Emerson Deocleciano

Emerson Deocleciano
Personal information
Full name Emerson Santana Deocleciano
Date of birth (1999-07-27) 27 July 1999
Place of birth Prado Bahia, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
V-Varen Nagasaki
Number 16
Youth career
–2018 Vila Nova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Vila Nova 3 (0)
2019 → Lokomotiva (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2021 Lokomotiva 6 (0)
2020 → RFS (loan) 24 (10)
2021–2024 RFS 136 (46)
2025– V-Varen Nagasaki 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 August 2026

Emerson Santana Deocleciano (born 27 July 1999), sometimes known as Baiano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club, V-Varen Nagasaki.

Career

Deocleciano started his career with Vila Nova, playing for them in the Campeonato Goiano in 2018.[1]

In June 2019, he joined Croatian First Football League side NK Lokomotiva on an initial one-year loan deal.[2] On 4 August 2019, he made his professional debut as a substitute in a 3–0 loss to Hajduk Split.[3]

Deocleciano's deal with Lokomotiva was later made permanent and in February 2020, he was loaned out to Virsliga side Rīgas FS.[4] Deocleciano was announce official permanent transfer to RFS for 2021 season.

On 10 January 2025, Deocleciano abroad to Japan for the first time and signed to J2 club, V-Varen Nagasaki for 2025 season.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of the start from 2025 season.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vila Nova 2018 Série B 0000——3[a]030
NK Lokomotiva 2019–20 Prva HNL 30100040
2020–21 30000030
FK RFS 2020 Virsliga 2410311[b]0002811
2021 269206[c]2003411
2022 351141110005012
2023 3093240003711
2024 237105100298
V-Varen Nagasaki 2025 J2 League 00000[d]0—0000
Career total 14246144002733018653
  1. ↑ Appearances in Campeonato Goiano
  2. ↑ Appearances in Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in Conference League
  4. ↑ Appearances in J.League Cup

Honours

FK RFS

References

  1. 1 2 Emerson Deocleciano at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "NEODOLJIVO PODSJEĆA NA SAMMIRA, ALI VIŠE TRČI, MOGAO BI BITI OTKRIĆE SEZONE!' U ZAGREB STIŽE OFENZIVNI VEZIST". sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Hajduk - Lokomotiva 3:0". prvahnl.hr (in Croatian). 4 August 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Lokomotiva šalje Brazilca na posudbu u inozemstvo, vraća se Senegalac". germanijak.hr (in Croatian). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "エメルソン選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ". V・ファーレン長崎 (in Japanese). 10 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.