Gerson (footballer, born 1997)

Gerson Santos da Silva (born 20 May 1997), simply known as Gerson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo as a midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Gerson
Gerson with Fluminense in 2016
Personal information
Full name Gerson Santos da Silva
Date of birth (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997
Place of birth Belford Roxo, Brazil
Height 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Flamengo
Number 8
Youth career
2012–2014 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Fluminense 53 (5)
2016–2019 Roma 28 (2)
2018–2019 → Fiorentina (loan) 36 (3)
2019– Flamengo 59 (4)
National team‡
2015–2016 Brazil U20 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 February 2015

Club career

Fluminense

Born in Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, Gerson finished his formation with Fluminense.[2] On 28 August 2014, he was promoted to the main squad, being included in the club's 22-man list for that year's Copa Sudamericana.[3]

On 12 November 2014, Gerson signed a new five-year deal with the club.[4] He was subsequently linked to Barcelona, Atlético Madrid and Juventus throughout the year, but nothing came of it.[5]

Gerson made his senior debut on 22 February 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Vasco for the Campeonato Carioca championship.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 8 March, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home win against Botafogo.[7] He appeared in 12 matches during the tournament, scoring four goals. Gerson made his Série A debut on 9 May 2015, starting in a 1–0 home win against Joinville.[8]

Roma

After being linked to several top European clubs in the winter of 2015–16, Gerson sealed a move to Italian club Roma on 4 January for around €15 million.

On 27 November 2016, Gerson started his first game with Roma against Pescara.

Fiorentina (loan)

On 20 July 2018, Gerson joined Fiorentina on loan until 30 June 2019.[9]

Flamengo

On 12 July 2019 Gerson signed with Brazilian club Flamengo through 2023.[10] The €11.8m (R$49.7m) transfer fee made Gerson the most expensive Brazilian player ever signed by a Brazilian club.[11]

International career

On 27 November 2014, Gerson was called up to the Brazil under-20s for the 2015 South American Youth Football Championship.[12] He made his debut for the side on 15 January 2015, starting in a 2–1 win against Chile,[13] and appeared in all matches during the tournament.

In November 2019 senior national team coach Tite stated that he was monitoring Gerson for a callup, having regretted not calling the player earlier that year. In December, Gerson asked not to be called for Brazil under-23 team to the South American qualifying tournament for the Summer Olympics to be held in January, citing fatigue after an intense season with Flamengo.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 October 2020.[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fluminense 2015 Série A 29100–12[lower-alpha 1]4415
2016 2000–13[lower-alpha 2]2152
Total 3110000256567
Roma 2016–17 Serie A 40007[lower-alpha 3]0–110
2017–18 242106[lower-alpha 4]0–312
Total 2821013000422
Fiorentina (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 36340––403
Flamengo 2019 Série A 272–5[lower-alpha 5]02[lower-alpha 6]0342
2020 150005[lower-alpha 5]013[lower-alpha 7]3333
Total 42200100153675
Career total 13785023040920517
  1. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
  2. Ten appearances and two goals in Campeonato Carioca, three appearances and two goals in Primeira Liga.
  3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League.
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League.
  5. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores.
  6. Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup.
  7. Two appearances and two goals in Recopa Sudamericana, one appearance in Supercopa do Brasil, ten appearances and one goal in Campeonato Carioca.

Honours

Club

Fluminense

Flamengo

Individual

References
  1. "Gerson". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  2. "Projeto Gerson: conheça o meia da seleção sub-20 que encantou Europa" [Gerson project: know the midfielder of the under-20s who delighted Europe] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. "Sem Magno Alves, Flu pode ter solução caseira com jovem promovido" [Without Magno Alves, Flu may have a homegrown solution with promoted youngster] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. "Joia da base, meia Gerson renova o contrato com o Flu por cinco anos" [Youth pearl, midfielder Gerson renews contract with Flu for five years] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  5. "Barcelona e Juventus intensificam interesse em Gerson, do Fluminense" [Barcelona and Juventus intensify interest in Gerson, from Fluminense] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  6. "Superior, Vasco vence o Flu com gol de pênalti em clássico no Engenhão" [Superior, Vasco defeats Flu with a penalty goal in the derby at Engenhão] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  7. "Com gols de garotos e Fred artilheiro, Flu vence o Bota de virada no Maraca" [With goals from youngsters and topscorer Fred, Flu defeats Bota with a comeback at Maraca] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  8. "Fluminense 1–0 Joinville" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  9. "Gerson on loan to Fiorentina". Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  10. "Flamengo anuncia Gerson oficialmente, e Roma divulga valor da venda: R$ 49,7 milhões". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  11. "Em valores absolutos, Gerson é o brasileiro mais caro contratado por um clube do país na história". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  12. "Gallo convoca seleção brasileira que disputará o Sul-Americano sub-20" [Gallo calls up Brazil national team which will play in South American under-20] (in Portuguese). Esporte Interativo. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  13. "Sul-Americano sub-20: Brasil vence Chile com gols de Marcos Guilherme" [South American under-20: Brazil defeats Chile with two Marcos Guilherme goals] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  14. Unwin, Will (23 November 2019). "Flamengo 2–1 River Plate: Copa Libertadores final – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  15. Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  16. "Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão 2019: veja a seleção e quem foi premiado" (in Portuguese). Goal.com. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  17. "Bola de Prata: veja como ficou a seleção do Campeonato Brasileiro 2019" (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  18. "Gabigol, do Flamengo, é eleito craque do Campeonato Carioca; veja seleção" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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