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Yago dos Santos

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Yago dos Santos
Image
dos Santos with Crvena zvezda in 2024
No. 99 – Flamengo
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNBB
BCLA
Personal information
Born (1999-03-09) March 9, 1999 (age 27)
Tupã, São Paulo, Brazil
Listed height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Listed weight
80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
2019: undrafted
Playing career
2016–present
Career history
2016–2020Paulistano
2020–2022Flamengo
2022–2023Ratiopharm Ulm
2023–2026Crvena zvezda
2026Virtus Bologna
2026–presentFlamengo
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Image Brazil
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place2025 Managua
Silver medal – second place2022 Brazil

Yago Mateus dos Santos (born March 9, 1999), known simply as Yago, is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Flamengo of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). Dos Santos was discovered by Palmeiras, and played for Paulistano from 2016 to 2020 and Flamengo from 2020 to 2022 before moving to German club Ratiopharm Ulm. He has also played for the Chicago Bulls in the 2023 NBA Summer League team. Yago won the 2023 German BBL championship with Ulm, while being named Finals MVP as well.

ESPN and ESporte called him one of the greatest revelations of Brazilian basketball of the 2010s.[1][2]

Professional career

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From 2020 to 2022, Yago played two seasons with Flamengo, with whom he won the 2022 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, as well as two NBB championships.

On July 20, 2022, Yago signed a two-year contract with German club Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[3] He was instrumental in helping Ulm win its first ever German championship in 2023 and received Bundesliga Finals MVP honours.[4] Appearing in 45 Bundesliga games (45 starts) during the 2022-23 campaign, he averaged a team-high 15.0 points per contest to go along with 5.7 assists and 2.7 rebounds a game.[5]

On July 17, 2023, Yago signed a three-year contract with Serbian powerhouse KK Crvena zvezda Meridianbet.[6][7] In the same season, main rivals KK Partizan also signed Brazilian Bruno Caboclo, making the Serbian derby also a derby between two of Brazil's best players. On June 28, 2024, Yago extended his contract with the Serbian club through 2027.[8]

On April 10, 2026, dos Santos signed for Virtus Bologna of the Italian LBA and the EuroLeague until the end of the season after parting ways with Crvena zvezda.[9]

National team career

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During the 2023 FIBA World Cup, he recorded a double-double (24 points, 11 assists, 6-6 from three point range) against Ivory Coast, which earned him worldwide praise.[10]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance index rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2023–24 Crvena zvezda 281619.8.435.402.8072.03.9.5—8.79.1
2024–25 35116.2.390.391.8151.63.3.5—6.37.5
2025–26 25010.7.231.208.889.82.2.2—2.61.5
Career 881715.8.380.353.8221.53.2.4—6.06.3

EuroCup

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2022–23 ratiopharm Ulm 202026.1.427.391.8873.06.1.7.113.017.6
Career 202026.1.427.391.8873.06.1.7.113.017.6

Basketball Champions League Americas

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Flamengo 1015.7.500.000.8333.01.0——7.0
2020–21 6422.6.340.256.8002.26.0.7—9.0
2021–22 7522.8.475.500.7623.35.31.1—13.7
Career 14922.1.414.381.7842.85.3.9—11.2

FIBA Americas League

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Paulistano 3015.9.450.444.6673.02.0.3—8.7
2018–19 8825.4.411.457.8524.15.71.2—17.6
Career 11822.7.419.455.8183.84.71.0—11.8

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17Brazil PaulistanoNBB3011.1.350.361.803.91.7.4—6.3
2017–18Brazil PaulistanoNBB3915.7.415.341.8002.13.0.5—8.6
2018–19Brazil PaulistanoNBB2627.4.429.370.8623.64.8.8—13.2
2019–20Brazil PaulistanoNBB2531.8.404.368.8413.05.41.0.016.0
2020–21Brazil FlamengoNBB3725.6.444.368.8423.05.9.9.011.5
2021–22Brazil FlamengoNBB4127.5.427.366.8233.95.8.9.112.8
2022–23Germany ratiopharm UlmBBL4526.5.427.383.8153.55.6.7.015.0
2023–24Serbia Crvena zvezdaKLS325.5.704.6841.0002.77.0.3—19.7
2023–24Serbia Crvena zvezdaABA3121.7.464.385.8592.54.3.5.010.7

References

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  1. ↑ "Palmeiras descobriu e lapidou promessa do NBB, mas fechou time; hoje, 'baixinho' encanta em finalista". ESPN Brasil. espn.uol.com.br. May 27, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Finalista do NBB, prodígio foi treinado por técnico ligado aos Warriors". Esporte UOL. esporte.uol.com.br. May 27, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Frischgebackener MVP auf dem Weg nach Ulm". Ratiopharm Ulm (in German). Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ulm conclude miraculous German playoff run by winning first-ever championship title". basketnews.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Ratiopharm Ulm". Basketball-Bundesliga. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Vratio se Jago dos Santos". December 14, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Brazilian international Yago dos Santos pens a 3-year contract with Crvena zvezda Meridianbet". aba-liga.com. July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  8. ↑ Gillingham, Geoff (July 28, 2024). "Yago Dos Santos pens contract extension at Crvena Zvezda". EuroLeague. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  9. ↑ "YAGO DOS SANTOS NUOVO GIOCATORE DI VIRTUS BOLOGNA". virtus.it (in Italian). April 10, 2026. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  10. ↑ Filardi, Eric (August 30, 2023). "Yago Santos na Copa do Mundo 2023: mídia mundial se derrete". www.esportelandia.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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