Erik (footballer, born 2001)
Emirati footballer (born 2001)
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Erik Jorgens de Menezes (Arabic: إريك يورغينس دي مينيزيس; born 18 February 2001), simply known as Erik, is a professional footballer who plays as left-back for UAE Pro League club Al Ain. Born in Brazil, he plays for the United Arab Emirates national team.[1][2]
Full name
Erik Jorgens de Menezes
Date of birth
18 February 2001
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Jorgens de Menezes | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Quaraí, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Ain | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Internacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Internacional | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Al Ain | 129 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | United Arab Emirates | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2025 | |||
Early life and career
A product of SC Internacional youth system, the left-back did not receive many opportunities in the main team. He only played two games in the professional team. In the 2020/21 season, still at 19 years old, the youngster transferred to Al Ain FC, where he became a regular starter.[3]
Club Career Stats
- As of match played 25 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internacional | 2019 | Série A | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Al Ain | 2020–21 | UPL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 92 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 129 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 131 | 9 | ||
Honours
Al Ain
Individual
- UAE Pro League Golden Boy Best Young Resident player of the Year: 2021–22, 2022–23