Adryelson

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Limaand the second or paternal family name is Silva.

Adryelson

Adryelson in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Adryelson Shawann Lima Silva
Date of birth	(1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Barão de Grajaú, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Anderlecht
Number	34
Youth career
2011–2018	Sport Recife
2017–2018	→ Palmeiras (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2022	Sport Recife	111	(5)
2021–2022	→ Al-Wasl (loan)	20	(1)
2022–2023	Botafogo	62	(1)
2024–	Lyon	3	(0)
2024	→ Botafogo (loan)	7	(1)
2025–	→ Anderlecht (loan)	5	(0)
International career‡
2015	Brazil U17	2	(1)
2019	Brazil U23	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:07, 31 May 2020 (UTC)

Adryelson Shawann Lima Silva (born 23 March 1998), simply known as Adryelson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht on loan from the Ligue 1 club Lyon.

Club career

Sport Recife

Born in Barão de Grajaú, Maranhão, Adryelson joined Sport Recife's youth setup in 2011, aged 13. ^[1] He made his first team debut on 5 April 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Henrique Mattos in a 1–1 Campeonato Pernambucano home draw against Santa Cruz. ^[2]

On 30 June 2017, after another three first team appearances, Adryelson was loaned to Palmeiras until the end of the year, returning to the under-20s. ^[3] He returned to his parent club the following 30 January, ^[1] being initially a backup option.

Adryelson made his Série A debut on 5 October 2018, starting and scoring the equalizer in a 2–1 home win against Internacional. ^[4] The following 7 May, he renewed his contract until December 2021. ^[5]

On 24 May 2021, after already establishing himself as a regular starter, Adryelson further extended his contract until June 2023, and was loaned to Emirati club Al-Wasl for one year. ^[6] Upon returning in June 2022, he took a legal action against Sport due to unpaid wages, ^[7] and was allowed to leave the club for free on 11 July of that year. ^[8]

Botafogo

On 22 July 2022, Adryelson joined Botafogo, signing a contract until the end of 2025. ^[9] In the 2023 season, he played an important role in Botafogo's race for the league title and was named in the 2023 Bola de Prata. ^[10]

Lyon

On 5 January 2024, Adryelson signed for Ligue 1 club Lyon on a contract until 30 June 2028. Botafogo received a transfer fee of €3.58 million, in addition to a 50% sell-on clause. ^[11]

Return to Botafogo

On 2 September 2024, Botafogo announced the return of Adryelson until the end of 2024. ^[12] He contributed in Botafogo's historical season as the club won the league title and the 2024 Copa Libertadores. He played a total of 11 games in 3 months, and most notably started in the Copa Libertadores final. ^[13]

Loan to Anderlecht

On 15 January 2025, Adryelson was loaned by Anderlecht in Belgium until the end of the 2024–25 season, with an option to buy. ^[14]

International career

Adryelson represented Brazil at the 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship, ^[15] and in the 2019 Toulon Tournament. ^[16]

In October 2023, Adryelson was called up to the Brazil national team for a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Uruguay, replacing the injured Nino. ^[17]

Career statistics

As of 16 February 2025 ^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sport Recife	2015	Série A	0	0	1 [a]	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2016	Série A	0	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	—		—		1	0
	2017	Série A	0	0	2 [a]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2018	Série A	11	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		11	1
	2019	Série B	30	0	13 [a]	2	1 [b]	0	—		0	0	44	2
	2020	Série A	36	0	8 [a]	0	1 [b]	0	—		9 [c]	0	54	0
	2021	Série A	0	0	10 [a]	2	1 [b]	0	—		5 [c]	0	16	2
	Total		77	1	34	4	4	0	0	0	14	0	129	5
Al-Wasl (loan)	2021–22	UAE Pro League	20	1	—		0	0	—		5 [d]	1	25	2
Botafogo	2022	Série A	17	0	—		—		—		—		17	0
	2023	Série A	35	1	10 [e]	0	5 [b]	2	8 [f]	1	—		58	4
	Total		52	1	10	0	5	2	8	1	—		75	4
Lyon	2023–24	Ligue 1	2	0	—		1	0	—		—		3	0
	2024–25	Ligue 1	1	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		3	0	—		1	0	0	0	—		4	0
Botafogo (loan)	2024	Série A	7	1	—		0	0	3 [g]	0	1 [h]	0	11	1
Anderlecht (loan)	2024–25	Belgian Pro League	5	0	—		1	0	1 [i]	0	—		7	0
Career total			164	4	44	4	11	2	12	1	20	1	251	12

