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Yago dos Santos
	dos Santos in 2023
No. 99 – Crvena zvezda
Position	Point guard
League	KLS; ABA League; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	March 9, 1999 (age 25); Tupã, São Paulo, Brazil
Listed height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2019: undrafted
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2020	Paulistano
2020–2022	Flamengo
2022–2023	Ratiopharm Ulm
2023–present	Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
	BCL Americas champion (2021); FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2022); ABA League champion (2024); 2× NBB champion (2018, 2021); Bundesliga champion (2023); Serbian League champion (2024); Serbian Cup winner (2024); NBB Finals MVP (2021); Bundesliga Finals MVP (2023); All-Bundesliga First Team (2023); ABA League Finals MVP (2024);
Men's basketball
Representing Brazil
FIBA AmeriCup

Yago Mateus dos Santos (born March 9, 1999), known simply as Yago, is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the ABA League and the EuroLeague. 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

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.^[6] 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.^[7]

National team career

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.^[8]

Career statistics

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


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2023–24	Crvena zvezda	28	16	19.8	.435	.402	.807	2.0	3.9	.5	—	8.7	9.1
Career		28	16	19.8	.435	.402	.807	2.0	3.9	.5	—	8.7	9.1

EuroCup


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2022–23	ratiopharm Ulm	20	20	26.1	.427	.391	.887	3.0	6.1	.7	.1	13.0	17.6
Career		20	20	26.1	.427	.391	.887	3.0	6.1	.7	.1	13.0	17.6

Basketball Champions League Americas


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019–20	Flamengo	1	0	15.7	.500	.000	.833	3.0	1.0	—	—	7.0
2020–21		6	4	22.6	.340	.256	.800	2.2	6.0	.7	—	9.0
2021–22		7	5	22.8	.475	.500	.762	3.3	5.3	1.1	—	13.7
Career		14	9	22.1	.414	.381	.784	2.8	5.3	.9	—	11.2

FIBA Americas League


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Paulistano	3	0	15.9	.450	.444	.667	3.0	2.0	.3	—	8.7
2018–19	Paulistano	8	8	25.4	.411	.457	.852	4.1	5.7	1.2	—	17.6
Career		11	8	22.7	.419	.455	.818	3.8	4.7	1.0	—	11.8

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2016–17	Paulistano	NBB	30	11.1	.350	.361	.803	.9	1.7	.4	—	6.3
2017–18	Paulistano	NBB	39	15.7	.415	.341	.800	2.1	3.0	.5	—	8.6
2018–19	Paulistano	NBB	26	27.4	.429	.370	.862	3.6	4.8	.8	—	13.2
2019–20	Paulistano	NBB	25	31.8	.404	.368	.841	3.0	5.4	1.0	.0	16.0
2020–21	Flamengo	NBB	37	25.6	.444	.368	.842	3.0	5.9	.9	.0	11.5
2021–22	Flamengo	NBB	41	27.5	.427	.366	.823	3.9	5.8	.9	.1	12.8
2022–23	ratiopharm Ulm	BBL	45	26.5	.427	.383	.815	3.5	5.6	.7	.0	15.0
2023–24	Crvena zvezda	KLS	3	25.5	.704	.684	1.000	2.7	7.0	.3	—	19.7
2023–24	Crvena zvezda	ABA	31	21.7	.464	.385	.859	2.5	4.3	.5	.0	10.7

References

^ "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.
^ "Finalista do NBB, prodígio foi treinado por técnico ligado aos Warriors". Esporte UOL. esporte.uol.com.br. May 27, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
^ "Frischgebackener MVP auf dem Weg nach Ulm". Ratiopharm Ulm (in German). Retrieved July 22, 2022.
^ "Ulm conclude miraculous German playoff run by winning first-ever championship title". basketnews.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
^ "Ratiopharm Ulm". Basketball-Bundesliga. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
^ "Brazilian international Yago dos Santos pens a 3-year contract with Crvena zvezda Meridianbet". aba-liga.com. July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
^ Gillingham, Geoff (July 28, 2024). "Yago Dos Santos pens contract extension at Crvena Zvezda". EuroLeague. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
^ 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.

External links

[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] "Brazilian international Yago dos Santos pens a 3-year contract with Crvena zvezda Meridianbet". aba-liga.com. July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2024.

[7] Gillingham, Geoff (July 28, 2024). "Yago Dos Santos pens contract extension at Crvena Zvezda". EuroLeague. Retrieved July 2, 2024.

[8] 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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