Ivan Santos (footballer, born 1988)

Ivan Manuel Amorim dos Santos (born 22 September 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for S.C. Espinho as a midfielder.

Ivan Santos
Personal information
Full name Ivan Manuel Amorim dos Santos
Date of birth (1988-09-22) 22 September 1988
Place of birth Espinho, Portugal
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Espinho
Number 77
Youth career
2001–2003 Espinho
2003–2004 Pasteleira
2004–2005 Boavista
2005–2006 CD Candal
2006–2007 Boavista
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Boavista 10 (1)
2008–2011 Benfica 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Boavista (loan) 23 (0)
2009–2010 → Carregado (loan) 3 (0)
2010 → Atlético (loan) 7 (0)
2010–2011 → Espinho (loan) 27 (3)
2011–2013 Oliveirense 55 (5)
2013–2014 Penafiel 15 (0)
2014–2015 Oliveirense 28 (3)
2015 Freamunde 1 (0)
2016–2017 Freamunde 0 (0)
2017–2018 Gondomar 13 (3)
2018– Espinho 10 (0)
National team
2007 Portugal U19 10 (1)
2008 Portugal U20 9 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2020

Club career

Born in Espinho, Santos made his Primeira Liga debut in 2007–08 with Boavista FC, and scored in his last appearance of the season, a 1–2 away loss against Sporting CP.[1] In July 2008, he signed a three-year contract with S.L. Benfica, but was immediately loaned to Boavista, with the northern club now in the second division for irregularities.[2]

After appearing regularly for the Porto side, again relegated, Santos was loaned once more for the 2009–10 campaign, joining another team in the second level, freshly-promoted A.D. Carregado.[3] Shortly after, he dropped down to division three and moved, in the same predicament, to Atlético Clube de Portugal.

In 2010–11, Santos played with hometown's S.C. Espinho, scoring three goals for an eventual seventh-place finish in the third tier. For the following season he returned to the second division, signing for U.D. Oliveirense and helping it reach the semi-finals of the Portuguese Cup for the first time ever.[4]

References
  1. "30ª Jornada: Sporting vence Boavista e garante 2º lugar" [Matchday 30: Sporting beat Boavista and confirm 2nd place] (in Portuguese). Mundo Português. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (30 December 2008). "Ivan, no Boavista a pensar no Benfica: «Quero chegar lá»" [Ivan, at Boavista thinking about Benfica: «I want to make it there»] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  3. "Benfica tem 24 jogadores emprestados, FC Porto 21" [Benfica have 24 players on loan, FC Porto 21]. Público (in Portuguese). 16 December 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. Matias, Jorge Miguel (12 January 2012). "Académica dá um passo em frente em direcção à final da Taça" [Académica take step forward towards the Cup final]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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