Huanderson Junior da Silva Santos (born 3 August 1983), commonly known as Huanderson, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Greek

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club Karaiskakis. Huanderson played for several clubs in his home country, before moving to

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for

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Career

Brazil

Huanderson started his career for Iraty in 2004. He moved clubs almost annually playing for São Bernardo,

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, Roma Apuracana,

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, Francana,

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and

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Europe

On 8 June 2011 Huanderson signed for Portuguese club Rio Ave. After being benched for the first matches of the

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he finally made his debut in a Day 5 match against

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. On 25 September 2012 Huanderson signed for Greek Football League outfit Iraklis. He made his debut for the club on 12 November 2012 in a match against Apollon Smyni. After a string of good performances he signed a contract extension with Iraklis until 30 June 2016. After five years in Iraklis, on 5 September 2017,

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officially announced the signing of experienced Brazilian goalkeeper, until the end of 2017-18 season.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Player profile in Iraklis F.C. Official website
{{A.E. Karaiskakis F.C. squad 1983 births Living people Footballers from Goiânia Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Super League Greece players Iraty Sport Club players Guarani FC players Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Jaú) players Atlético Clube Goianiense players Associação Atlética Francana players Rio Ave F.C. players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Araguaína Futebol e Regatas players A.E. Karaiskakis F.C. players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen