The Santos Futebol Clube Reserves and Academy consist of the
reserve and
academy
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teams of
Santos FC
Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a ''bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals in ...
. Its main goal is to discover talented young players who has future potential to play for Santos' first team.
Structure
Santos Futebol Clube is responsible for over 100 young athletes in 5 different categories: U-11, U-13, U-15, U-17, U-20. These athletes stay in two modern dormitories, located inside
Urbano Caldeira Stadium, with living room, recreation room and cafeteria. The athletes also have medical, dental and psychological assistance. The club’s physical development program is a pioneer within Brazilian soccer.
The club developed the Centro de Desenvolvimento à Performance ao Futebol (Center of Football Performance Development) to set a pattern in physical preparation for all youth teams. This project starts with boys over six years old and covers 270 young athletes.
The gymnasium used by youth teams is located on the third floor at Vila Belmiro Stadium, and it is equipped with technology similar to that available for Santos’ first team. Education is valued by the team, leading it to create the Centro de Estudos Luiza Neófiti (Luiza Neófiti Study Center) adjacent to the gym.
Notable academy graduates
2000s
From the squad who was crowned champions in
2002
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, Santos had 15 youth graduates (
Rafael,
Alex
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People
Multiple
* Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
*Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people
*Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple p ...
,
André Luís,
Michel,
Pereira,
Preto,
Leandro,
Canindé,
Diego
Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''.
...
,
Paulo Almeida,
Adiel,
Douglas
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* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
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,
Robinho
Robson de Souza ( or , born 25 January 1984), known as Robinho (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
In 1999, at 15 years of age, Robinho was picked by Brazil legend Pelé as his heir apparent and, in 2002 ...
,
William
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and
Bruno Moraes) who appeared with the side over the year.
In 2003, with the club finishing second, another academy products appeared regularly with the first team. As Robinho, Alex, André Luís, Paulo Almeida and Diego were already starters,
Jerri was the newcomer more regularly used during the year, mainly as a substitute.
In
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
– another season of success –
Domingos
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People
Surnamed
* Afonso Domingos
* André Domingos
* Antonio Domingos
* Bárbara Domingos
* Camilo Domingos
* Ederson Bruno Domingos
* Garcia Domingos
* Guilherme Afif Domingos
* Jônatas Domingos
* Laila Domingo ...
,
Leonardo and
Luís Augusto appeared regularly and were the main youth graduates of the year. After a vast majority of the players left the club and moved to Europe (the most notable sale was Robinho's to
Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
in 2005), the club struggled to produce any notable graduates in the following three years.
Santos’ first team for the 2007 and 2008 seasons included players such as
Renatinho,
Felipe,
Marcelo
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*Marcelo Costa de Andrade (born 1967), Brazilian serial killer, rapi ...
,
Adriano,
Carlinhos,
Thiago Carleto,
Díonísio and
Moraes; the latter scored the winner in 2007
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Run by the FPF, the league is contested between 16 clubs and ty ...
.
2010s
In the 2010 season's astronomic campaign, Santos had
Neymar
Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), known as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team. A prolific goalscorer and renowned play ...
,
Ganso
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,
André
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,
Alan Patrick,
Rafael and Robinho as their notable youth graduates (despite the latter and André left in June). In the following two years, the club saw the emergence of Neymar as a rising star and also saw some youth graduates like
Felipe Anderson and
Victor Andrade stepping up and becoming first-team regulars for the side.
In 2013, a complete revolution took over the club after Neymar's transfer to
FC Barcelona
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; former youth sides' manager
Claudinei Oliveira
Claudinei dos Santos Oliveira (born 29 September 1969), known as Claudinei Oliveira, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current head coach of Vila Nova.
Playing career
Born in Sa ...
was promoted to first-team, and gave first-team football to
Alan Santos
Alan Santos da Silva (born 24 April 1991), known as Alan Santos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chapecoense as a defensive midfielder.
Career Brazil
Born in Salvador, Bahia, Alan Santos began his career at Vitória's youth categori ...
,
Leandrinho,
Neílton
Neilton Meira Mestzk (born 17 February 1994), commonly known as Neilton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Career
Santos
Neilton joined Santos' youth setup in 2008, aged 14. He was the club's topscorer in 2013 Co ...
,
Giva,
Emerson Palmieri,
Gustavo Henrique and
Alison, with the latter two impressing in the season. A year later, the club's youth emergence followed, with
Geuvânio
Geuvânio Santos Silva (born 5 April 1992), simply known as Geuvânio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ituano FC.
Club career Santos
Born in Ilha das Flores, Sergipe, Geuvânio appeared the most of his youth ...
