Alefe Santos

Alefein "Alefe" Santos D'Abadia (born 1 March 1995) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a winger for Gloucester City.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is D'Abadia.
Alefe Santos
Personal information
Full name Alefein Santos D'Abadia[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder, Winger
Team information
Current team
 Gloucester City
Youth career
Stoke City
2011–2013 Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Bristol Rovers 24 (1)
2014–2017 Derby County 0 (0)
2015 → Notts County (loan) 3 (0)
2016 → Eastleigh (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2019 Yeovil Town 31 (0)
2019–2020 Aldershot Town 25 (2)
2020–2021 Weymouth 6 (0)
2021–2023 Chippenham Town 67 (7)
2023 Poole Town 6 (0)
2023– Gloucester City 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:40, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Santos was born in São Paulo before moving to England when he was 12 years old.[4]

“My parents told me I would have a better chance here in the UK, and better opportunities to achieve my dream to become a professional footballer,” Santos said about his transition from Brazil to England."[5]

Career

Bristol Rovers

Santos began his career at Stoke City[6] as a schoolboy before joining Bristol Rovers on a two-year scholarship in the summer of 2011.[4] The next season, he made his professional debut whilst still considered a youth player on 20 November 2012, in a 4–0 defeat to Port Vale in Football League Two, coming on as a substitute for Fabian Broghammer after 60 minutes.[7]

He signed his professional contract with the club on 23 April 2013. Santos became a regular player in the Bristol Rovers first team in the 2013–14 season, playing 27 matches, including 23 in the league, but his team were relegated to the Football Conference. On 12 October 2013, he scored his only goal for Bristol Rovers, in a 1–1 league draw with Mansfield Town at Field Mill; he came on for Andy Bond after 72 minutes and scored the equaliser 12 minutes later.[8]

Derby County

He signed a two-year contract with the option of a third year at Derby County on 1 July 2014 after turning down a new contract with Bristol Rovers.[4] He had previously been in discussions with Premier League club Hull City.[9] Santos made his Derby debut on 26 August, replacing Johnny Russell for the last 20 minutes of a 1–0 League Cup victory over Charlton Athletic.[10]

Notts County (loan)

Having not made another appearance since his debut, on 9 January 2015 Santos went on a one-month loan to League One club Notts County,[11] and made a total of 3 appearances.

Eastleigh (loan)

On 10 November 2016, National League side Eastleigh announced that they had reached an agreement with Derby to sign Santos on a short-term loan until 2 January 2017.[12] His loan was cut short after just 28 days, when Derby exercised their right to call him back from Eastleigh.

Yeovil Town

On 25 July 2017, following a successful trial period, Santos signed for League Two club Yeovil Town signing a two-year contract.[13] At the end of the 2018–19 season, Santos was released by Yeovil following the club's relegation from the Football League.[14]

Aldershot Town

On 5 July 2019, Santos agreed to join National League side, Aldershot Town on a one-year deal.[15]

Weymouth

On 31 August 2020, Santos signed for newly-promoted National League side Weymouth.[16] Santos left the club at the end of the season after making just eight appearances in all competitions.[17]

Chippenham Town

On 21 June 2021, Santos joined National League South side Chippenham Town.[18] Santos signed on for a second season in June 2022 following a record league finish for the club and defeat in the play-offs.[19]

Poole Town

On 22 June 2023, Santos signed for Southern League Premier Division South club Poole Town. Santos made his debut against Hendon coming on as a second half substitute for Luke Nippard. [20]

Gloucester City

On 16 October 2023, Santos joined National League North club Gloucester City following his departure from Poole Town.[21]

Playing style

Santos describes himself as "a very direct player who likes to run at the full-back and get crosses in and create chances for the team".[11]

Career statistics
As of end of 2022–23 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol Rovers 2012–13[22] League Two 1000000010
2013–14[23] League Two 23120101[lower-alpha 1]0271
Total 241201010281
Derby County 2014–15[24] Championship 000010—10
2015–16[25] Championship 000000—00
2016–17[26] Championship 00—00—00
Total 000010—10
Notts County (loan) 2014–15[24] League One 30———30
Eastleigh (loan) 2016–17[26] National League 4010——50
Yeovil Town 2017–18[27] League Two 14040006[lower-alpha 2]0240
2018–19[28] League Two 17000002[lower-alpha 2]0190
Total 310400080430
Aldershot Town 2019–20[29] National League 25210—1[lower-alpha 3]0272
Weymouth 2020–21[30] National League 6010—1[lower-alpha 3]080
Chippenham Town 2021–22[30] National League South 35520—4[lower-alpha 4]0415
2022–23[30] National League South 32240—1[lower-alpha 3]0372
Total 67760—50787
Poole Town 2023–24[31] Southern League
Premier Division South		 6030—0090
Gloucester City 2023–24[30] National League North 00——0000
Career total 166101802016020210
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance in FA Trophy
  4. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in Wiltshire Premier Shield and two appearances in National League South play-offs

References
  1. "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  2. Alefe Santos at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. "First Team – Midfielder – Alefe Santos". Yeovil Town F.C. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. "Rams move to complete the signing of 19-year-old winger". Derby County F.C. 1 July 2014.
  5. "Alefe Santos: From the Streets of Sao Paulo to Aldershot Town". 4 November 2019.
  6. "Alefe Santos: Bristol Rovers winger receives opposition praise". BBC Sport. 28 October 2013.
  7. "DISAPPOINTING DEFEAT FOR ROVERS". Bristol Rovers F.C. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  8. "Mansfield 1–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  9. "Alefe Santos: Hull set to sign Bristol Rovers youngster". BBC Sport. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  10. "Derby 1–0 Charlton". BBC Sport. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  11. "Alefe Santos: Notts County sign Derby County winger". BBC Sport. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  12. "Alefe Joins The Spitfires | Eastleigh FC". www.eastleighfc.com. Eastleigh F.C. 10 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  13. "Alefe Santos: Yeovil Town sign winger after Derby County exit". BBC Sport. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  14. "Yeovil Town: Glovers release nine players after relegation from Football League". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  15. "Aldershot sign winger Alefe Santos". Non League Daily. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  16. "National League News - May-August 2020 (31 August 2020)". BBC Sport. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  17. "Five depart the Terras". uptheterras.co.uk. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  18. "CTFC SQUAD UPDATE". www.chippenhamtownfootballclub-ltd.co.uk. 21 June 2021.
  19. "Player preparations for season 2022/23". chippenhamtown.com. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  20. Poole Town F.C. [@PooleTownFC] (22 June 2023). "The Club is delighted to announce the signing of @alfiesantos7 for the 2023/24 season 🇧🇷🐬✍️" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  21. "City sign Brazilian Santos". www.gloucestercityafc.com. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  22. "Games played by Alefe Santos in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  23. "Games played by Alefe Santos in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  24. "Games played by Alefe Santos in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  25. "Games played by Alefe Santos in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  26. "Games played by Alefe Santos in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  27. "Games played by Alefe Santos in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  28. "Games played by Alefe Santos in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  29. "Games played by Alefe Santos in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  30. "A. Santos: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  31. "Alefe Santos | Player Profile". Aylesbury United Archive. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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