2016 Santos FC season

The 2016 season is Santos Futebol Clube's 104th season in existence and the club's fifty-seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football. As well as the Campeonato Brasileiro, the club competes in the Copa do Brasil and the Campeonato Paulista.

On 8 May, Santos won their 22nd Campeonato Paulista title beating Audax 2–1 on aggregate in the final. On 6 November, after a 2–1 win against Ponte Preta, the club ensured their qualification to 2017 Copa Libertadores; fourteen days later, in a 2–2 draw against Cruzeiro, the club granted his place in the group stage of the competition. Santos ended the Campeonato Brasileiro in the 2nd position, 9 points behind leaders Palmeiras.

Players

Squad information

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of birth Date of birth (age) Clubcaps Clubgoals Int.caps Int.goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End Goalkeepers 1 Vanderlei GK Porecatu 113 0 – – Coritiba 23 January 2015 Undisc. 31 December 2017 12 Vladimir GK Ipiaú 47 0 – – Youth System 1 January 2009 Free 31 December 2018 33 John GK Diadema 1 0 – – Youth System 11 January 2016 Free 31 January 2021 34 João Paulo GK Dourados 1 0 – – Youth System 26 February 2014 Free 31 December 2018 Defenders 2 Luiz Felipe CB Tubarão 38 2 – – Paraná 17 February 2016 R$ 1M 14 February 2020 3 Caju LB Irecê 38 0 – – Youth System 21 September 2014 Free 31 December 2019 4 Victor Ferraz RB João Pessoa 124 3 – – Coritiba 18 June 2014 Free 31 December 2019 6 Gustavo Henrique CB São Paulo 122 6 – – Youth System 10 January 2013 Free 31 January 2020 14 David Braz CB Guarulhos 139 11 – – Flamengo 15 May 2012 Free 31 August 2019 28 Lucas Veríssimo CB Jundiaí 21 0 – – Youth System 28 November 2015 Free 31 December 2019 32 Fabián Noguera CB/LB Ramos Mejía 8 2 – – Banfield 5 July 2016 Free 30 June 2021 37 Zeca LB/RB Paranavaí 108 4 – – Youth System 18 November 2016 Free 31 December 2020 38 Daniel Guedes RB João Ramalho 29 0 – – Youth System 19 February 2014 Free 17 February 2019 Midfielders 5 Alison DM Cubatão 87 1 – – Youth System 9 September 2011 Free 31 December 2017 8 Renato DM Santa Mercedes 350 30 28 0 Botafogo 9 January 2015 Free 31 December 2017 10 Lucas Lima AM Marília 157 16 13 2 Internacional 7 February 2014 R$ 5M 31 December 2017 11 Elano CM/AM Iracemápolis 322 68 50 9 Free agent 13 January 2015 Free 31 December 2016 16 Fernando Medeiros DM Santos 5 1 – – Youth System 29 September 2015 Free 31 December 2018 17 Rafael Longuine AM Paranavaí 35 4 – – Audax 14 April 2015 Free 31 May 2017 18 Vitor Bueno AM Monte Alto 53 14 – – Botafogo-SP 26 May 2015 Undisc. 31 May 2020 20 Emiliano Vecchio AM Rosario 10 0 – – Qatar SC 13 June 2016 Free 31 December 2019 25 Yuri DM/CB São Paulo 24 1 – – Audax 7 June 2016 Loan 31 December 2017 27 Léo Cittadini AM Rio Claro 40 2 – – Youth System 3 June 2013 Free 31 December 2018 29 Thiago Maia CM Boa Vista 92 2 – – Youth System 20 October 2014 Free 30 June 2019 39 Jean Mota AM/LB São Paulo 24 2 – – Fortaleza 9 June 2016 Free 30 May 2020 Forwards 9 Ricardo Oliveira ST São Paulo 133 80 16 5 Free agent 12 January 2015 Free 31 December 2017 22 Rodrigão ST Belmonte 20 4 – – Campinense 30 May 2016 R$1.5M 28 May 2021 26 Paulinho SS/AM Guarulhos 32 5 – – Flamengo 4 January 2016 Loan 31 December 2016 30 Joel ST/SS Nkongsamba 37 7 – – Cruzeiro 11 January 2016 Loan 31 December 2016 31 Arthur Gomes SS Uberlândia 2 0 – – Youth System 16 January 2015 Free 31 December 2017 36 Jonathan Copete LW/SS Cali 32 12 1 0 Atlético Nacional 23 June 2016 R$5M 19 June 2020 45 Walterson SS/ST São Gotardo 3 0 – – São Bernardo 4 May 2016 Loan 31 December 2016

Source: SantosFC.com.br (for appearances and goals), Wikipedia players' articles (for international appearances and goals), FPF (for contracts)

Reserve team

Appearances and goals No.NatNameCampeonato BrasileiroCampeonato PaulistaCopa do BrasilTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals33GKJohn Victor000000001GKVanderlei3701907063012GKVladimir1+100020403DFCaju7+401+105018038DFDaniel Guedes1+10002+105013DFIgor00001+10204DFVictor Ferraz3711815060237DFZeca3131814053414DFDavid Braz19+20602+1030032DFFabián Noguera4+310000716DFGustavo Henrique2411824046328DFLucas Veríssimo0+30130301902DFLuiz Felipe25+111+10913725MFAlison0+102+40209011MFElano1+600+401+2014016MFFernando Medeiros0+10001+1131—MFGregorePlayer from Santos B with first team experience00000+101039MFJean Mota10+132000023227MFLéo Cittadini12+402+213+1024110MFLucas Lima23+2216+125147517MFRafael Longuine2+405+413+212028MFRenato3821605159329MFThiago Maia3101704052020MFEmiliano Vecchio3+30002+109018MFVitor Bueno32+1107+4340481325MFYuri5+1710010231—FWDiogo Vitor0+2000002031FWArthur Gomes0+2000002030FWJoel7+924+832+5235736FWJonathan Copete22+310005+12311219FWMatheus Nolasco0+4000004026FWPaulinho5+626+724+213059FWRicardo Oliveira201115734382222FWRodrigão9+63003+1119445FWWalterson0+20000020 Players who left the club during the season10FWGabriel10+1516+1710291215MFEdwin Valencia0+10000+102021MFLeandrinho0000202023MFRonaldo Mendes1+300+621+1112341MFSerginho1+407+402018035FWLucas Crispim0+100+101+104031FWMaxi Rolón0+20000+305040FWNeto Berola000+50005022FWPatito Rodríguez002+400060

Last updated: 12 December 2016 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches, Soccerway, Campeonato Brasileiro, Campeonato Paulista, Copa do Brasil

Goalscorers No.NameBrasileirãoPaulistãoCopa do BrasilTotal19FWRicardo Oliveira 11 7 4 22218MFVitor Bueno 10 3 0 13310FWGabriel 5 7 0 1236FWCopete 10 0 2 12430FWJoel 2 3 2 7526FWPaulinho 2 2 1 510MFLucas Lima 2 2 1 5637DFZeca 3 1 0 422FWRodrigão 3 0 1 4723MFRonaldo Mendes 0 2 1 36DFGustavo Henrique 1 2 0 38MFRenato 2 0 1 3817MFRafael Longuine 0 1 1 22DFLuiz Felipe 1 0 1 24DFVictor Ferraz 1 1 0 239MFJean Mota 2 0 0 2927MFLéo Cittadini 0 1 0 116MFFernando Medeiros 0 0 1 125MFYuri 1 0 0 132DFNoguera 1 0 0 1Own goals 2 2 1 5Total 59 34 17 110

Last updated: 12 December 2016 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Disciplinary record

NameBrasileirãoCopa do BrasilPaulistaTotal 10 MF Lucas Lima |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 8 || 1 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 2 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 5 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 15 || 1 || 0 6 DF Gustavo Henrique |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 7 || 0 || 1 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 5 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 13 || 0 || 1 37 DF Zeca |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 8 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 2 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 11 || 0 || 0 11 MF Elano |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 1 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 4 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 6 || 1 || 0 29 MF Thiago Maia |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 4 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 4 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 9 || 0 || 0 10 FW Gabriel |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 3 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 5 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 8 || 0 || 0 4 DF Victor Ferraz |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 4 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 4 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 8 || 0 || 0 2 DF Luiz Felipe |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 7 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 8 || 0 || 0 26 MF Paulinho |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 2 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 4 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 7 || 0 || 0 1 GK Vanderlei |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 2 || 0 || 1 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 3 || 0 || 1 36 FW Jonathan Copete |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 5 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 6 || 0 || 0 9 FW Ricardo Oliveira |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 5 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 6 || 0 || 0 5 MF Alison |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 2 || 0 || 1 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 2 || 0 || 1 28 DF Lucas Veríssimo |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 2 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 2 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 4 || 0 || 0 18 MF Vitor Bueno |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 2 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 2 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 4 || 0 || 0 14 DF David Braz |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 3 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 4 || 0 || 0 25 MF Yuri |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 3 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 3 || 0 || 0 39 MF Jean Mota |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 3 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 3 || 0 || 0 23 MF Ronaldo Mendes |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 2 || 0 || 0 27 MF Léo Cittadini |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 2 || 0 || 0 8 MF Renato |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 2 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 2 || 0 || 0 40 FW Neto Berola |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 19 FW Matheus Nolasco |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 17 MF Rafael Longuine |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 3 DF Caju |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 20 MF Emiliano Vecchio |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 22 FW Rodrigão |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 0 || 0 || 0 |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0 32 DF Fabián Noguera |style="border-left:2px solid #000"| 1 || 0 || 0