,
Gabriel
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and
Jubal also being in the spotlights.
In 2015, the club's youth graduates again appeared strongly in the main squad, with
Daniel Guedes
Daniel Guedes da Silva ((); born 2 April 1994) is a Brazilian Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, right back.
Club career
Santos
Born in João Ramalho (municipality), João Ramalho, São ...
,
Zeca and
Thiago Maia becoming regulars, mainly under
Dorival Júnior
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Playing career
Known only as Júnior during his playing days, he was born in Araraquara, São Paul ...
. In 2016, the first graduates from the B-team started to appear in the main squad, with
Lucas Veríssimo,
Ronaldo Mendes and
Vitor Bueno
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Club career Botafogo-SP
Born in Monte Alto, São Paulo, Bueno started his career at Monte Azu ...
being the players more regularly used. Although Ronaldo left in the summer, Bueno was elected the Newcomer of the year's ''Brasileirão'' after scoring ten goals.
During the 2017 season, the promoted players from the under-20s were
Arthur Gomes and
Matheus Oliveira, while
Yan and
Thaciano
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Club career
Born in Campina Grande ...
came from the B-side; none of them were regularly used, however. Late in the season, prospects like
Yuri Alberto
Yuri Alberto Monteiro da Silva (born 18 March 2001), known as Yuri Alberto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Corinthians.
Club career Santos
Born in the northern neighbourhood of Vila Cristina in São José dos Campos, Yuri ...
and
Rodrygo
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He began his career with Santos, where he played ...
went straight to the main squad from the under-17s.
In 2018, Rodrygo came into prominence after becoming a regular starter for the club. Youth graduates like
Robson Bambu,
Gabriel Calabres
Gabriel Calabres Nunes (born 8 March 1998) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maringá, on loan from Cianorte.
Club career São Carlos
Born in Matão, Calabres represented São Carlos as a youth. On 14 June 2015 he made ...
,
Guilherme Nunes
Guilherme Nunes da Silva (born 12 July 1998), known as Guilherme Nunes () or simply Guilherme, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Aparecidense.
Club career Santos
Born in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Guilhe ...
and
Matheus Guedes
Matheus Gabriel Guedes Caetano (born 3 December 1999), known as Matheus Guedes, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Cianorte.
Career Santos
Born in Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Guedes joined Santos' youth setup in 20 ...
were all promoted from the under-20s, while
Diego Pituca came from the B-team. Another youth team players like
Victor Yan
Victor Yan Souza Santos (born 23 January 2001), known as Victor Yan, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkiv.
Club career Santos
Born in Taboão da Serra, Victor Yan joined Santos' youth setup in 2 ...
,
Lucas Lourenço
Lucas Lourenço Andrade (born 23 January 2001) (), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cianorte.
Club career
Born in Santos, São Paulo, Lucas Lourenço joined Santos' football youth categories in 2013, after ...
and
Emerson featured on the bench for some matches, but were later demoted back to their youth sides. Late in the year,
Kaio Jorge, a forward from the under-17s, was promoted to the first team.
On 16 October 2018, Santos' board opted to cease the activity of the B-team for the 2019 season. During the 2019 campaign, the youth setup had little protagonism in the first team's performance, with only Gustavo Henrique, Lucas Veríssimo and Alison featuring regularly; all of them, however, were already involved in the main squad in the past seasons.
Wagner Leonardo
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Club career Santos
Born in Praia Gra ...
,
Sandry and
Tailson were the only youth graduates to make their first team debuts in that season.
2020s
For the 2020 season under
Jesualdo Ferreira
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In a managerial career of over forty years, he was in charge of all of his country's Big Three ...
, more youth graduates were involved in the first team routines, with Kaio Jorge establishing himself as a regular and
Renyer
Renyer Luan de Oliveira Damasceno (born 12 July 2003), simply known as Renyer, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos as a forward.
Club career Santos
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Renyer represented Fluminense and Flamengo's futsal teams ...
making his first team debut. Jesualdo also promoted
Ivonei,
Anderson Ceará and
Alex
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, while also taking
Marcos Leonardo
Marcos Leonardo Santos Almeida (born 2 May 2003), known as Marcos Leonardo (), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Santos.
Club career
Born in Itapetinga, Bahia, Marcos Leonardo moved to Taubaté, São Paulo in May 2014, and ...
up for trainings.
