Rwan Seco

Rwan Philipe Rodrigues de Souza Cruz (born 20 May 2001), known as Rwan Seco or just Rwan, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Santos.

Rwan Seco
Personal information
Full name Rwan Philipe Rodrigues de Souza Cruz
Date of birth (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001
Place of birth Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Santos
Number 12
Youth career
2014 Náutico
2015–2018 Sport Recife
2019 Figueirense
2020–2021 Flamengo-SP
2020–2021 → Santos (loan)
2022 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Santos 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:16, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Cajueiro Seco, a small neighborhood in Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Pernambuco,[1] Rwan began his career at a local footballing school named Garoto do Futuro before joining Náutico's youth categories. One year later, he joined Sport Recife as they offered a small funding assistance.[2]

Rwan left Sport in the end of 2018 and subsequently signed for Figueirense, but spent nine months without playing at his new side due to a registration problem.[1] He subsequently moved to Flamengo-SP, but returned to his hometown in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and helped his father as a bricklayer.[1][3]

Santos

In June 2020, Rwan agreed to join Santos on loan from Flamengo, being initially assigned to the under-20s.[4] However, due to the club's transfer ban, he was registered only in the following May.[5]

Rwan spent the 2021 season playing for Santos' under-20 and under-23 sides, and signed a permanent three-year deal on 16 December of that year.[6] He made his professional debut on 20 February 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute for Lucas Braga in a 0–3 Campeonato Paulista home loss against São Paulo.[7]

Rwan scored his first senior goal on 23 February 2022, netting his team's third in a 3–0 away win over Salgueiro, for the year's Copa do Brasil.[8]

Personal life

Rwan has a relationship with fellow footballer Thaís Regina.[3] A central defender, she plays for São Paulo.

Career statistics
As of 10 April 2022.[9]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2021 Série A 00———4[lower-alpha 1]040
2022 0040111[lower-alpha 2]0—61
Career total 0040111040101
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References
  1. "Santos: Rwan, sensação do time sub-20, quase largou o futebol e fez bico como ajudante de pedreiro" [Santos: Rwan, sensation of the under-20 team, nearly dropped football and did a side hustle as an assistant of a bricklayer] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. "Antes de ser 10 do Santos, Rwan dormiu embaixo de arquibancada e foi ajudante de pedreiro" [Before being Santos' number 10, Rwan slept behind a grandstand and was an assistant of a bricklayer] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. "De ajudante de pedreiro à Copa SP: Rwan supera dificuldades e vira a aposta do Santos no torneio" [From an assistant of a bricklayer to the Copa SP: Rwan overcomes difficulties and becomes a bet of Santos in the tournament] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. "Promessa! Centroavante pernambucano cria da base do Sport é destaque do Santos Sub-23" [Prospect! Pernambucano centre forward raised at Sport is a spotlight at Santos under-23s] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Fora de Campo. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  5. "Após fim do transfer ban, Santos registra contrato de lateral-esquerdo na CBF" [After end of the transfer ban, Santos register contract of left-back in the CBF] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  6. "Atacante Rwan, destaque das categorias de base, é contratado em definitivo" [Forward Rwan, spotlight of the youth setup, is signed permanently] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  7. "São Paulo vence Santos, quebra jejum na Vila Belmiro e sobe no Paulistão" [São Paulo defeat Santos, break a taboo at the Vila Belmiro and rise in the Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  8. "Rwan faz o primeiro gol pelo profissional do Santos e diz: "Tenho certeza que é daqui para cima"" [Rwan scores the first goal for the first team of Santos and says: "I am sure that is onwards and upwards"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  9. Rwan Seco at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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