Chelsea fullback Emerson Palmieri is grateful for his football education with Santos.
Emerson admits he began his career as a midfielder before being switched to wing-back by his Santos coaches at 16.
He told chelseafc.com: "I started doing this and I liked it. They tried me in one game, it worked well and I stayed there.
"The academy system at Santos is very well known. It is one of the best in the country. I can only thank God for the opportunity to go there and also for having grown up in that city, and playing football there.
"I made my debut for Santos in 2011. I was 16 years old. It was a game we were winning 3-0, and when the manager called me I couldn't really believe it! There were very important players on the pitch such as Neymar, and my whole family were in the stands. I couldn't believe it."