Shopify Rebellion announced on Friday that they are parting ways with support Denilson "Ceos" Oliveira Gonçalves, freeing the Brazilian player to explore his options ahead of the offseason.
Ceos joined the organization in December 2024 and made history as the first Brazilian player to compete in a tier-one league outside of Brazil. His debut, however, was delayed by visa complications that kept him sidelined through the first split, with Tristan "Zeyzal" Stidam stepping in as an emergency substitute before Ceos finally took the starting role.
Long regarded as one of the greatest supports in CBLOL history, the 27-year-old leaves North America after two seasons in the SR colors. In their farewell message, the team thanked him for his passion and the memories built together, wishing him luck in his next chapter.
Ceos's exit closes a 2026 campaign that fell short of Shopify Rebellion's stated ambitions. Their lone roster change heading into the season was the high-profile signing of South Korean midlaner Yoo "Zinie" Baek-jin, one of the most anticipated prospects to come out of the LCK CL after dominating Korea's second tier with KT Rolster Challengers, but the bet never paid off.
After finishing the Spring regular season in sixth place with a 2-5 record, they squeezed into the playoffs by sweeping Disguised on the final weekend, only to be eliminated immediately, swept 3-0 by Team Liquid in their opening series. With Cloud9, LYON and Team Liquid setting the pace at the top of a reinstated LCS, the team never managed to disrupt the podium as they had hoped heading into the season, and the parting with Ceos now reads as the first move of a wider reset in North America.
His departure leaves a vacancy in Shopify Rebellion's botlane heading into the next competitive cycle.
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