Brazilian Soccer Name Generator

Shirt names, apelidos and full names for Brazilian footballers

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Generate Brazilian soccer names the way they appear on the shirt: one-word nicknames like Gabigol and Tiaguinho, diminutives and augmentatives, state-of-origin apelidos, and full Portuguese names for fictional players, FIFA career mode squads and Football Manager saves.

About Brazilian soccer names

Brazil is the only football nation where the name on the shirt is usually not the name on the passport. Pelé was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Garrincha was Manuel Francisco dos Santos, Kaká was Ricardo Izecson. The tradition comes from long Portuguese compound names and a culture that hands out apelidos early: a childhood diminutive (Ronaldinho, Juninho, Vitinho), an augmentative for the big man (Marcão, Lucão, Luizão), a physical tag (Careca, Dentinho, Baixinho), a state of origin (Baiano, Carioca, Paraíba, Pernambucano), or a pure invention like Gabigol, Pikachu or Tchê Tchê. When two players share a nickname the second one gets a qualifier, which is how you get Juninho Pernambucano and Juninho Paulista, or Dudu Alagoano alongside plain Dudu.

Modern Brazilians are increasingly shirt-named with a first name and surname in the European style (Lucas Paquetá, Thiago Silva, Bruno Guimarães), and the registered full name beneath it follows Portuguese conventions: two given names, the mother's surname, then the father's (João Pedro Salgado, Matheus Cavalcanti). Both registers appear here so a fictional squad can mix a Talisca with a Wellington Tibúrcio the way a real one does.

The list opens with the canon legends for reference, then mixes real Brasileirão and Seleção names with original shirt names, nicknames and full names built from the same pool.

How to choose Brazilian soccer names

Give most of a fictional Brazilian squad one-word shirt names and only a few full names; a team sheet of eleven First Lasts reads as European, a sheet of Tiaguinho, Marcão and Zé Rafael reads as Brasileirão.
Use -inho for a small, quick or young player and -ão for a tall centre-back or a big forward; the suffix tells the reader the position before they see him play.
When you need two players with the same nickname, add a state or city (Juninho Paulista, Neto Baiano, Nino Paraíba) rather than inventing a new root; that is exactly how Brazilian clubs and broadcasters solve it.
Keep the accents: Paquetá, Éverton, Raí, Gérson and Sócrates lose their Brazilian sound when flattened, and FIFA and Football Manager both render them correctly.
For a goalkeeper or a veteran centre-back, prefer a single surname or a short first name (Taffarel, Dida, Cássio, Marcos); flashy apelidos belong to wingers and number tens.

Frequently asked questions

Why do Brazilian soccer players use one name?

Brazilian Portuguese full names are long, often four or five words, so players have always been registered and announced by a single given name or a childhood nickname (apelido). It is informal, it fits on a shirt, and it became part of the national football identity, which is why Pelé, Zico, Romário and Neymar are all one word.

What do the -inho and -ão endings mean?

-inho is a diminutive (little, young or affectionate) and -ão is an augmentative (big). Ronaldinho is literally little Ronaldo, Juninho is little Júnior, while Marcão is big Marcos and Luizão is big Luiz. They double as position hints: wingers and playmakers get -inho, big defenders and target men get -ão.

Are these real players?

Many are. The opening block is genuine Brazilian legends, and the list also includes real current and recent professionals from the Brasileirão and the Seleção, because the point is to show the real patterns. Mixed in are original shirt names, nicknames and full names constructed from the same ingredients, suitable for FIFA and eFootball career modes, Football Manager saves, fan fiction and fictional national teams.

Can I use these for a Football Manager or FIFA career mode save?

Yes. Pick the one-word nicknames for the shirt or display name and a full Portuguese name from the list for the registration details; both games accept accented characters, so keep the diacritics for authenticity.

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All 500 Brazilian soccer names

This is the complete list the generator above draws its random batches from, sorted A to Z and grouped by first letter.

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A: 32 names

Adalton Ribas
Ademar Braga
Ademir da Guia
Ademir Menezes
Adenilson Cardoso
Adilson Batata
Adriano
Adriel Fontes
Alan Patrick
Aldair
Alef Manga
Alemão
Alessandro Vinícius
Alex de Souza
Alexandre Pato
Alexsandro Ribeiro
Alisson
Alisson Farias
Allan Rodrigues
Amaral
Amoroso
Anderson Lopes
André Felipe
Andrey Santos
Ângelo Gabriel
Anselmo Tavares
Antônio Carlos Zago
Ariel Cabral
Arthur Cabral
Arthur Gomes
Artur Victor
Ayrton Lucas

