Anderson Ceará
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francisco Anderson de Jesus dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Tianguá, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK Csíkszereda | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2018 | Santos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Santos | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → CRB (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Maringá (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Santa Cruz (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2024– | FK Csíkszereda | 72 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 April 2026 | |||
Francisco Anderson de Jesus dos Santos (born 21 May 1999), known as Anderson Ceará (Brazilian Portuguese: [siɐˈɾa]), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga I club FK Csíkszereda.
Santos
Born in Tianguá, Ceará, Anderson Ceará joined Santos' youth setup in October 2012, aged 13.[1] On 27 July 2018, he signed his first professional contract, agreeing to a deal until June 2021.[2]
Anderson Ceará made his senior debut with the B-team on 8 August 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 5–2 away win against Bragantino, for the year's Copa Paulista.[3] He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 21 November, replacing goalscorer Rodrygo in a 1–1 home draw against Botafogo.[4]
On 29 November 2018, Anderson Ceará suffered a knee injury, being sidelined for eight months.[5] He returned to action in May 2019,[6] but spent the remainder of that year with the youth setup.
In June 2020, Anderson Ceará was promoted to the main squad by manager Jesualdo Ferreira,[7] and renewed until 2023 on 18 July.[8] On 19 November, after receiving little playing time, he moved to CRB on loan until the end of the season.[9]
On 13 December 2021, after again featuring very rarely, Anderson Ceará was loaned to Maringá until the end of the 2022 Campeonato Paranaense.[10] The following 8 June, he was presented at Série D side Santa Cruz, also on loan.[11]
On 22 October 2022, Anderson Ceará's loan with Santa was extended until the end of the 2023 Campeonato Pernambucano.[12]