Giovanni

Giovanni Manson Ribeiro (born 31 January 2002), simply known as Giovanni, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Dutch club Jong Ajax.

Club Career

Early career

Born in Bauru, Sao Paulo, Giovanni joined Santos FC's youth setup in 2012, aged ten. After failing to agree on terms to a new contract, he left the club in May 2019, as his youth deal expired, and was subsequently linked to moves to Chelsea and AFC Ajax.

Ajax

On 25 February 2020, Ajax requested FIFA to intervene for the club on the transfer of Giovanni, who was at the time blocked by Santos. On 4 March, after being given the clearance, he was announced by the club on a four-year contract, being initially assigned to the reserve team.

Giovanni made his senior debut for Jong Ajax on 30 August 2020, starting in a 4–0 away loss against Roda JC. On 11 September he scored his first senior goal, netting his team's only in a 2–1 loss at NEC Nijmegen.