Santos

Santos net spend since 2015

Santos have spent €100m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €274m: a net profit of €174m on transfers.

That covers 95 signings (46 for a disclosed fee, 45 free, 4 undisclosed) and 124 departures (50 sold for a disclosed fee, 55 free, 19 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 37 in, 112 out.

Record signing: Benjamín Rollheiser, €11m from Benfica (Feb 2025). Record sale: Rodrygo, €45m to Real Madrid (Jul 2019).

Santos transfer spending by season

Santos record signings

1. Benjamín Rollheiser · €11m from Benfica · Feb 2025
2. Jean Lucas · €6m from Monaco · Jul 2023
3. Christian Alberto Cueva Bravo · €6m from Krasnodar · Jan 2020
4. Thaciano · €5m from Bahia · Jan 2025
5. Lucas Veríssimo · €4m from Al Duhail · Mar 2026

Santos record sales

1. Rodrygo · €45m to Real Madrid · Jul 2019
2. Gabriel Barbosa · €30m to Inter · Aug 2016
3. Marcos Leonardo · €22m to Benfica · Jan 2024
4. Deivid Washington · €16m to Chelsea · Aug 2023
5. Souza · €15m to Tottenham Hotspur · Jan 2026

Santos trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 52 players Santos both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €50m against €51m paid: a trading loss of €2m.

• Joaquim Henrique Pereira Silva: signed for €4m (Feb 2023), sold to Tigres UANL for €7m (Jul 2024): profit €4m
• Yeferson Soteldo: signed for €3m (Jan 2019), sold to Toronto for €6m (Apr 2021): profit €3m
• Luan Peres: signed for €3m (Feb 2021), sold to Olympique Marseille for €5m (Jul 2021): profit €2m
• Bruno Henrique: signed for €4m (Jan 2017), sold to Flamengo for €6m (Jan 2019): profit €2m
• Leonardo Carrilho Baptistão: signed free (Aug 2021), sold to Almería for €2m (Aug 2022): profit €2m

• Basso: signed for €3m (Jul 2023), left free for Cuiabá (Mar 2026): loss €3m
• Zé Rafael: signed for €3m (Feb 2025), left free for Alverca (Aug 2026): loss €3m
• Felipe Aguilar: signed for €4m (Jan 2019), sold to Athletico PR for €2m (Mar 2020): loss €2m
• Horacio Gabriel Carabajal: signed for €2m (Aug 2022), left free for Newell's Old Boys (Jul 2024): loss €2m
• Jean Lucas: signed for €6m (Jul 2023), sold to Bahia for €5m (Jan 2024): loss €2m

Santos ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Santos have made 4 signings and 5 departures in 2026/27, plus 1 loan in and 2 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Defence: out Zé Ivaldo (loan to Remo, 20 league starts in 2025), Adonis Frías (to Atlas, 12 league starts in 2025), JP Chermont (to Al Sharjah, 2 league starts in 2025), Alex (left free for Al Okhdoud); in Rodinei (free from Olympiacos F.C., 761 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Zé Rafael (left free for Alverca, 22 league starts in 2025); in Philippe Coutinho (free from a club outside our record, 374 league minutes since), Arthur Melo (free from Juventus, 226 league minutes since), Lima (loan from Fluminense, 103 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Robinho Junior (loan to Genoa, 2 league starts in 2025), Billal Brahimi (left free for Le Mans, 1 league appearance in 2025); in Everton (free from Flamengo, 516 league minutes since).

Santos injury news: injuries and suspensions

Santos have 5 players injured and 2 suspended as of 5 Nov 2026, with €26m of value sidelined.

• Gabriel Brazão (GK): Shoulder injury · out since 18 Sep 2026 · return date not set · 8 games missed
• Álvaro Barreal (FWD): Yellow card suspension · out since 4 Nov 2026 · expected back 22 Nov 2026
• Lucas Veríssimo (DEF): Hamstring injury · out since 23 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 3 games missed
• Alexis Duarte (DEF): Cruciate ligament injury · out since 2 Mar 2026 · return date not set · 48 games missed
• Thaciano (MID): Hamstring injury · out since 23 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 3 games missed
• João Schmidt (MID): Yellow card suspension · out since 30 Oct 2026 · expected back 17 Nov 2026 · 1 game missed
• Willian Arão (DEF): Hamstring injury · out since 23 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 3 games missed

Santos last starting XI

Santos's last league starting XI, v Bragantino on 2 Nov 2026: Diógenes; Rodinei, Luan Peres, Álvaro Barreal, João Alencar; Everton, Gabriel Bontempo, Gustavo Henrique, Philippe Coutinho, Christian Oliva; Gabriel Barbosa.

Unchanged from the side that started v Palmeiras on 28 Oct 2026.

Opponent: Bragantino.

Santos minutes played 2026

In 16 league games since 16 Jul 2026, 8 Santos players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 12 are rotating and 41 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Enzo Monteiro (0%, €28m), João Victor dos Santos Alves (0%, €13m), Guilherme Bahia (0%, €12m), Pepê Fermino (0%, €9m), Robinho Junior (0%, €9m), Enzo Boer (0%, €7m).

Out of contract by 30 June 2027 unless extended: Robinho Junior, Enzo Boer, Neymar, Everton, Andrey, Arthur Melo, Philippe Coutinho, Vinicius Lira.

Santos club-trained players

On the record we can verify, 8 players club-trained at Santos now play for other clubs we track, led by Marcos Leonardo (Ajax, value €20m), Weslley Patati (AZ Alkmaar, value €15m) and John Victor (Nottingham Forest, value €6m).

• Marcos Leonardo · Ajax · €20m
• Weslley Patati · AZ Alkmaar · €15m
• John Victor · Nottingham Forest · €6m
• Wagner Leonardo · Grêmio · €4m
• JP Chermont · Coritiba · €3m
• Vinicius Balieiro · Chapecoense · €1m
• Marcelinho Braz · Bragantino · €560k
• Ganso · Fluminense · €400k

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.