After Jesualdo left and
Cuca was appointed manager,
Ângelo made his debut as a 15-year-old, becoming the second-youngest player to debut in the club's history. Sandry became a regular starter, while
João Paulo and
John
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* Seco ...
shared the starting spot. The club also reached the
2020 Copa Libertadores Final, where five youth graduates took part of the club's starting eleven (John, Veríssimo, Alison, Sandry and Kaio Jorge) and another two came in as substitutes (
Wellington Tim and
Bruno Marques
Bruno Henrique Marques Torres (born 22 September 1999), known as Bruno Marques () or Bruninho (), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Botafogo-SP, on loan from Santos.
Club career Early career
Born in Recife, Pernambuco, B ...
), while the club had 12 players who played for the youth categories among the 23-man matchday squad.
For the 2021 campaign, new manager
Ariel Holan gave the starting spot to Ângelo,
Kaiky
Kaiky Fernandes Melo (born 12 January 2004), simply known as Kaiky, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Almería.
Club career Santos
Born in Santos, São Paulo, Kaiky joined Santos' youth setup from local ...
and
Gabriel Pirani
Gabriel Cordeiro Pirani (; born 12 April 2002) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club D.C. United.
Club career Santos
Born in Penápolis, São Paulo, Pirani joined Santos' ...
, with
Kevin Malthus
Kevin Malthus de Sousa Ribeiro (born 11 January 2003), known as Kevin Malthus () or simply Malthus (), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santos.
Club career
Born in Belém, Pará, Malthus moved to Santos, São Paulo at the ...
and
Vinicius Balieiro
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being also regularly used. After Holan resigned, only Pirani featured regularly under subsequent managers
Fernando Diniz and
Fábio Carille.
During the 2022 season, Ângelo, Kaiky, Marcos Leonardo and
Lucas Pires became regular starters at the club;
Lucas Barbosa and
Rwan Seco also started to feature in the main squad.
Honours
* : 2014
*
Copa São Paulo de Juniores: 1984, 2013, 2014
*
Copa do Brasil Sub-20
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: 2013
* : 2011
*
Porto Seguro Cup
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: 2008
* : 1979, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2022
* : 1994, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2014
* : 2009
* : 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015
* : 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019
*
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*Supercopa Honduras, a defunct Honduran football (soccer) competition.
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: 2010
Players
Current squads
B squad
Created in 2015 as Santos under-23 squad, the side acted mainly as a transition between the under-20 to the professional team. The B-team played in the
Copa Paulista
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, before being disbanded in 2020.
In 2021, Santos again played in the Copa Paulista, but with the same team which played in the
Campeonato Brasileiro de Aspirantes, mainly composed by under-20 players.
=Other players under contract
=
Under-20 squad
According to the official website.
=Current technical staff
=
=Under-20 managers
=
*
Márcio Fernandes (2003–2008)
*
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* Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa, Governor General of the Philippines
* Narciso dos Santos, Brazilian former footballer
* Narciso Durán, Franciscan friar and missio ...
(2008–2011)
*
Claudinei Oliveira
Claudinei dos Santos Oliveira (born 29 September 1969), known as Claudinei Oliveira, is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current head coach of Vila Nova.
Playing career
Born in Sa ...
(2011–2013)
*
Pepinho (2013–2015)
*
Emerson Ballio (2015)
*
Marcos Soares (2015–2017)
*
Aarão Alves
Aarão Alves dos Santos (born 26 August 1974), known as Aarão Alves, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a left back, and is the current manager of Baré.
Career
Born in Santos, São Paulo, Alves made his senior debut with Portug ...
(2017–2018)
*
Emerson Ballio (2019)
*
Márcio Zanardi
Márcio Zanardi Gomes da Silva (born 11 July 1978) is a Brazilian professional football coach who is currently in charge of São Bernardo.
Career
Born in São Paulo, Zanardi began his career with Pão de Açúcar EC's under-15 sides before mov ...
(2019)
*
Pablo Fernandez (2020)
*
Aarão Alves
Aarão Alves dos Santos (born 26 August 1974), known as Aarão Alves, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a left back, and is the current manager of Baré.
Career
Born in Santos, São Paulo, Alves made his senior debut with Portug ...
(2020–2021)
*
Rodrigo Chipp (2021)
*
Thiago Lima (caretaker; 2021)
*
Elder Campos (2022)
*
Orlando Ribeiro (2022–)
*
Buião (caretaker; 2022–)
Academy graduates
:Only players who made their senior debuts for Santos in the 21st century are listed;
:
Note: Academy graduates who still play for Santos, including those that are currently out on loan to other clubs, are highlighted in green. Players who have appeared for another senior team before making their first team debut with Santos are highlighted in ''italic''.
References
External links
Santos FC's ''Júnior'' squad on official website
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Reserves and Academy
Football academies in Brazil