Alisson

Alisson Santana came through the Atlético Mineiro academy, joining its youth ranks in 2021 and making his senior debut two years later. He stayed with the Brazilian club until March 2025, when Shakhtar Donetsk paid €16 million for him, a fee that could rise further with add-ons, while Atlético retained a slice of his economic rights. He signed a contract in Donetsk running to June 2030.

The move followed an unsuccessful trial at Internacional's academy earlier in his career. At Shakhtar, playing as a right winger, he made an immediate mark: 21 league appearances and seven assists in his first partial season, then 38 appearances and eight goals as he established himself the following campaign. He won the Campeonato Mineiro with Atlético Mineiro in 2024, then added the Ukrainian Cup and the Ukrainian Premier League with Shakhtar.

His form has carried over to the Brazil under-20 side, for whom he has 12 caps and three goals. He finished as top scorer at the South American U-20 Championship in 2025 with three goals and went on to represent Brazil at the U-20 World Cup in Chile the same year. A senior call-up has yet to follow. Reports later linked him with Bayer Leverkusen and Bournemouth, though neither move materialised.