomotiva, is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. It competes in the Croatian First Football League, the country's top division. Founded in 19 ...

on an initial one-year loan deal. On 4 August 2019, he made his professional debut as a substitute in a 3–0 loss to

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. Deocleciano's deal with Lokomotiva was later made permanent and in February 2020, he was loaned out to

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Rīgas FS Rīgas Futbola skola (Latvian for ''Riga Football School'', also Rīgas FS or RFS) is a Latvian women's football club from Riga. The women play in the top level Latvian Women's League and won the championship in 2013 and 2014. They won their thi ...

. Deocleciano was announce official permanent transfer to RFS for 2021 season. On 10 January 2025, Deocleciano abroad to Japan for the first time and signed to J2 club,

for 2025 season.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

; FK RFS *

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References

External links

Profile at V-Varen Nagasaki
1999 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Vila Nova Futebol Clube players NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players FK RFS players V-Varen Nagasaki players Croatian Football League players Latvian Higher League players J2 League players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Brazil-footy-forward-1990s-stub