| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ademir da Silva Santos Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bahia | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Uberlândia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | SE Patrocinense | 17 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Patrocinense | 44 | (10) |
| 2017 | → Nacional-SP (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | América Mineiro | 109 | (30) |
| 2022–2023 | Atlético Mineiro | 53 | (5) |
| 2023– | Bahia | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:45, 1 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Ademir da Silva Santos Júnior (born 16 February 1995), simply known as Ademir or Ademir Fumacinha, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Esporte Clube Bahia.[2]
Club career
Early career
Born in São Paulo, Ademir was raised in Patrocínio, Minas Gerais. He joined Uberlândia's youth setup after a trial period, and moved to Sociedade Esportiva Patrocinense for the 2015 season, after finishing his formation.[3]
In 2016, Ademir signed for Clube Atlético Patrocinense, and helped the side in their back-to-back promotions from the third to the first division of the Campeonato Mineiro.[3] In 2017, he also spent a short period on loan at hometown side Nacional-SP for the year's Copa Paulista.[4]
América Mineiro
On 5 April 2018, after impressing for Patrocinense in the 2018 Campeonato Mineiro, Ademir signed a contract with Série A side América Mineiro until December 2019.[2] He made his top tier debut on 28 May 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Aderlan in a 3–1 home loss to São Paulo.[5]
Ademir scored his first goal in the category on 3 June, netting his team's third in a 3–1 home win against Atlético Paranaense.[6] He contributed with one goal in 14 appearances during his first season, as his side suffered relegation.
Ademir started the 2020 campaign as the club's top goalscorer in the Campeonato Mineiro with five goals, Ademir missed out the first matches of the Série B due to a thigh injury.[7] In October of that year, he renewed his contract until December 2021,[8] and finished the season with eight league goals and a promotion back to the main category.
In 2021, Ademir scored 13 goals in the Série A season, playing a crucial role in América's first ever qualification for the Copa Libertadores.[9]
Atlético Mineiro
On 19 September 2021, Atlético Mineiro's president Sérgio Coelho confirmed that Ademir agreed to a pre-contract with the club, effective as of the following 1 January.[10]
Bahia
On 1 April 2023, Esporte Clube Bahia announced the signing of Ademir on a deal running until December 2025.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 1 April 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SE Patrocinense | 2015 | Mineiro Módulo II | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | — | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| Patrocinense | 2016 | Mineiro 2ª Divisão | — | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | Mineiro Módulo II | — | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||||
| 2018 | Mineiro | — | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | |||||
| Total | — | 44 | 10 | — | — | — | 44 | 10 | ||||||
| Nacional-SP (loan) | 2017 | Paulista A2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
| América Mineiro | 2018 | Série A | 14 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | Série B | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 50 | 14 | ||||
| 2021 | Série A | 31 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 15 | |||
| Total | 82 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 121 | 32 | ||||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2022 | Série A | 35 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 61 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 117 | 25 | 106 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 253 | 52 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ↑ Appearance in Supercopa do Brasil
Honours
Patrocinense
Atlético Mineiro
References
- ↑ "Ademir" (in Brazilian Portuguese). América FC. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- 1 2 "Coelho confirma contratação de Ademir, destaque do Patrocinense no Mineiro" [Coelho confirm signing of Ademir, spotlight of Patrocinense in the Mineiro] (in Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 5 April 2018.
- 1 2 "Após insistência de um amigo, jogador de futebol entregou sua vida a Deus" [After persistence from a friend, footballer gave his life to God] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rede Super. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "Destaque do CAP no Campeonato Mineiro, prata casa já tem novo clube" [Spotlight of CAP in the Campeonato Mineiro, home-grown already has a new club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rádio Difusora. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "América é derrotado pelo São Paulo e perde invencibilidade em casa no Brasileiro" [América is defeated by São Paulo and lose their unbeaten status at home in the Brasileiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SuperEsportes. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "Ademir diz ter 'sonho realizado' ao marcar pelo América-MG na Série A" [Ademir says having a 'dream fulfilled' when scoring for América-MG in the Série A] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Terra. 3 June 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ↑ "Ademir tem lesão constatada e desfalca América-MG na estreia da Série B; Salum se reúne com grupo" [Ademir has injury and is an absence for América-MG in the Série B debut; Salum meets the group] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ↑ "América-MG renova o contrato de Ademir até o fim de 2021" [América-MG renew contrac of Ademir until the end of 2021] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ↑ "América supera expectativas e disputará Libertadores pela primeira vez" [América surpass expectations and will play the Libertadores for the first time] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Superesportes. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ↑ "Presidente do Galo confirma que o atacante Ademir será jogador do alvinegro em 2022" [Galo's president confirm that forward Ademir will be a player of the white-and-black in 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Lance!. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ↑ "Oficial: Bahia confirma atacante como reforço até 2025" [Official: Bahia confirm the signing of forward until 2025] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Clube Bahia. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ↑ Ademir at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
External links
- Ademir at Soccerway