Emerson Galego
Brazilian football player
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Emerson Mendes de Carvalho (born 10 August 1999), known as Emerson Galego or just Galego, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Juventude. He was the top scorer of the Campeonato Pernambucano in 2023 with 6 goals for Petrolina, and the Campeonato Gaúcho in 2025 with 8 goals for Ypiranga-RS.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emerson Mendes Carvalho | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Casa Nova, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventude | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | 1º de Maio | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | ASEEV | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | Juazeirense | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Santa Cruz de Natal | 6 | (1) |
| 2023 | Petrolina | 13 | (6) |
| 2022 | Santa Cruz | 13 | (4) |
| 2023 | Juventus-SP | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Petrolina | 20 | (5) |
| 2024 | → ABC (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Mineiros (loan) | 6 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | → Ypiranga-RS (loan) | 12 | (8) |
| 2025– | Juventude | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 December 2025 | |||
Career
Born in Casa Nova, Bahia, Galego played in the Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2 for 1º de Maio in 2019.[1] With Petrolina in 2023, he was the top scorer of the Campeonato Pernambucano with 6 goals in 13 games; his exploits helped the club to the semi-finals for the first time, in addition to first-ever qualifications to the Copa do Brasil and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.[2]
In the second half of 2023, Galego took part in Série D with Santa Cruz of Recife, scoring four goals.[3][4] The following 28 February, back at Petrolina in the first round of the national cup, he scored the final goal of a 3–2 home win over Cascavel, earning his club R$945,000.[5]
In July 2024, Galego joined ABC for the remainder of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C season.[6] He moved again in October to Ypiranga, to play in the Copa FGF in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, and renewed his contract at the end of the year.[7][8] In the Campeonato Gaúcho at the start of 2025, he was the top scorer with 8 goals over 12 games, including one in the second leg of the 4–1 aggregate win over São Luiz for the Taça Farroupilha, earning his team a place in the next year's Copa do Brasil.[9][10]
At the end of March 2025, 25-year-old Galego joined a Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side for the first time, signing a three-year deal at Juventude. The buying club acquired 40% of his economic rights.[11]