Juan (footballer, born March 2002)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Santos and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Juan Santos da Silva (born 7 March 2002), commonly known as Juan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Göztepe on loan from Premier League club Southampton.

Juan

Personal information
Full name	Juan Santos da Silva
Date of birth	(2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Göztepe (on loan from Southampton)
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2013	São Caetano
2015	ECUS
2016	Grêmio Mauaense
2018	União Barbarense
2019–2021	São Paulo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	São Paulo	60	(4)
2024–	Southampton	0	(0)
2024–	→ Göztepe (loan)	26	(7)
International career
2019	Brazil U17	4	(0)
2019	Brazil U18	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:18, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in São Paulo, Juan began his career in the youth team of São Caetano, where he stayed until 2013. Afterwards, he played in the youth teams of ECUS, Mauaense and União Barbarense.^[1]

São Paulo

Juan joined São Paulo's academy in 2019, where he became top scorer for the under-17 team.^[2] Due to his performances in the under-17 team, he was called up for trials in the São Paulo professional team by coach Fernando Diniz and, on 8 December 2019, he made his professional debut in an 2–1 away victory against CSA.^[3][4][5][6] On 13 November 2022, Juan scored his first professional goal in a 4–0 away victory against Goiás.^[7][8]

Southampton

On 26 July 2024, Juan signed a pre-contract with Premier League side Southampton and was due to join following the expiry of his contract with São Paulo in January 2025.^[9] However, on 16 August 2024, Southampton reached a deal with São Paulo for him to join the club, with Juan being sent to Turkish side Göztepe on a season-long loan.^[10] On 17 August, he made his first appearance for Göztepe in a 2–2 draw with Fenerbahçe.^[11] Juan scored his first goal for the club on 23 September in a 3–0 victory against Kayserispor.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 April 2025^[13]

Club	Season	League			State league		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
São Paulo	2019	Série A	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2020	Série A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021	Série A	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2022	Série A	2	1	5	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	16	1
	2023	Série A	27	1	4	1	5	0	6	1	0	0	42	3
	2024	Série A	10	0	6	1	2	2	3	0	0	0	21	3
	Total		45	2	15	2	11	2	14	1	0	0	85	7
Southampton	2024–25	Premier League	0	0	—		0	0	—		—		0	0
Göztepe (loan)	2024–25	Süper Lig	26	7	—		2	1	—		—		28	8
Career total			71	9	15	2	13	3	14	1	0	0	113	15

Notes

Honours

São Paulo

• Copa do Brasil: 2023
• Supercopa do Brasil: 2024