B: 19 names

Bahia
Baianinho
Baiano
Bebeto
Belletti
Benício Carvalho
Bernardo Ferraz
Betinho
Beto Mineiro
Binho
Biro-Biro
Bobô
Branco
Breno Lopes
Breno Maranhão
Bruninho
Bruno Guimarães
Bruno Henrique Pinto
Bruno Tabata

C: 27 names

Cacá
Cachorrão
Cafu
Caio Paulista
Caio Vinícius
Caique Bahia
Caíque França
Careca
Careca Bianchezi
Carioca
Carlinhos Bala
Carlos Alberto Torres
Carlos Eduardo Moreira
Carlos Henrique Sales
Casemiro
Cauã Ferraz
Cauê Teixeira
Ceará
Cearense
Cerezo
Chicão
Chiquinho
Cícero Brandão
Cléber Santana
Cléo
Coringa
Cristiane

D: 34 names

Dadá Maravilha
Dagoberto
Dani Alves
Daniel Amorim
Danilo Avelar
Danilo Barbosa
Danilo dos Santos
Dário Lemos
Davi Luiz Lima
Davi Nogueira
Debinha
Deivid Washington
Denílson
Denilson Paraíba
Denner
Dentinho
Derek Cardoso
Deyverson
Dida
Didi
Diego Ribas
Diego Souza
Dieguinho
Dinamite
Djalma Santos
Djalminha
Dodô
Domingos Sávio
Douglas Costa
Douglas Luiz Costa
Dudu
Dudu Alagoano
Dudu Mineiro
Dunga

E: 28 names

Edenilson
Éder
Ederson
Edílson Capetinha
Edinho
Edmundo
Eduardo Pellegrini
Eduardo Sasha
Edvaldo Pereira
Elias
Elkeson
Elton Gouveia
Emerson Royal
Emerson Sheik
Endrick
Enzo Magalhães
Erick Pulga
Erik Lima
Erison
Estêvão
Evair
Evander
Evanilson
Everaldo
Éverton Cebolinha
Everton Felipe
Everton Ribeiro
Ezequiel Tavares

F: 17 names

Fabiano Eller
Fabiano Soares
Fabinho
Fabrício Moura
Falcão
Felipe Anderson
Fernandão
Fernandinho
Firmino
Flávio Caça-Rato
Foguinho
Formiga
França
Francisco Alef
Fred
Fubá Gaúcho
Furacão

G: 26 names

Gabigol
Gabriel Jesus
Gabriel Menino
Gabriel Pec
Gabriel Sara
Gabriel Veron
Galo
Garrincha
Gaúcho
Geovane Barros
Gerson Canhotinha de Ouro
Gérson Magrão
Gerson Santos
Gil
Gilberto Melo
Gilberto Silva
Giovani Henrique
Giovanni
Gleison Brito
Gui Lopes
Gui Santos
Guilherme Arana
Guilherme Biro
Gustavinho
Gustavo Scarpa
Guto Ferreira

H: 6 names

Hélio Amorim
Hernanes
Hudson Bispo
Hugo Moura
Hulk
Hyoran

I: 6 names

Igor Julião
Igor Paixão
Igor Thiago
Índio
Ítalo Lima
Ivanildo Passos

J: 39 names

Jacaré
Jackson Follmann
Jadson
Jailton Paraíba
Jairzinho
Jajá
Jajá Coelho
Jardel
Jean Carlos
Jean Lucas
Jean Pyerre
Jeferson Nobre
Jô
João Gomes
João Guilherme Vasconcelos
João Lucas Aguiar
João Paulo Oliveira
João Pedro Salgado
João Victor Bastos
Joãozinho
Joaquim Pessoa
John Kennedy
Jonas Toró
Jorginho
Jorginho Pantera
José Aldo Ferreira
José Welison
Josef de Souza
Josimar Dias
Júlio César
Juninho Bahiano
Juninho Capixaba
Juninho Paulista
Juninho Pernambucano
Juninho Serrano
Júnior
Júnior Baiano
Jurandir Campos
Juvenal Pacheco

K: 11 names

Kadu
Kaiki Bruno
Kaio Jorge
Kaká
Kauã Siqueira
Kelvin
Kenedy
Keno
Kléber Gladiador
Kléber Pereira
Kléberson

L: 33 names

Laércio Tenório
Lázaro
Leandro Damião
Leão
Léo Baptistão
Léo Moura
Léo Pelé
Leonardo
Leônidas da Silva
Lincoln
Lorran
Luan Cândido
Luan Patrick
Lucão
Lucas Evangelista
Lucas Halter
Lucas Lima
Lucas Moura
Lucas Paquetá
Lucas Tiaguinho
Lucas Veríssimo
Lucca Borges
Luciano Pavão
Lúcio
Luighi
Luís Fabiano
Luiz Adriano
Luiz Felipe Cabral
Luiz Gustavo Rangel
Luiz Henrique Machado
Luiz Otávio Dutra
Luizão
Lulinha

