Erison Danilo de Souza

Erison Danilo de Souza (born 13 April 1999), simply known as Erison, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for JEF United Chiba.

Club career Erison was born in Cosmópolis, São Paulo, and joined XV de Piracicaba's youth setup at the age of 18, after playing amateur tournaments. He made his first team debut on 26 January 2019, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–0 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 home draw against Nacional-SP.

On 30 October 2020, after being a regular starter for XV, Erison was loaned to Série B side Figueirense until the end of the season. After suffering relegation, he returned to his parent club in February 2021.

On 18 August 2021, Erison joined Brasil de Pelotas also in the second division, on a loan deal until December. Despite only playing 19 matches for the side, he ended the campaign as the club's top scorer with eight goals, but was unable to prevent team relegation.

On 21 January 2022, Erison moved to Botafogo on a two-year contract. On 30 August, he was loaned to Primeira Liga side Estoril, for one year.

On 1 February 2023, Botafogo sent Erison on loan to fellow Série A side São Paulo until the end of the year.

On 8 January 2024, Erison moved to Japan, signing for J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale for a reported fee of $3.5 million.

Career statistics

Honours São Paulo Copa do Brasil: 2023