Sérgio Antônio Soler de Oliveira Júnior (born 15 March 1995), commonly known as Serginho and Sai Erjini'ao () in China, is a professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

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. Born in Brazil, he plays for the China national team.

Club career

Born in

Monte Aprazível Monte Aprazível is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is of 25,373 inhabitants, and the area is 496.9 km2. Known as "The Dream's Dam City", because of a dam located nearby the city center. Monte Aprazível bel ...

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, Serginho joined

Santos FC Santos Futebol Clube () is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a ''bairro'' in the city of Santos, São Paulo, Santos. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo's premier State football lea ...

's youth setup in 2011, aged 15, after being released by rivals

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due to a recurrent

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. He soon earned plaudits for his performances with the under-20's, being a key midfield unit during the 2014

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winning campaign. On 9 March 2014 Serginho made his first-team debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 4–1 home success over Oeste for the

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championship. He made his Série A debut on 11 September, again from the bench in a 1–3 away loss against

Sport Recife Sport Club do Recife (), commonly known as Sport Recife or simply Sport, is a Brazilian sports club, located in Recife, Pernambuco. Founded in 1905, the club currently competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the top tier of football i ...

. On 15 January 2016, Serginho renewed his contract – which was due to expire at the end of the year – until 2018. On 7 July, he was loaned to fellow top tier club Vitória until the end of the year. Serginho scored his first professional goal 17 November 2016, netting Vitória's second in a 2–3 away loss against former club Santos. The following 17 February he moved to

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, on loan until the end of the

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. Upon returning, Serginho did not play a single minute until July 2017, in a 1–0 away win against

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. He started to feature more regularly in late September, mainly used as a substitute. On 23 January 2018, Serginho was loaned to fellow top tier club

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for one year. On 15 April, he scored a brace in a 3–0 home defeat of

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. On 29 July 2018, he moved to

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club

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. Serginho made an impressive appearance with Kashima in the

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. On 27 January 2025,

Changchun Yatai Changchun Yatai Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Changchun, Jilin, that competes in . Changchun Yatai plays its home matches at the Changchun Stadium, located within Nanguan District. The club's founder and main ...

announced that Serginho was released after the end of his contract.

Beijing Guoan

On 2 February 2025, fellow

side

announced that Serginho has completed the transfer to the club. Serginho chose to wear the number 7 shirt. He debuted on 29 March 2025 in a 1–1 draw against

Chengdu Rongcheng Chengdu Rongcheng Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Chengdu, Sichuan, that competes in . Chengdu Rongcheng plays its home matches at the Phoenix Hill Football Stadium, located within Jinniu District. The club's f ...

for the club in matchday 3 of

. His first goal for the club, a header from a corner, came on 15 April 2025 in a 4–4 league draw against

Wuhan Three Towns Wuhan Three Towns Football Club () is a Chinese professional football club based in Wuhan, Hubei, that competes in . Wuhan Three Towns plays its home matches at the Wuhan Sports Center, located within Caidian District. Wuhan Three Towns had remar ...

International career

Although Serginho was born in Brazil, he did not represent the nation internationally at any level. On 13 March 2025, Serginho became a naturalised citizen of

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. He was subsequently called up by the Chinese national team in preparation for two of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier matches against

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and

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. He debuted for the Chinese national team on 25 March 2025 in a 0–2 loss to Australia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He came on as a substitute at half-time.

Career statistics

Club

International

: ''As of match played 5 June 2025.''

Honours

Santos *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

: 2014 Kashima Antlers *

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Changchun Yatai *

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References

External links

Santos official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Serginho 1995 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) People from Monte Aprazível Chinese men's footballers China men's international footballers Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian emigrants to China Men's association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players China League One players Chinese Super League players Santos FC players Esporte Clube Vitória players Esporte Clube Santo André players América Futebol Clube (MG) players Kashima Antlers players Changchun Yatai F.C. players Beijing Guoan F.C. players AFC Champions League Elite–winning players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Naturalized citizens of the People's Republic of China Naturalised association football players 21st-century Chinese sportsmen Chinese people of Brazilian descent