M: 37 names

Maicon Sousa
Maicosuel
Malcom
Manoel Messias
Maranhão
Marcão
Marcelinho Carioca
Marcelo
Marcos
Marcos Assunção
Marcos Guilherme
Marcos Leonardo
Marcos Paulo Freire
Marcos Vinícius Teles
Marlon Cavalcanti
Marlon Freitas
Marlon Xavier
Marquinhos
Marquinhos Cearense
Marquinhos Gabriel
Marta
Mateus Ribas
Matheus Anjo
Matheus Bidu
Matheus Cunha
Matheus Nunes
Matheus Pereira
Matheuzinho
Mauro Silva
Mazinho
Michel Bastos
Mineiro
Miranda
Moisés Lima
Müller
Murilo Cerqueira
Murilo Fraga

N: 14 names

Naldo
Nathan Mendes
Nathan Ribeiro
Nelsinho Rosa
Nenê
Nenê Bonilha
Nenê Paulista
Neto
Neymar
Nikão
Nildo Brandão
Nilmar
Nílton Santos
Nino Paraíba

O: 6 names

Oscar
Oséias Lima
Osmar Peixoto
Osvaldo Chiquinho
Otávio Ataíde
Otávio Monteiro

P: 26 names

Pablo Bittencourt
Pablo Maia
Pantera
Paraíba
Patrick de Paula
Paulinho Boia
Paulinho Criciúma
Paulista
Paulo Henrique Ganso
Paulo Nunes
Paulo Ricardo Bastos
Paulo Sérgio
Paulo Victor Nascimento
Pedrinho
Pedrinho Nordestino
Pedro Alcântara
Pedro Guilherme
Pedro Lucas Nery
Pedro Raul
Pelé
Pepê
Pernambucano
Petros
Philippe Coutinho
Piauí
Pitbull

R: 52 names

Rafa Paulista
Rafael Cabral
Rafael Papagaio
Rafael Veiga
Rafinha Alcântara
Raí
Raí Oliveira
Raimundo Nonato
Raniel
Raphinha
Ratinho
Raul Gustavo
Rayan Vitor
Reginaldo Araújo
Reinaldo Manoel
Reinaldo Varela
Renan Lodi
Renatinho
Renato Augusto
Renato Gaúcho
Ribamar
Ricardinho
Ricardinho Capixaba
Ricardo Goulart
Ricardo Rocha
Richarlison
Rildo
Rithely
Rivaldo
Rivaldo Júnior
Rivellino
Robertinho
Roberto Carlos
Robinho
Robsinho
Robson Bambu
Rodrigo Caio
Rodriguinho
Rodrygo
Róger Guedes
Rogerinho
Rogério Ceni
Romarinho
Romário
Ronald Lopes
Ronaldinho
Ronaldo
Rony Piauí
Roque Júnior
Ruan
Ruan Tressoldi
Rubens Feijão

S: 12 names

Samuel Xavier
Sandro Macedo
Sassá
Sávio
Sérgio Manoel
Severino Cabral
Sidão
Sílvio Correia
Sissi
Sócrates
Somália
Souza

T: 19 names

Taffarel
Taison
Talisca
Talles Magno
Tarcísio Lacerda
Tchê Tchê
Téo Carioca
Thalys
Thiago Neves
Thiago Silva
Tiaguinho
Tigrão
Tinga
Tiquinho Soares
Toninho Baiano
Toninho Cerezo
Tostão
Túlio Maravilha
Tuta

U: 2 names

Uelinton Prado
Uendel

V: 18 names

Vágner Love
Valdir Bigode
Valdívia
Valdo Tenório
Vampeta
Vander Vieira
Vanderson Queiroz
Vavá
Vinicinho
Vinícius Júnior
Vinicius Zanocelo
Viola
Vitinho
Vitor Bueno
Vitor Gabriel Lemos
Vitor Hugo Pinheiro
Vitor Reis
Vitor Roque

W: 15 names

Wagner Leonardo
Wagner Reis
Walace
Wallace Oliveira
Wallacy
Washington Coração Valente
Wellington Tibúrcio
Wendel
Wendell Lira
Wesley França
Wesley Gasolina
Wesley Moraes
Willian
Willian Bigode
Wilson Picanha

X: 1 name

Xande

Y: 4 names

Yago Felipe
Yago Pikachu
Yan Figueiredo
Yuri Alberto

Z: 16 names

Zagallo
Zé Carioca
Zé Elias
Zé Gabriel
Zé Love
Zé Maria Franco
Zé Paulista
Zé Rafael
Zé Ricardo
Zé Roberto
Zé Vitor
Zeca Bragança
Zetti
Zezinho
Zico
Zinho