| Eriks Santos | |
| Fullname: | Eriks de Souza Santos Pereira |
| Birth Date: | 23 February 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Pedreiras, Brazil |
| Height: | 1.82m |
| Clubnumber: | 12 |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2017 |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Clubs1: | Mariupol |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps2: | 37 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Caps3: | 42 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil U20 |
| Pcupdate: | 21 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 24 April 2019 |
Eriks de Souza Santos Pereira (born 23 February 1996) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Estonian club JK Narva Trans in the Meistriliiga.
Eriks Santos is a product of Sport Club Internacional youth sportive system. During 2015–2017 he played for this club in the youth level.
In August 2017, Santos signed a two-year deal with Ukrainian Premier League side FC Mariupol.[1] On 25 October 2017, he made his professional debut as a starter in the Ukrainian Cup against Tavriya Simferopol.[2] On 5 November 2017, he made his league debut as a substitute in a 3–1 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk.[3]
In July 2018, Santos signed with Georgian Erovnuli Liga side Dila Gori, and made fourteen league appearances that season and one appearance in the Georgian Cup.[4] The following season, he made 23 league appearances and one in the Georgian Cup.
On 25 February 2020, Santos signed with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[5] However, due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, he was unable to join the club for the 2020 season, finally joining the club in May 2021 for pre-season training for the 2021 season.[6] In January 2022, Santos had his club option exercised by HFX, keeping him at the club through 2022.[7] After the conclusion of the 2022 CPL season, Santos' contract option was declined by the Wanderers, ending his time at the club.[8]
In July 2023, he signed with Maltese Premier League club Hibernians.[9]
In July 2024, he signed with JK Narva Trans in the Estonian Meistriliiga.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[11] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Mariupol | 2017–18 | Ukrainian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dila Gori | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Erovnuli Liga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| HFX Wanderers | 2020 | Canadian Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | |||
| Hibernians | 2023–24 | Maltese Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Career total | 89 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 1 | |||
HFX Wanderers