Jamerson Bahia

Jamerson Santos de Jesus (born 9 September 1998), known as Jamerson Bahia or just Jamerson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Vitória, on loan from Coritiba.

Personal life Jamerson was born in Salvador, Bahia, and lived with his mother Luciana, his younger brother Leonardo, his grandmother Conceição and his uncle Lionel. He lost his mother and his uncle when travelling to seek an opportunity, with his grandmother and his brother also passing away later on.

Club career Jamerson had a failed trial at Avaí at the age of 15 before moving to Brasília, where he was also unable to join a club.

After being a regular starter in the 2018 Campeonato Paulista Série A3, Jamerson moved abroad and joined Portimonense in Portugal, being initially assigned to the under-23 team. On 31 July 2019, he signed for União Almeirim, and helped in their promotion to the Campeonato de Portugal in his first season.

Jamerson started the 2021–22 season at Sertanense, before returning to his home country in February 2022 with Azuriz. On 20 July, he moved to Série B side Guarani on loan until the end of the year.

On 10 November 2022, after being the assist leader of the 2022 Série B, Jamerson signed a permanent deal with Bugre, as the club bought 50% of his economic rights for a rumoured fee of R$ 400,000. On 10 April 2023, he was announced at Série A side Coritiba on a contract until the end of 2025.

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