Gianni dos Santos

Gianni Miguel dos Santos (born 21 November 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Cape Verde national team.

Gianni dos Santos
Personal information
Full name Gianni Miguel dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-21) 21 November 1998
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Ottawa
Number 7
Youth career
0000 Spartaan '20
0000–2017 Dordrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Dordrecht 4 (0)
2018–2020 Jong Sparta 43 (11)
2018–2019 Sparta Rotterdam 2 (0)
2020–2021 Dordrecht 17 (4)
2021–2022 Pacific FC 38 (4)
2023– Atlético Ottawa 19 (2)
International career‡
2022– Cape Verde 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 July 2022

Club career

Dos Santos made his professional debut on 22 December 2017 for FC Dordrecht in the Eerste Divisie, in the 2–3 home loss to Jong PSV. He came on as a substitute for Denis Mahmudov in the 69th minute. In the summer of 2018, he left for Jong Sparta, where he played in the third-tier Tweede Divisie. He made his debut in the first team of Sparta on 18 November 2018, in the 1–1 away draw against NEC. He came on for Ilias Alhaft in the 67th minute.

In October 2020, Dos Santos returned to Dordrecht.[3] He immediately impressed in his first match back, scoring and giving an assist in the 2–2 draw against Almere City, as he was rewarded with the 'man of the match' award afterwards. Head coach of Dordrecht, Harry van den Ham, called Dos Santos a "diamond in the rough" after his performance against Almere City and lauded his pace and threat in front of goal.[4]

On 20 May 2021, Dos Santos signed with Canadian Premier League club Pacific FC. Dos Santos is the third international player to sign with Pacific FC for the 2021 season.[5]

In February 2023, he signed with Atlético Ottawa.[6]

International career

In March 2020, dos Santos was called up to Cape Verde.[7] He was called up again in June 2022 for a friendly against Ecuador in Miami.[8] He made his debut for his country in the match on June 11, as a second-half substitute in an eventual 1-0 defeat.

References
  1. "Championship Match".
  2. Gianni dos Santos at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. Bomgaars, Arco (5 October 2020). "Armoedig FC Dordrecht verliest kelderduel in Oss". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. "Imponerende rentree van 'ruwe diamant' Dos Santos bij FC Dordrecht". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 19 October 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. "Pacific FC Sign Forward Gianni dos Santos". Pacific FC. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (21 February 2023). "Atlético Ottawa sign Cape Verde international forward Gianni dos Santos". Canadian Premier League.
  7. "Zeven Spartanen opgenomen in voorselecties". Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  8. "Dos Santos called up to Cape Verde national team for friendly against Ecuador". Pacific FC. 8 June 2022.
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