Santos FC Reserves and Academy
The Santos Futebol Clube Reserves and Academy consist of the reserve and academy teams of Santos FC. Its main goal is to discover talented young players who has future potential to play for Santos' first team.
Structure
Santos Futebol Clube is responsible for over 100 young athletes in 5 different categories: U-11, U-13, U-15, U-17, U-20. These athletes stay in two modern dormitories, located inside Urbano Caldeira Stadium, with living room, recreation room and cafeteria. The athletes also have medical, dental and psychological assistance. The club’s physical development program is a pioneer within Brazilian soccer.The club developed the Centro de Desenvolvimento à Performance ao Futebol to set a pattern in physical preparation for all youth teams. This project starts with boys over six years old and covers 270 young athletes.
The gymnasium used by youth teams is located on the third floor at Vila Belmiro Stadium, and it is equipped with technology similar to that available for Santos’ first team. Education is valued by the team, leading it to create the Centro de Estudos Luiza Neófiti adjacent to the gym.
Notable academy graduates
2000s
From the squad who was crowned champions in 2002, Santos had 15 youth graduates who appeared with the side over the year.In 2003, with the club finishing second, another academy products appeared regularly with the first team. As Robinho, Alex, André Luís, Paulo Almeida and Diego were already starters, Jerri was the newcomer more regularly used during the year, mainly as a substitute.
In 2004 – another season of success – Domingos, Leonardo and Luís Augusto appeared regularly and were the main youth graduates of the year. After a vast majority of the players left the club and moved to Europe, the club struggled to produce any notable graduates in the following three years.
Santos’ first team for the 2007 and 2008 seasons included players such as Renatinho, Felipe, Marcelo, Adriano, Carlinhos, Thiago Carleto, Díonísio and Moraes; the latter scored the winner in 2007 Campeonato Paulista.
2010s
In the 2010 season's astronomic campaign, Santos had Neymar, Ganso, André, Alan Patrick, Rafael and Robinho as their notable youth graduates. In the following two years, the club saw the emergence of Neymar as a rising star and also saw some youth graduates like Felipe Anderson and Victor Andrade stepping up and becoming first-team regulars for the side.In 2013, a complete revolution took over the club after Neymar's transfer to FC Barcelona; former youth sides' manager Claudinei Oliveira was promoted to first-team, and gave first-team football to Alan Santos, Leandrinho, Neílton, Giva, Emerson Palmieri, Gustavo Henrique and Alison, with the both latters impressing in the season. A year later, the club's youth emergence followed, with Geuvânio, Gabriel and Jubal also being in the spotlights.
In 2015, the club's youth graduates again appeared strongly in the main squad, with Daniel Guedes, Zeca and Thiago Maia becoming regulars, mainly under Dorival Júnior. In 2016, the first graduates from the B-team started to appear in the main squad, with Lucas Veríssimo, Ronaldo Mendes and Vitor Bueno being the players more regularly used. Although Ronaldo left in the summer, Bueno was elected the Newcomer of the year's Brasileirão after scoring ten goals.
During the 2017 season, the promoted players from the under-20s were Arthur Gomes and Matheus Oliveira, while Yan and Thaciano came from the B-side; none of them were regularly used, however. Late in the season, prospects like Yuri Alberto and Rodrygo went straight to the main squad from the under-17s.
In 2018, Rodrygo came into prominence after becoming a regular starter for the club. Youth graduates like Robson Bambu, Gabriel Calabres, Guilherme Nunes and Matheus Guedes were all promoted from the under-20s, while Diego Pituca came from the B-team. Another youth team players like Victor Yan, Lucas Lourenço and Emerson featured on the bench for some matches, but were later demoted back to their youth sides. Late in the year, Kaio Jorge, a forward from the under-17s, was promoted to the first team.
On 16 October 2018, Santos' board opted to cease the activity of the B-team for the 2019 season.
Honours
- Copa São Paulo de Juniores: 1984, 2013, 2014
- Copa do Brasil Sub-20: 2013
- Porto Seguro Cup: 2008
- Campeonato Paulista sub-20 : 1979, 2007, 2008, 2012
- Campeonato Paulista sub-17: 2001, 2004
- Campeonato Paulista sub-15: 2008
- Campeonato Paulista sub-13: 2008, 2015
- Supercopa Eurofarma de Futebol Júnior: 2010
Santos B squad
Current squad
Under-20s squad
According to the official website.Academy graduates (2006–present)
| Player | Current Club | Born | Debut | Manager | ||
| Renatinho | FW | Vonds Ichihara |  São Vicente | Age 18 vs Ituano, 19 March 2006 | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | |
| Felipe Garcia | GK | Vitória | São Vicente | Brazil U17 apps | Age 19 vs Cruzeiro, 6 September 2006 | Vanderlei Luxemburgo |
| Paulo | RB | Retired |  Magé | Age 19 vs Cruzeiro, 6 September 2006 | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | |
| Adriano | DM | Imperatriz | São Vicente | Brazil U17 apps | Age 19 vs Paraná, 11 November 2006 | Vanderlei Luxemburgo |
| Juninho | FW | Retired | São Paulo | Age 19 vs Santa Cruz, 3 December 2006 | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | |
| Marcelo | CB | Lyon | São Vicente | Brazil U20 apps | Age 19 vs Marília, 25 February 2007 | Vanderlei Luxemburgo |
| Dionísio | DM | Free agent | São Bernardo do Campo | Age 19 vs Rio Branco, 3 March 2007 | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | |
| Júnior Moraes | FW | Shakhtar Donetsk | Santos | Full Ukraine apps | Age 19 vs Ponte Preta, 1 April 2007 | Vanderlei Luxemburgo |
| Thiago Carleto | LB | Vitória | São Bernardo do Campo | Age 18 vs Juventus, 11 April 2007 | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | |
| Hudson | DM | Fluminense |  Juiz de Fora | Age 19 vs Sport, 13 May 2007 | Vanderlei Luxemburgo | |
| Wesley | CM | Avaí | Catanduva | Full Brazil apps | Age 20 vs São Paulo, 24 June 2007 | Vanderlei Luxemburgo |
| Filipi Souza | RB | Caldense | Santos | Age 20 vs Portuguesa, 16 January 2008 | Emerson Leão | |
| Anderson Salles | CB | Bhayangkara | Araçariguama | Age 19 vs Palmeiras, 20 January 2008 | Emerson Leão | |
| Alex Willian | AM | Free agent | Piquete | Age 19 vs Bragantino, 27 January 2008 | Emerson Leão | |
| Tiago Luís | FW | Rayong | Ribeirão Preto | Age 17 vs Bragantino, 27 January 2008 | Emerson Leão | |
| Alemão | FW | Free agent | Valinhos | Age 18 vs Grêmio Barueri, 31 January 2008 | Emerson Leão | |
| Ganso | AM | Fluminense |  Ananindeua | Full Brazil apps | Age 18 vs Rio Preto, 17 February 2008 | Emerson Leão |
| Patrik | AM | Retired | Franca | Age 20 vs Goiás, 22 June 2008 | Cuca | |
| Vinicius Simon | CB | Confiança | Limeira | Age 21 vs Coritiba, 3 August 2008 | Cuca | |
| Neymar | FW | Paris Saint-Germain | Mogi das Cruzes | Full Brazil apps | Age 17 vs Oeste, 7 March 2009 | Vagner Mancini |
| André | FW | Grêmio | Cabo Frio | Full Brazil apps | Age 19 vs Mogi Mirim, 15 March 2009 | Vagner Mancini |
| Alan Santos | DM | Chapecoense |  Salvador | Age 18 vs Fluminense, 30 August 2009 | Vagner Mancini | |
| Alan Patrick | AM | Shakhtar Donetsk | Catanduva | Brazil U20 apps | Age 17 vs Santo André, 13 September 2009 | Vagner Mancini |
| Breitner | AM | Free agent |  Barcelona | Venezuela U20 apps | Age 20 vs Rio Branco-SP, 17 January 2010 | Dorival Júnior |
| Serginho | AM | Matsumoto Yamaga | Santos | Age 19 vs Ponte Preta, 20 January 2010 | Dorival Júnior | |
| Wesley Santos | LB | Free agent | São Vicente | Age 19 vs Rio Claro, 14 February 2010 | Dorival Júnior | |
| Rafael Cabral | GK | Reading | Sorocaba | Full Brazil apps | Age 20 vs Cruzeiro, 2 June 2010 | Dorival Júnior |
| Dimba | FW | Vila Nova |  Rialma | Age 18 vs Grêmio Prudente, 1 August 2010 | Dorival Júnior | |
| Rafael Caldeira | CB | Jaraguá-GO | Monte Alto | Age 19 vs Corinthians, 22 September 2010 | Dorival Júnior | |
| Jefferson Souza | DM | Free agent | Rio de Janeiro | Age 21 vs Atlético Mineiro, 6 November 2010 | Dorival Júnior | |
| Felipe Anderson | AM | West Ham United |  Santa Maria | Full Brazil apps | Age 17 vs Fluminense, 6 October 2010 | Marcelo Martelotte |
| Anderson Carvalho | DM | Santa Clara | Cubatão | Age 20 vs São Paulo, 30 January 2011 | Adílson Batista | |
| Vladimir | GK | Santos | Ipiaú | Age 21 vs Ponte Preta, 2 February 2011 | Adílson Batista | |
| Tiago Alves | FW | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | São João do Araguaia | Age 18 vs Ponte Preta, 2 February 2011 | Adílson Batista | |
| Crystian | RB | Vila Nova | Goiânia | Brazil U17 apps | Age 19 vs Santo André, 5 February 2011 | Adílson Batista |
| Walace | CB | Moto Club | São Paulo | Age 18 vs Cruzeiro, 11 June 2011 | Muricy Ramalho | |
| Renan Mota | FW | Kyoto Sanga | Marabá | Age 19 vs Figueirense, 30 June 2011 | Muricy Ramalho | |
| Alison | DM | Santos | Mongaguá | Brazil U20 apps | Age 18 vs Cruzeiro, 10 September 2011 | Muricy Ramalho |
| Emerson | LB | Chelsea | Santos | Full Italy apps | Age 17 vs XV de Piracicaba, 21 January 2012 | Muricy Ramalho |
| Paulo Henrique | LB | Juventus-SP | São Paulo | Age 19 vs Botafogo-SP, 2 February 2012 | Muricy Ramalho | |
| Geuvânio | FW | Free agent |  Ilha das Flores | Age 20 vs Fluminense, 6 June 2012 | Muricy Ramalho | |
| Victor Andrade | FW | Goiás | Carmópolis | Age 16 vs Fluminense, 6 June 2012 | Muricy Ramalho | |
| Gustavo Henrique | CB | Flamengo | São Paulo | Brazil U23 apps | Age 19 vs Flamengo, 17 June 2012 | Muricy Ramalho |
| Douglas | RB | Penapolense |  Iúna | Age 19 vs Portuguesa, 1 July 2012 | Muricy Ramalho | |
| Leandrinho | CM | Vitória Setúbal | Espinosa | Age 18 vs Náutico, 5 August 2012 | Muricy Ramalho | |
| Pedro Castro | AM | Avaí | Volta Redonda | Age 19 vs Náutico, 5 August 2012 | Muricy Ramalho | |
| Jubal | CB | Vitória Setúbal | Inhumas | Brazil U20 apps | Age 19 vs Ituano, 30 January 2013 | Muricy Ramalho |
| Giva | FW | Free agent | Cachoeira | Age 20 vs XV de Piracicaba, 24 February 2013 | Muricy Ramalho | |
| Gabriel | FW | Flamengo | São Bernardo | Full Brazil apps | Age 16 vs Flamengo, 26 May 2013 | Muricy Ramalho |
| Neilton | FW | Hatta Club | Nanuque | Age 19 vs Botafogo, 29 May 2013 | Muricy Ramalho | |
| Léo Cittadini | CM | Athletico Paranaense | Rio Claro | Age 18 vs Atlético Mineiro, 12 June 2013 | Claudinei Oliveira | |
| Lucas Otávio | DM | Free agent |  Cornélio Procópio | Age 18 vs CRAC, 24 July 2013 | Claudinei Oliveira | |
| Diego Cardoso | FW | Botafogo-SP | Ribeirão Preto | Age 19 vs Audax, 21 January 2014 | Oswaldo de Oliveira | |
| Stéfano Yuri | FW | Muangkan United | Vazante | Age 19 vs Corinthians, 29 January 2014 | Oswaldo de Oliveira | |
| Serginho | AM | Kashima Antlers | Monte Aprazível | Age 18 vs Oeste, 9 March 2014 | Oswaldo de Oliveira | |
| Nailson | CB | Baltika Kaliningrad | Arapongas | Age 20 vs Mixto, 2 April 2014 | Oswaldo de Oliveira | |
| Zeca | LB | Bahia | Paranavaí | Brazil Olympic apps | Age 19 vs Figueirense, 11 May 2014 | Oswaldo de Oliveira |
| Jorge Eduardo | FW | Portuguesa | São Paulo | Age 19 vs Flamengo, 25 May 2014 | Oswaldo de Oliveira | |
| Paulo Ricardo | CB | Figueirense |  Laguna | Age 20 vs Palmeiras, 18 July 2014 | Oswaldo de Oliveira | |
| Caju | LB | Goiás | Irecê | Brazil U20 apps | Age 18 vs Figueirense, 21 September 2014 | Enderson Moreira |
| Thiago Maia | DM | Flamengo |  Boa Vista | Brazil Olympic apps | Age 17 vs Chapecoense, 25 October 2014 | Enderson Moreira |
| Daniel Guedes | RB | Santos | João Ramalho | Age 20 vs Botafogo, 30 November 2014 | Enderson Moreira | |
| Lucas Crispim | FW | Guarani | Brasília | Age 20 vs Ituano, 6 January 2015 | Enderson Moreira | |
| Fernando Medeiros | DM | Portimonense | Santos | Age 19 vs Atlético Paranaense, 6 December 2015 | Dorival Júnior | |
| Lucas Veríssimo | CB | Santos | Jundiaí | Age 20 vs São Bernardo, 30 January 2016 | Dorival Júnior | |
| Igor Vinícius | RB | São Paulo |  Sinop | Age 19 vs Santos-AP, 21 April 2016 | Dorival Júnior | |
| Diogo Vitor | FW | Santos | Coqueiral | Age 19 vs Botafogo, 5 June 2016 | Dorival Júnior | |
| Arthur Gomes | FW | Santos | Uberlândia | Brazil U17 apps | Age 18 vs Ponte Preta, 6 November 2016 | Dorival Júnior |
| Matheus Oliveira | AM | Oeste | São Paulo | Age 19 vs Novorizontino, 29 March 2017 | Dorival Júnior | |
| João Paulo | GK | Santos |  Dourados | Age 22 vs Vasco, 16 July 2017 | Levir Culpi | |
| Rodrygo | FW | Real Madrid | Osasco | Full Brazil apps | Age 16 vs Atlético Mineiro, 4 November 2017 | Elano |
| Yuri Alberto | FW | Santos | São José dos Campos | Brazil U17 apps | Age 16 vs Bahia, 16 November 2017 | Elano |
| Emerson | LB | Vitória-ES |  Cacoal | Age 19 vs Avaí, 3 December 2017 | Elano | |
| Robson Bambu | CB | Athletico Paranaense | São Vicente | Brazil U20 apps | Age 20 vs Ituano, 28 January 2018 | Jair Ventura |
| Guilherme Nunes | DM | Santos |  Novo Hamburgo | Brazil U20 apps | Age 19 vs São Paulo, 18 February 2018 | Jair Ventura |
| Victor Yan | DM | Santos | São Paulo | Brazil U17 apps | Age 16 vs São Bento, 11 March 2018 | Jair Ventura |
| Gabriel Calabres | CM | Botafogo-SP | Matão | Age 20 vs São Bento, 11 March 2018 | Jair Ventura | |
| Kaio Jorge | FW | Santos |  Olinda | Brazil U17 apps | Age 16 vs Atlético Paranaense, 30 September 2018 | Cuca |
| Anderson Ceará | AM | Santos |  Tianguá | Age 19 vs Botafogo, 21 November 2018 | Cuca | |
| Lucas Lourenço | AM | Santos | Santos | Brazil U17 apps | Age 17 vs Sport, 2 December 2018 | Cuca |
| Sandry | DM | Santos | Itabuna | Brazil U17 apps | Age 16 vs Bragantino, 31 January 2019 | Jorge Sampaoli |
| Wagner Leonardo | CB | Santos | Praia Grande | Age 19 vs América-RN, 7 March 2019 | Jorge Sampaoli | |
| Tailson | FW | Santos | Santo André | Age 20 vs Vasco, 5 October 2019 | Jorge Sampaoli | |
| Renyer | FW | Santos | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil U17 apps | Age 16 vs Inter de Limeira, 30 January 2020 | Jesualdo Ferreira |