Mansur (footballer)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lima and the second or paternal family name is Santos.

Joéliton Lima Santos (born 17 April 1993), commonly known as Mansur, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a centre-back for Greek Super League club Atromitos.

Mansur

Personal information
Full name	Joéliton Lima Santos
Date of birth	(1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Laranjeiras, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back / Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Atromitos
Number	70
Youth career
2004–2005	Real Salvador
2006–2012	Bahia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Bahia	0	(0)
2012–2015	Vitória	34	(0)
2015	→ Atlético Mineiro (loan)	1	(0)
2016–2020	Atlético Mineiro	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Sport Recife (loan)	1	(0)
2018	→ Paraná (loan)	17	(0)
2019	→ São Bento (loan)	24	(1)
2020–2022	Santa Clara	52	(0)
2023–2024	Estrela da Amadora	20	(2)
2024–	Atromitos	25	(3)
International career
2013	Brazil U20	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 June 2025

Club career

Born in Laranjeiras, Mansur started his career with the youth academy of Bahia and made his first team debut in 2011. However, he moved to Vitória on 10 January 2012, after his former club failed to clear his fees.^[1][2] On 10 July, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–3 victory against Paraná.^[3] However, he faced stiff competition after the arrival of Gilson on loan from Cruzeiro.^[4] On 25 May 2013, he made his Série A debut in a 2–2 draw against Internacional.^[5]

In February 2014, Vitória received an offer from Atlético Mineiro to secure Mansur's services.^[6] On 8 August 2015, he was loaned out to Atlético Mineiro on a contract running till January 2016.^[7] On 3 September, he made his debut in a 1–0 defeat against Atlético Paranaense.^[5] On 19 January 2016, he signed permanently with the club, after agreeing to a four-year deal.^[8]

After being rarely used in Atlético Mineiro, Mansur joined Sport on 26 June 2016 to get more opportunities and signed a contract which would keep him at the club till May 2017.^[9] However, he was sparingly used and made 13 appearances.^[10] On 30 January 2018, he joined newly promoted side Paraná on a loan deal until the end of the season.^[11]

International career

Mansur played for Brazil under-20 team in 2013, representing the team in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana under-20.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played on 21 October 2018

Club	Season	National League			State league		Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bahia	2011[5]	Série A	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Vitória	2012[5]	Série B	12	1	8	0	2	0	—		22	1
	2013[5]	Série A	3	0	12	1	10	0	—		25	1
	2014[5]	Série A	14	0	9	0	2	0	4[a]	0	29	0
	2015[5]	Série B	5	0	3	0	10	0	—		18	0
	Total		34	0	32	1	24	0	4	0	94	1
Atlético Mineiro (loan)	2015[5]	Série A	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
Atlético Mineiro	2016[5]	Série A	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2017[5]	Série A	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		0	0	2	0	2	0	—		4	0
Sport (loan)	2017[5]	Série A	1	0	4	0	7	0	—		12	0
Paraná (loan)	2018[5]	Série A	14	0	8	1	2	0	—		24	1
Career total			39	1	46	2	35	0	4	0	124	3

1. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Vitória

• Campeonato Baiano: 2013

Sport

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 2017

Individual

• Liga Portugal 2 Defender of the Month: April 2023^[13]