Guilherme Santos (footballer, born 2001)
Brazilian footballer
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Guilherme Santos da Silva (born 13 May 2001), known as Guilherme Santos, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for São José-SP, on loan from Portuguesa.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guilherme Santos da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Serra, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
São José-SP (on loan from Portuguesa) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Grêmio Laranjeiras | ||
| 2015–2016 | Rio Branco-ES | ||
| 2016–2017 | Porto Vitória | ||
| 2017–2020 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Atlético Mineiro | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Coimbra (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Coimbra (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Vitória (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Red Bull Brasil (loan) | 12 | (6) |
| 2022 | → Red Bull Bragantino (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Avaí (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Villa Nova (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2024 | → FC Cincinnati 2 (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | Botafogo-PB | 30 | (7) |
| 2025 | → Avaí (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | Portuguesa | 12 | (0) |
| 2026– | → São José-SP (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:43, 3 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Football career
Born in Serra, Espírito Santo, Guilherme Santos played for the youth categories of local sides Grêmio Laranjeiras, Rio Branco-ES, and Porto Vitória before signing with Atlético Mineiro in 2017.[1] In July 2020, he was loaned to Coimbra for the remaining stages of the 2020 Campeonato Mineiro,[2] and made his senior debut in a 2–1 Campeonato Mineiro loss to Tombense on 27 July, starting the match and scoring his side's only goal.[3]
Back to Galo after only that appearance, Guilherme Santos renewed his contract with the club until 2023 on 12 November 2020,[4] but returned to Coimbra again on loan the following 11 March.[5] After again featuring rarely, he returned to his parent club in April 2021,[6] but was announced at Vitória also in a temporary deal on 8 May of that year.[7]
On 27 January 2022, Guilherme Santos was loaned to Red Bull Bragantino, being initially a member of reserve team Red Bull Brasil.[8] After being the top scorer of the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, he was promoted to the main squad in March,[9] and made his Série A debut on 17 October, coming on as a second-half substitute for Helinho in a 2–0 home loss to Santos.
On 10 January 2023, still owned by Atlético, Guilherme Santos joined Avaí until the end of the year.[10] Rarely used, he moved to Villa Nova roughly one year later, on loan for the 2024 Campeonato Mineiro.[11]
On 16 May 2024, FC Cincinnati 2 announced the signing of Guilherme Santos on a MLS Next Pro contract,[12] although his rights were still linked to Atlético Mineiro.[13] In December, he returned to his home country after signing a permanent deal with Botafogo-PB,[14] where he soon became a key unit under head coach João Burse.[15]
On 18 July 2025, Guilherme Santos returned to Avaí, again on loan.[16] Back to Belo in October after just six matches,[17] but was unable to repeat the same success in the 2026 season, and departed the club on 12 March of that year.[18]
On 20 March 2026, Portuguesa announced the signing of Guilherme Santos until the end of 2027.[19] On 28 August, however, he joined São José-SP on loan for the Copa Paulista knockout rounds.[20]
Career statistics
- As of 3 August 2026[21]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coimbra | 2020 | Mineiro | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Coimbra | 2021 | Mineiro | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Vitória | 2021 | Série B | 14 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Red Bull Brasil | 2022 | Paulista A2 | — | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | ||||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2022 | Série A | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Avaí | 2023 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[a] | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
| Villa Nova | 2024 | Mineiro | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| FC Cincinnati 2 | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | ||||
| Botafogo-PB | 2025 | Série C | 9 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | |||
| Avaí (loan) | 2025 | Série B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Portuguesa | 2026 | Série D | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| São José-SP (loan) | 2026 | Paulista A2 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 55 | 3 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 121 | 21 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina