Selection of Meninos da Vila: see the alignment of the century of Santos with the “rays” revealed by the club | Saints

So he GloboEsporte.com He chose a team with only revealed athletes in the Peixe base categories.

The expectation created by the player, the increase in his career, the titles won in soccer and the identification with the fan were taken into account, according to a list published by Santos himself of the base athletes used in the 21st century.

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With that, the selection of Santos’ 21st century base was as follows:

Rafael; Zeca, Lucas Veríssimo, Alex and Emerson Palmieri; Alison, Ganso and Diego; Neymar, Robinho and Gabigol.

Below, we present the points that each player should highlight and why they deserve to be on the list of the best that emerged from Santos’ base categories.

The goalkeeper came to the professional in the reserve of Felipe, substitute for the idol Fábio Costa. Within a few months, however, in 2010, he won the title. Rafael was one of the main names of Santos when winning the 2011 Liberators.

Loved by fans, he was also marked by a conversation with fans after Santos’ loss to Colo Colo in Chile. On the occasion, Rafael went to the grid that separated the grass from the stands and told the Saints to look him in the eye that Peixe would qualify for the next phase of the Libertadores, despite the complicated situation. It went down in history.

• Revealed in: 2010
• Clubs where he served: Santos, Napoli, Sampdoria-ITA and Reading-ING
• Career titles: Copa do Brasil (Santos), Libertadores (Santos), Recopa (Santos), Italian Cup (Naples), Italian Super Cup (Napoli)
• Where is it: Reading

The current left back was revealed in Santos’ youth teams as a midfielder. It was even a reservation. Under the command of Dorival Junior, he ended up moving to the right side and stood out, even competing in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

He had a troublesome exit after fan protests and disagreements with the board, but stood out on the field. He never repeated the good performances he had with the Santos shirt.

• Revealed in: 2014
• Clubs where he served: Santos, Internacional and Bahia
• Career titles: Olympic Games (Brazilian team)
• Where is it: Brazil

He is one of the two players on the team gathered by GloboEsporte.com that is still in Santos. The defender had a difficult start, failing in the friendly with Benfica, which marked the departure of left-back Leo from the field.

A period passed without the confidence of the fans, but soon fell in favor of the Santos players.

Lucas Veríssimo is one of the main players of the team led by Jesualdo Ferreira, so much so that he has a contract until 2022 and is close to signing the renewal by the end of 2024.

• Revealed in: 2016
• Clubs where he served: Saints
• Career titles: not
• Where is it: Saints

The defender formed, with André Luís, the pair of Torres Gemelas de Santos in 2002. In addition to defensive quality, Alex stood out for his free-kick goals. He was one of Peixe’s leaders in winning the 2002 Brazilian Championship and in the Libertadores’ second campaign in 2003.

Alex even negotiated his return to Vila Belmiro, but success in Europe hampered Santos’ plans.

• Revealed in: 2001
• Clubs where he served: Santos, PSV Eindhoven, Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Milan
• Career titles: Brazilian Championship: 2002 and 2004 (Santos), Dutch Cup (PSV), Dutch Championship: 2004-05, 2005-05 and 2006-07 (PSV), FA Cup: 2009 and 2010 (Chelsea), English Super Cup (Chelsea), English Premier League (Chelsea), Champions League (Chelsea), French Championship: 2013 – 2014 (PSG), French Super Cup (PSG), French League Cup (PSG) and Copa América (Brazilian team).
• Where is it: retired

Outstanding in all the categories he played in Santos, the left back took a long time to establish himself in the professional team, but he managed to show potential. With many offensive characteristics, Emerson quickly went to Europe and became an Italian after defending the Roma from Italy.

He is now in Chelsea, England, and is constantly called up for the Italian team. In Santos’ base categories, he was seen as one of the best players of his time. He came to the professional in 2013.

• Revealed in: 2012
• Clubs where he served: Santos, Palermo, Roma and Chelsea
• Career titles: U-17 American Champion (Brazilian team), FA Cup (Chelsea) and Europa League (Chelsea)
• Where is it: Chelsea

Strongly identified with the club since youth classification, Alison underwent three ligament surgeries in the early years as a professional player, and his connection to Santos only increased.

In his last year in the U-20 team, he was the captain of Santos by winning the São Paulo Junior Soccer Cup. His pre-match speeches, still in the locker room, were marked for fans. That is why he is so identified.

• Revealed in: 2013
• Clubs where he served: Santos, RB Brazil
• Career titles: not
• Where is it: Saints

The midfielder was not even the best in his category at the Santos base, but in the professional he showed that he was completely different from his teammates. With quick and unexpected touches, Paulo Henrique Ganso joined the Peixe core team in 2009, but from 2010 to 2013 he showed the best of his football.

Along with Neymar, he led Santos with magical movements in campaigns for three São Paulo titles, one Copa do Brasil and one Libertadores. Then, he entered into a dispute with the board and the fans, but he could not be left out of the selection.

