Giovanni Manson Ribeiro (born 31 January 2002), simply known as Giovanni, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Brazilian club Fluminense. Club career Early career Born in Bauru, São 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. Loan to Telstar On 18 January 2022, Giovanni was loaned out to Telstar until the end of the season. Coincidentally, he made his debut for the club against Jong Ajax on 23 January in a 1–0 home win. Fluminense On 2 January 2023, Giovanni signed with Fluminense for the 2023 season, with an option to extend for 2024. Career statistics Notes References External links Ajax profile 2002 births People from Bauru Footballers from São Paulo (state) Living people Brazilian footballers Brazil youth international footballers Association football midfielders Santos FC players Eerste Divisie players Jong Ajax players AFC Ajax players SC Telstar players Fluminense FC players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands