{ "id": "epedgfysqk", "slug": "serginho-footballer-born-1995", "title": "Serginho (footballer, born 1995)", "updated": "2026-10-21", "topic_path": [ { "id": "play", "label": "Sports, games, and recreation", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/play" }, { "id": "play.football", "label": "Association football", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/play.football" }, { "id": "play.football.people", "label": "Football people and teams", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/play.football.people" }, { "id": "play.football.people.biographies", "label": "People", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/play.football.people.biographies" }, { "id": "play.football.people.biographies.men.asia_mideast_oceania", "label": "Men's footballers of Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/play.football.people.biographies.men.asia_mideast_oceania" }, { "id": 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League winner, Changchun Yatai, Beijing Guoan, naturalized Chinese international.", "snippet": "Serginho (塞尔吉尼奥), full name Sérgio Antônio Soler de Oliveira Júnior, Brazilian-born attacking midfielder born 1995 in Monte Aprazível; Kashima Antlers 2018 AFC Champions League winner, Changchun Yatai, Beijing Guoan, naturalized Chinese international.", "node": "play.football.people.biographies.men.asia_mideast_oceania.east-asian-footballers", "markdown": "# Serginho (footballer, born 1995)\n\n**Serginho** (塞尔吉尼奥; born 1995) is a Brazilian-born professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Beijing Guoan in the [Chinese Super League](https://www.edgepedia.org/chinese-super-league) and for the China national team, for which he became eligible after acquiring Chinese citizenship in March 2025.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/serginho/profil/spieler/329013) • [2](https://www.chinadailyhk.com/upload/main/pdf/2025/03/20/850f128404ce3a65b9ecfeb81beaf681.pdf) His full name is Sérgio Antônio Soler de Oliveira Júnior, and he is also known in Chinese sources as Sai Erjini'ao.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/serginho/profil/spieler/329013) • [3](https://www.11v11.com/players/serginho-258814/) He should not be confused with the Brazilian winger Sérgio Antonio da Luiz Junior, another Serginho born in 1995 in [Belo Horizonte](https://www.edgepedia.org/belo-horizonte), who has played for Fatih Karagümrük.[4](https://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/serginho/527582?epoca_id=155)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Born | 1995, Monte Aprazível, Brazil[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/serginho/profil/spieler/329013) |\n| Position | Attacking midfielder (also center-forward and central midfield); left-footed; 1.80 m[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/serginho/profil/spieler/329013) |\n| Youth career | SESC (2001–2008), São Paulo (2008–2011), Santos (2011–2014)[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/serginho/profil/spieler/329013) |\n| Major club honor | AFC Champions League with Kashima Antlers, 2018[2](https://www.chinadailyhk.com/upload/main/pdf/2025/03/20/850f128404ce3a65b9ecfeb81beaf681.pdf) |\n| Chinese citizenship | Acquired 12 March 2025, after five years playing in China's domestic league[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/serginho/profil/spieler/329013) • [2](https://www.chinadailyhk.com/upload/main/pdf/2025/03/20/850f128404ce3a65b9ecfeb81beaf681.pdf) |\n| Current club | Beijing Guoan, joined 2 February 2025, contract to 31 December 2028[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/serginho/profil/spieler/329013) |\n| China record | Transfermarkt lists 8 caps and 1 goal; National Football Teams lists 6 FIFA matches with 0 goals plus 1 non-FIFA match[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/serginho/profil/spieler/329013) • [5](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/98945/Serginho_3.html) |\n\n## Early career and Santos\n\nSerginho came through Brazilian youth football with SESC, São Paulo, and Santos, joining Santos's program in 2011.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/serginho/profil/spieler/329013) • [2](https://www.chinadailyhk.com/upload/main/pdf/2025/03/20/850f128404ce3a65b9ecfeb81beaf681.pdf) He made his domestic top-flight debut for Santos in 2014, appearing five times in the Série A that season.[2](https://www.chinadailyhk.com/upload/main/pdf/2025/03/20/850f128404ce3a65b9ecfeb81beaf681.pdf) • [6](https://www.soccerway.com/player/serginho/p6EEXObR/) He remained in Santos's first-team squad through 2017, with a loan spell at EC Vitória in 2016, where he made 16 Série A appearances and scored once, and a [Campeonato Paulista](https://www.edgepedia.org/campeonato-paulista) stint with Santo André in 2017.[6](https://www.soccerway.com/player/serginho/p6EEXObR/)\n\n## Kashima Antlers and the 2018 Asian title\n\nIn 2018 Serginho moved to Japan, joining [Kashima Antlers](https://www.edgepedia.org/kashima-antlers) first on loan from América Mineiro, for whom he had made 12 Série A appearances that year.[6](https://www.soccerway.com/player/serginho/p6EEXObR/) With Kashima he was part of the squad that won the [AFC Champions League](https://www.edgepedia.org/afc-champions-league) in 2018, the club's continental title.[2](https://www.chinadailyhk.com/upload/main/pdf/2025/03/20/850f128404ce3a65b9ecfeb81beaf681.pdf) He stayed in the [J1 League](https://www.edgepedia.org/j1-league) through 2019, making 10 league appearances with 3 goals in 2018 and 33 appearances with 12 goals in 2019.[6](https://www.soccerway.com/player/serginho/p6EEXObR/)\n\n## Changchun Yatai\n\nSerginho moved to China in 2020, signing for Changchun Yatai, then in the second-tier China League One.[5](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/98945/Serginho_3.html) • [6](https://www.soccerway.com/player/serginho/p6EEXObR/) He spent five seasons at the club: 3 league appearances in 2020, then 15, 25, 17, and 24 appearances in the [Super League](https://www.edgepedia.org/super-league) from 2021 to 2024, with his most productive season in 2022, when he scored 9 league goals.[6](https://www.soccerway.com/player/serginho/p6EEXObR/) This five-year stretch in China's domestic league later satisfied the residency requirement for a naturalized player to represent the China national team.[2](https://www.chinadailyhk.com/upload/main/pdf/2025/03/20/850f128404ce3a65b9ecfeb81beaf681.pdf)\n\n## Beijing Guoan and naturalization\n\nBeijing Guoan signed Serginho on 2 February 2025 on a contract running to 31 December 2028.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/serginho/profil/spieler/329013) Described by the China Daily Hong Kong Edition as a newly recruited playmaker, he acquired Chinese citizenship on 12 March 2025, making him eligible for selection by national coach Branko Ivankovic for 2026 World Cup qualifying.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/serginho/profil/spieler/329013) • [2](https://www.chinadailyhk.com/upload/main/pdf/2025/03/20/850f128404ce3a65b9ecfeb81beaf681.pdf) In his first Super League season with the club he made 27 league appearances and scored 7 goals, and in the 2026 season he added 23 appearances and 5 goals through the point the season statistics were last compiled.[6](https://www.soccerway.com/player/serginho/p6EEXObR/)\n\n## China national team\n\nSerginho's first international window included a friendly against Kuwait on 15 March 2025, which China won 3–1, and a 2026 World Cup qualifier against Australia on 25 March 2025, which China lost 0–2.[5](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/98945/Serginho_3.html) He then appeared in the remaining Asian third-round Group C qualifiers against Indonesia and Bahrain in June 2025, and in all three matches of the 2025 EAFF East Asian Cup final round against South Korea, [Japan](https://www.edgepedia.org/japan-epzdpsev89), and Hong Kong in July 2025.[5](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/98945/Serginho_3.html) • [3](https://www.11v11.com/players/serginho-258814/) Transfermarkt credits him with 8 caps and 1 goal for China, while National Football Teams records 6 FIFA matches with no goals plus one non-FIFA match; the 11v11 record attributes his goal to a 2025–26 international friendly.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/serginho/profil/spieler/329013) • [5](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/98945/Serginho_3.html) • [3](https://www.11v11.com/players/serginho-258814/)\n\n## Playing style\n\nSerginho is a left-footed attacking midfielder who can also play as a center-forward or central midfielder.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.us/serginho/profil/spieler/329013) His career record across the Brazilian, Japanese, and Chinese leagues stands at 258 league appearances and 60 goals in the Soccerway compilation, with a market value of €1.5 million.[6](https://www.soccerway.com/player/serginho/p6EEXObR/)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Serginho player profile, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.us/serginho/profil/spieler/329013)\n2. [China Daily Hong Kong Edition, 20 March 2025 (Serginho naturalization report)](https://www.chinadailyhk.com/upload/main/pdf/2025/03/20/850f128404ce3a65b9ecfeb81beaf681.pdf)\n3. [Serginho player statistics, 11v11.com](https://www.11v11.com/players/serginho-258814/)\n4. [Serginho (Karagümrük) 2025/2026 profile, zerozero.pt](https://www.zerozero.pt/jogador/serginho/527582?epoca_id=155)\n5. [Serginho (Sérgio Antônio Soler de Oliveira Júnior), National Football Teams](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/98945/Serginho_3.html)\n6. 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