| Intro | Brazilian footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Brazil |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 13 March 1986, Belo Horizonte |
| Age: | 34 years |
Demerson Bruno Costa (born 16 March 1986), simply known as Demerson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Sarawak FA in the Malaysia Super League.
Club career
After representing hometown clubs Atlético Mineiro and América Mineiro as a youth, Demerson made his senior debut with Corinthians Alagoano in 2004. After a loan stint at Luziânia and a short spell at Itaúna, he signed for Série A club Cruzeiro in 2008.
Demerson left Cruzeiro without making a single appearance for the club, being loaned out to Goytacaz and Cabofriense. On 19 May 2009 he signed for Coritiba, also in the main category.
Demerson made his top tier debut on 24 May 2009, in a 2–2 away draw against Avaí. His first goal in the category came on 2 August, but in a 2–3 loss at former club Atlético Mineiro; he only appeared sparingly as his side suffered relegation.
On 23 February 2011, after having limited playing time, Demerson was loaned to Botafogo-SP until the end of 2011 Campeonato Paulista. He only started to feature more regularly the following season, contributing with 15 league appearances.
On 22 January 2013, Demerson signed a two-year contract with Bahia. He was an undisputed starter for the club during the 2014 season, which ended in relegation.
On 19 February 2015 Demerson moved abroad, after agreeing to a contract with China League One side Jiangsu Sainty. On 29 February of the following year he returned to his home country, signing for Paraná, but left the club on 4 May 2016 after failing to agree new terms.
On 12 May 2016, Demerson joined Chapecoense. He acted mainly as a backup to Neto and Filipe Machado during the year, being demoted to fourth-choice after the recovery of Marcelo.
Demerson did not board LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals, which crashed and killed 19 of his fellow teammates. As a result, Demerson left Brazil and went on trial around teams in Asia, eventually signing for Sarawak FA for the 2017 Malaysia Super League Season.
Career statistics
- As of 1 October 2016
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Itaúna | 2008 | Mineiro Módulo II | — | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Goytacaz | 2008 | Carioca Série B | — | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Cabofriense | 2009 | Carioca | — | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Coritiba | 2009 | Série A | 10 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | Série B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | Série A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| Subtotal | 34 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 62 | 2 | |||
| Botafogo-SP (loan) | 2011 | Paulista | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Bahia | 2013 | Série A | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2014 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| Subtotal | 39 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 1 | ||
| Paraná | 2016 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Chapecoense | 2016 | Série A | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 76 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 325 | 7 | ||
Honours
- Coritiba
- Campeonato Paranaense: 2010, 2012
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2010
- Bahia
- Campeonato Baiano: 2014