Yago dos Santos

Yago Mateus dos Santos (born March 9, 1999), is a Brazilian basketball player revealed by Palmeiras and that has defended Paulistano from 2016 to 2020 and currently plays for ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga.^[1]

Yago dos Santos

No. 2 – ratiopharm Ulm
Position	Point guard
League	Basketball Bundesliga EuroCup
Personal information
Born	(1999-03-09) March 9, 1999 (age 23) Tupã, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Listed height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Career information
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2020	Paulistano
2020–2022	Flamengo
2022–present	ratiopharm Ulm
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2022) BCL Americas champion (2021) 2× NBB champion (2018, 2021) NBB Finals MVP (2021)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Brazil FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Brazil

ESPN and ESporte called him one of the greatest revelations of Brazilian basketball of the 2010s.^[2][3]

Professional career

On July 20, 2022, Yago signed a two-year contract with German club ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga.^[4]

References

1. "Yago Mateus, revelação de Tupã, destaque do Paulistano Basquete no NBB, terá filmagens da TV Tem". Diário Tupã. diariotupa.com.br. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
2. "Palmeiras descobriu e lapidou promessa do NBB, mas fechou time; hoje, 'baixinho' encanta em finalista". ESPN Brasil. espn.uol.com.br. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
3. "Finalista do NBB, prodígio foi treinado por técnico ligado aos Warriors". Esporte UOL. esporte.uol.com.br. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
4. ulm, ratiopharm. "Frischgebackener MVP auf dem Weg nach Ulm". ratiopharm ulm (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-22.

External links

• Profile at realgm.com