Jhonatan dos Santos Rosa (born 9 September 2002), known as Jhon Jhon or just Jhonatan, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

Red Bull 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 lev ...

Club career

Born in

Vitória, Espírito Santo Vitória (; ) is the capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is located on a small island within a bay where a number of rivers meet the sea. It was founded in 1551. The city proper is and has a population of 322,869 (2022), whilst ...

, Jhon Jhon joined Primavera's youth setup after being spotted by former player

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when playing for Portuguese club Boavista. He made his senior debut with the club during the 2021

Campeonato Paulista Série A3 Campeonato Paulista Série A3 is the third tier of the professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF). The tournament has been known as Série A3 since the ...

, scoring once in four matches. On 5 May 2021, Jhon Jhon was loaned to

Palmeiras The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional association football, football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes (district of São Paulo), Perdizes. Palmeiras is ...

, being initially assigned to the under-20 squad. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 10 December, coming on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer

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in a 1–0 home win over

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. On 3 January 2022, Jhon Jhon signed a permanent deal with ''Verdão'' until 2026. After spending the year with the under-20s, he was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2023 campaign.

Personal life

Jhon Jhon's father

Marcelo Pelé Marcelo Corrêa Rosa (born 9 November 1976), better known as Marcelo Pelé, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Born in Vila Velha, Marcelo Pelé stood out particularly in football in Espírito San ...

was also a footballer. A

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, he notably represented

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Career statistics

Honours

Palmeiras *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

Supercopa do Brasil The Supercopa do Brasil (), also known as Supercopa Rei (), is a Brazilian association football trophy organized by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). It is contested between the champions of the Campeonato Brasileiro and the winners of ...

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the São Paulo State Football Federation (FPF), ...

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References

External links

Palmeiras profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jhon Jhon 2002 births Living people Footballers from Vitória, Espírito Santo Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players SE Palmeiras players Red Bull Bragantino players 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen