Emerson dos Santos da Silva

Emerson

Personal information
Full name	Emerson dos Santos da Silva
Date of birth	(1983-05-03) 3 May 1983
Place of birth	Taguatinga, Brazil
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Botafogo
Youth career
1999–2001	Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Gama
2005	São Caetano
2006	Guarani
2006	Flamengo	0	(0)
2006–2007	Veranópolis
2007	Fortaleza
2008	Sertãozinho
2008–2010	Avaí	153	(27)
2011–2013	Coritiba	49	(6)
2013–2015	Atlético Mineiro	13	(0)
2015	→ Avaí (loan)	20	(2)
2016–	Botafogo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:51, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Emerson dos Santos da Silva (born 3 May 1983), simply known as Emerson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Botafogo, as a central defender.

Early life

Emerson was born in Taguatinga, in Brazil.

Career

Emerson came to football in the youth of the range. In the early years of his career, played, beyond the range, also in São Caetano. In 2006, he was in Guarani, when in the middle of that year he went to Flamengo. Having stayed one month at Flamengo, Emerson ended up finishing that year as player Veranópolis. In 2007, around May, replaced by the Veranópolis Fortress where he remained until the end of the season.

Began the year 2008 in Sertãozinho, however, two months later, came to rescind his contract with the club in order to go play in Avaí Futebol Clube which became one of the highlights of the team in winning access The series in the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B 2008.

In 2009, Emerson had great prominence along with the best Avai in a campaign of Santa Catarina a club in Serie A Brazilian Championship, finishing in sixth place with 57 points.

Records

Emerson, who made his debut at Avaí on March 5, 2008 in an international friendly before the selection of Jamaica in the Avaí won 2-0, reached a staggering 100 games for the club on February 21, 2010 when Avaí tied for the 1-1 with Joinville in Joinville.

Career statistics

(Correct as of October 16, 2010)

Club	Season	State League		Brazilian Série A		Copa do Brasil		Copa Sudamericana		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Flamengo	2006	-	-	0	0	2	0	-	-	2	0
Total		-	-	0	0	2	0	-	-	2	0

Honours

Flamengo

• Copa do Brasil: 2006

Avaí

• Campeonato Catarinense: 2009, 2010

Coritiba

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2011, 2012

Individual

• Best defender Campeonato Catarinense: 2009, 2010

External links

• Emerson at footballzz.co.uk
• Goal.com profile (Portuguese)
• Emerson profile at Sambafoot