Edmílson (footballer, born 1982)

Edmilson
Personal information
Full name	Edmilson dos Santos Silva
Date of birth	15 September 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Sport Recife
Youth career
2000	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2003	Palmeiras
2004–2007	Albirex Niigata
2008–2011	Urawa Reds
2011–2012	Al-Gharafa
2012	→ FC Tokyo (loan)
2013–2014	Vasco da Gama
2015	Red Bull Brasil
2015	Chapecoense
2015	Cerezo Osaka
2016	Red Bull Brasil
2016–	Sport Recife
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2016

Edmilson dos Santos Silva, or simply Edmilson (born 15 September 1982), is a Brazilian football forward who currently plays for Sport Recife.

Club career

Edmilson started his career playing for the Palmeiras. In January 2004, he joined J1 League side Albirex Niigata on loan from Palmeiras. He had a short loan spell at Niigata, and signed a permanent deal next year. He played for the club, scoring 62 league goals in four seasons as a regular player.

Edmilson moved to J1 League rival Urawa Red Diamonds in January 2008. He continued his successful career with Urawa, scoring 11 goals in 31 appearances. He ended up the second highest scorer in the league for the 2009 season with 17 goals.

On 29 June 2011, Urawa announced that Edmilson would leave Japan to join Qatari club Al-Gharafa.^[1]

On 25 April 2015, Edmílson joined Chapecoense.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 June 2011^[1]

Club	Season	League		Cup¹		League Cup²		Continental³		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Palmeiras	2001							–
	2002							–
	2003	12	7					–		12	7
	Total	12	7					–		12	7
Albirex Niigata	2004	29	15	1	0	5	4	–		35	19
	2005	33	18	1	0	6	4	–		40	22
	2006	25	10	2	1	1	2	–		28	13
	2007	29	19	1	0	5	3	–		35	22
	Total	116	62	5	1	17	9	–		138	72
Urawa Reds	2008	31	11	2	0	6	3	4	2	43	16
	2009	33	17	1	0	7	3	–		41	20
	2010	34	16	4	3	6	2	–		44	21
	2011	12	3	–		1	1	–		13	4
	Total	110	47	7	3	20	9	4	2	140	61
Al-Gharafa	2011–12
Al-Gharafa	Total
Career total		238	116	12	4	37	18	4	2	291	140

¹Includes Emperor's Cup.

²Includes J.League Cup.

³Includes AFC Champions League.

Honours

Palmeiras

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2003

References

^ ^a ^b エジミウソン、アルガラファに完全移籍. Urawa Red Diamonds official site (in Japanese). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Reforço para o ataque da Chape" (in Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 25 April 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015.

External links

Edmílson at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
Edmílson at Soccerway
Edmílson at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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[urawa-1] エジミウソン、アルガラファに完全移籍. Urawa Red Diamonds official site (in Japanese). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "Reforço para o ataque da Chape" (in Portuguese). Associação Chapecoense de Futebol. 25 April 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015.

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