• Revealed in: 2008
• Clubs where he served: Santos, São Paulo, Seville, Amiens and Fluminense
• Career titles: Libertadores (Santos), Recopa (Santos), Copa do Brasil (Santos) and Sudamericana (São Paulo)
• Where is it: Fluminense

He was one of Santos’ main players in the conquest of the 2002 Brazilian Championship, which eliminated the club from the 18-year-old line without major titles. Along with Robinho, he led the Meninos da Vila, irreverently and dancing, against tough opponents, such as São Paulo and Corinthians, in the elimination stage of Brasileirão.

He still reached the 2003 Libertadores final, but the young man saw the experience of the Argentine Boca Juniors players prevail. Even so, Diego entered the history of Santos.

• Revealed in: 2002
• Clubs where he served: Santos, Porto, Werder Bremen, Juventus, Wolfsburg, Atlético Madrid, Fenerbahce and Flamengo
• Career titles: Brazilian Championship: 2002 and 2004 (Santos), Intercontinental Cup (Porto), Premier League (Porto), Portuguese Cup (Porto), Portuguese Super Cup (Porto); German Cup (Werder Bremen), German League Cup (Werder Bremen); Europa League (Atlético de Madrid), La Liga (Atlético de Madrid); Turkish Super Cup (Fenerbahçe); Carioca Championship: 2017 and 2019 (Flamengo), Guanabara Cup: 2018 and 2020 (Flamengo), Florida Cup (Flamengo), Rio Cup (Flamengo), Libertadores (Flamengo), Brazilian Championship (Flamengo), Brazilian Super Cup (Flamengo), Recopa (Flamengo).
• Where is it: Flemish

Considered one of the many rays of Santos, Gabigol came to the professional at the age of 16. In the base categories, he stood out with numerous calls and stacking goals and trophies on his private shelf.

In the professional team, Gabigol, who does not have his nickname at all, became a decisive striker and never hid his strong personality. He said goodbye to Santos to go to Inter Milan, but kept his ties and returned, borrowed, soon after.

• Revealed in: 2013
• Clubs where he served: Santos, Internazionale, Benfica and Flamengo
• Career titles: Paulista Championship: 2015 and 2016 (Santos); Libertadores (Flamengo), Recopa (Flamengo), Brazilian Championship (Flamengo), Brazilian Super Cup (Flamengo), Rio de Janeiro Championship (Flamengo), Rio Cup (Flamengo), Guanabara Cup (Flamengo) and Rio Olympics (Brazilian team )
• Where is it: Flemish

Along with Diego, he ordered Santos and returned to cheer fans after many years. However, unlike his partner, he returned to Vila Belmiro on two other occasions: 2010 and 2014.

In addition to the 2002 Brasileirão title, Robinho was decisive for Santos in the Paulista and in the 2010 Brazil Cup and in the 2015 Paulista. Even after the titles and the stories, he lost, for some, the image of an idol. for his departure. for Atlético-MG.

• Revealed in: 2002
• Clubs where he served: Santos, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Milan, Atlético Mineiro, Guangzhou, Sivasspor and Basaksehir
• Career titles: Brazilian Championship: 2002 and 2004 (Santos), Paulista Championship: 2010 and 2015 (Santos), Copa Brasil (Santos); La Liga: 2007 and 2008 (Real Madrid), Spanish Super Cup (Real Madrid); It would be A (Milan), Italian Super Cup (Milan), Luigi Berlusconi Trophy (Milan); Chinese Super League (Guangzhou); Mineiro Championship (Athletic); Copa América, Confederations Cup: 2005 and 2009 and Super das Américas (Brazilian team)
• Where is it: Basaksehir

The greatest revelation of Santos in the century could not be left out of the selection. Neymar, before reaching the professional, was the “new Robinho”. So it was big enough for Peixe to search for a “new Neymar”.

Before winning the world in Europe, Neymar won three titles in the Paulista Championship, one in the Libertadores and the other in the Copa do Brasil. With effective movements, great goals and assists, the PSG star entered Santos’ history.

• Revealed in: 2009
• Clubs where he served: Santos, Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain
• Career titles: Paulista Championship: 2010, 2011 and 2012 (Santos), Copa do Brasil (Santos), Libertadores (Santos), Recopa (Santos); Spanish Super Cup: 2013 and 2016 (Barcelona), Spanish Championship: 2015 and 2016 (Barcelona), Copa del Rey: 2015, 2016 and 2017 (Barcelona), Champions League (Barcelona), UEFA Super Cup (Barcelona), Clubs World Cup (Barcelona); French Championship: 2017 and 2018 (PSG), French Cup (PSG), French League Cup (PSG), French Super Cup (PSG); South American U20 Championship (Brazilian team) Superclassic of the Americas: 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018 (Brazilian team), silver medal at the London Olympics (selection), Confederations Cup (selection) and Melhada de Ouro in the Rio Olympics (selection)
• Where is it: PSG