CJ dos Santos | |
Full Name: | Carlos Joaquim Antunes dos Santos[1] |
Birth Date: | 24 August 2000 |
Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Height: | [2] |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | Inter Miami |
Clubnumber: | 13 |
Youthyears1: | 2004–2006 |
Youthclubs1: | Foxchase SC |
Youthyears2: | 2006–2011 |
Youthclubs2: | Philadelphia SC |
Youthyears3: | 2011–2013 |
Youthclubs3: | FC Delco |
Youthyears4: | 2013–2016 |
Youthclubs4: | Philadelphia Union |
Youthyears5: | 2016–2019 |
Youthclubs5: | Benfica |
Years1: | 2019–2022 |
Clubs1: | Benfica B |
Caps1: | 2 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2022– |
Clubs2: | Inter Miami II |
Caps2: | 24 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2022– |
Clubs3: | Inter Miami |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
Nationalteam1: | United States U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
Nationalteam2: | United States U20 |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | April 11, 2023 |
Ntupdate: | July 20, 2022 |
Carlos Joaquim "CJ" Antunes dos Santos (born August 24, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.
Dos Santos began playing soccer at the age of 2, and continued his development with local soccer academies Foxchase SC, Philadelphia SC, and FC Delco before moving to Philadelphia Union in 2013. In August 2016, he signed with the academy of Benfica in Portugal.[3] Dos Santos made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 1–1 Liga Portugal 2 tie with F.C. Porto B on January 25, 2021.[4]
On February 11, 2022, Dos Santos signed with Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.[5]
Dos Santos was born in the United States to a Cape Verdean father and Portuguese mother.[6] He is a youth international for the United States, having represented the United States U17s at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship and 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[3] He was called up for a training camp for the senior United States men's national soccer team in December 2020.[7]
Inter Miami