Allyson (footballer, born 1990)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Aires and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Allyson Aires dos Santos (born 23 October 1990), simply known as Allyson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Cuiabá.

Allyson

Allyson with Maccabi Petah Tikva in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Allyson Aires dos Santos
Date of birth	(1990-10-23) 23 October 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth	Sao Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Cuiabá
Number	34
Youth career
	Nacional-SP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Nacional-SP	16	(3)
2013	→ Grêmio Barueri (loan)	17	(0)
2013–2015	Independente de Limeira	38	(3)
2015–2017	Maccabi Petah Tikva	59	(0)
2017–2019	Maccabi Haifa	47	(0)
2019–2021	Bnei Yehuda	45	(1)
2021–2022	Bandırmaspor	28	(0)
2022–2023	Ümraniyespor	15	(0)
2023–	Cuiabá	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:07, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Career

Born in São Paulo, Allyson started his career with hometown side Nacional-SP in 2012, playing in the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão. After a period on loan at Grêmio Barueri, where he was a regular starter in the 2013 Campeonato Paulista Série A2, he signed for Independente de Limeira on 21 August 2013.^[1]

In December 2014, after establishing himself as an undisputed starter at Independente, Allyson went on a trial at Mexican club Atlante,^[2] but a permanent move never materialized and he returned to Independente. On 17 July 2015, he joined Maccabi Petah Tikva of the Israeli Premier League.

Allyson made his league debut abroad on 22 August 2015, in a 1–0 away win against Maccabi Netanya. On 28 May 2017, after being a first-choice, he moved to fellow league team Maccabi Haifa on a three-year contract.

After losing his starting spot, Allyson joined Bnei Yehuda also in the Israeli first division on 17 September 2019. On 23 June 2021, he moved to Bandırmaspor of the Turkish TFF First League.^[3]

On 20 June 2022, Allyson signed a contract with Süper Lig side Ümraniyespor.^[4] On 6 April 2023, he returned to his home country after nearly eight years, after being announced at Série A side Cuiabá.^[5]

Honours

Club

Maccabi Petah Tikva

• Toto Cup: 2015–16

References

1. "Copa Paulista: Independente acerta com zagueiro de time da Segundona" [Copa Paulista: Independente sign with stopper from a Segundona team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
2. "Gaia indica volante do Independente para realizar teste em time mexicano" [Gaia indicates defensive midfielder from Independente to a trial at Mexican club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
3. "RH Bandırmaspor'da Yabancı Transfer Atağı. Allyson Dos Santos" [Foreign Transfer Attack in RH Bandırmaspor. Allyson Dos Santos] (in Turkish). Gerçek Bandirma. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
4. "Allyson acerta contrato com Ümraniyespor e comemora permanência no futebol da Turquia" [Allyson signs contract with Ümraniyespor and celebrates permanence in Turkey] (in Spanish). VAVEL. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
5. "Allyson é reforço do Dourado!" [Allyson is an addition of the Dourado!] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Cuiabá EC. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

External links

• Allyson at Soccerway
• Allyson – Israel Football Association league player details