Notes

1. Appearances in the Campeonato Pernambucano
2. Appearances in the Copa do Brasil
3. Appearances in the Copa do Nordeste
4. Appearances in the UAE League Cup
5. Appearances in the Campeonato Carioca
6. Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana
7. Appearances in Copa Libertadores
8. Appearance in FIFA Intercontinental Cup
9. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Sport Recife

• Campeonato Pernambucano: 2017, 2019 ^{[ citation needed ]}

Lyon

• Coupe de France runner-up: 2023–24 ^[19]

Botafogo

• Copa Libertadores: 2024
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2024

Brazil U17

• South American U-17 Championship: 2015 ^{[ citation needed ]}

Brazil U23

• Toulon Tournament: 2019 ^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Adryelson volta ao Sport após empréstimo ao Palmeiras e será observado por Nelsinho" [Adryelson returns to Sport after loan to Palmeiras and will be watched by Nelsinho] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SuperEsportes. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
2. "Sport e Santa Cruz empatam em 1x1 no Clássico das Multidões" [Sport and Santa Cruz draw 1–1 in the Clássico das Multidões] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal do Commercio. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
3. "Ainda sem Diego Souza, Palmeiras acerta com Adryelson, do Sport" [Still without Diego Souza, Palmeiras sign Adryelson, from Sport] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
4. "Garantido como titular, Adryelson fala sobre momento no Sport: "Esperei muito por isso"" [Kept as a starter, Adryelson talks about moment at Sport: "I have waited so much for this"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
5. "Sem acordo com Inter e Athletico, Sport renova com Adryelson até o fim de 2021" [Without agreement with Inter and Athletico, Sport renew with Adryelson until the end of 2021] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
6. "Sport renova com Adryelson e acerta empréstimo do zagueiro a clube dos Emirados Árabes" [Sport renew with Adryelson and agree loan of stopper to Emirati club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Jornal do Commercio. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
7. "Adryelson aciona Sport na Justiça e pede rescisão indireta de contrato em ação de R$ 3,4 milhões" [Adryelson sues Sport at Court and asks for indirect contract rescision in R$ 3.4 million lawsuit] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
8. "Adryelson consegue rescisão com Sport na Justiça e está autorizado a assinar com outros clubes" [Adryelson gets rescision with Sport in Court and is authorized to sign with other clubs] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
9. "Botafogo anuncia a contratação do zagueiro Adryelson, ex-Sport". ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 July 2022.
10. "Para o orgulho do avô! Adryelson não abandona o futebol e devolve Botafogo ao Bola de Prata após 10 anos". espn.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 December 2023.
11. "Les Brésiliens Lucas Perri et Adryelson s'engagent avec l'OL jusqu'en 2028" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
12. "Botafogo anuncia retorno de Adryelson" (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Antagonista. 2 September 2024.
13. "Botafogo comunica retorno de Adryelson para o Lyon e destaca conquistas do zagueiro" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de Pernambuco. 22 December 2024.
14. "Adryelson strengthens our back-line". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
15. "Brazil training squad announced for 2015 South American Under-17 Football Championship". Samba Foot. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
16. "BRASIL DERROTA JAPÃO NOS PÊNALTIS E É CAMPEÃO DO MAURICE REVELLO 2019". CBF. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
17. "Brazil calls up Botafogo's Adryelson for World Cup qualifier-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
18. Adryelson at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
19. "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters . 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

External links

• Adryelson at Sambafoot

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