Edmilson Junior

Edmilson Junior

Edmilson in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Edmilson Junior Paulo da Silva
Date of birth	(1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Liège, Belgium
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Al Duhail
Number	8
Youth career
2003–2005	Seraing
2005–2006	HFC Hoei
2006–2012	Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Sint-Truiden	100	(10)
2016–2018	Standard Liège	90	(21)
2018–	Al-Duhail	143	(56)
International career‡
2024–	Qatar	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2024

Edmilson Junior Paulo da Silva (born 19 August 1994), is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Qatari club Al-Duhail and the Qatar national team.

Born in Belgium, Edmilson acquired Qatari citizenship in 2024 and made his international debut with Qatar at the same year.

Career

On 22 August 2012, Edmilson made his debut for Sint-Truiden in the Belgian Second Division as an 81st-minute substitute in the 3–1 win over KV Oostende. ^[1] His first goal for the club came later that year in November, during the Belgian Cup tie against KVC Westerlo which ended 5–5. Sint-Truiden won the tie on penalties. ^[2] On 6 January 2016, after making 87 appearances and scoring 9 goals for Sint-Truiden, Edmilson left to rejoin former club Standard Liège where he made a reunion with former Sint-Truiden manager Yannick Ferrera. He signed a three-year contract. ^[3]

On 17 March 2018 he played as Standard Liège beat Genk 1–0 in extra time to win the 2018 Belgian Cup Final and qualify for the UEFA Europa League. ^[4]

On 22 July 2018, he announced that would leave the club, and play for Qatari club Al-Duhail SC. ^[5]

International career

Edmilson made his debut for the Qatar national team on 10 September 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against North Korea at the New Laos National Stadium in Laos. He substituted Jassem Gaber in the 72nd minute of a 2–2 draw. ^[6]

Personal life

Edmilson Junior's father, Edmilson, is a Brazilian former footballer who played for Standard Liège and Seraing in Belgium in the 1990s. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 December 2024 ^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sint-Truiden	2012–13	Belgian Second Division	26	1	4	1	—		—		30	2
	2013–14		19	1	0	0	—		5 [b]	0	24	1
	2014–15		23	2	2	0	—		—		25	2
	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	19	5	2	0	—		—		21	5
	Total		87	9	8	1	0	0	5	0	100	10
Standard Liège	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	11	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	14	3
	2016–17		27	5	1	0	6 [c]	0	5 [d]	1	39	6
	2017–18		34	10	3	1	0	0	0	0	37	11
	Total		72	17	7	2	6	0	5	1	90	20
Al-Duhail	2018–19	Qatar Stars League	22	4	5	4	2 [e]	0	1 [f]	0	30	8
	2019–20		19	6	3	2	8 [e]	2	0	0	30	10
	2020–21		16	12	1	0	4 [e]	1	7 [g]	2	28	15
	2021–22		17	6	0	0	6 [e]	1	4 [h]	1	27	8
	2022–23		5	0	0	0	8 [e]	8	0	0	13	8
	2023–24		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2024–25		11	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	6
	Total		91	33	9	6	28	12	12	3	139	54
Career total			249	61	24	8	34	12	22	4	329	85

1. Includes Belgian Cup
2. Appearances in Belgian Second Division play-offs
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. One appearance in Belgian Super Cup, four appearances in the Belgian Pro League UEFA Europa League play-offs
5. Appearances in AFC Champions League
6. Appearance in Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup
7. Three appearances and two goals in Emir Cup, two appearances in Qatar Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
8. Appearances in Emir Cup

Honours

Sint-Truiden

• Belgian Second Division: 2014–15

Standard

• Belgian Cup: 2015–16, 2017–18

Al-Duhail

• Qatar Emir Cup: 2019, 2022 ^[9]
• Qatar Stars League: 2019–20

Individual

• AFC Champions League top scorer: 2022

References

1. "Sint-Truiden vs. KV Oostende 3 - 1". Soccerway. 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
2. "Westerlo vs. Sint-Truiden 5 - 5". Soccerway. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
3. "Edmilson Junior joins Rouches". Standard Liège. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
4. "Emond knikt Standard na verlengingen naar bekerwinst". Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
5. "Edmilson Junior se marcó un 'Cristiano'". BeSoccer (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
6. "North Korea v Qatar game report". ESPN. 10 September 2024.
7. "Edmilson Jr veut jouer pour la Belgique mais cela coince administrativement". 5 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
8. Edmilson Junior at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
9. "Al Duhail vs. Al Gharafa 5 - 1". Soccerway. 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

External links

• Player profile at Sint-Truiden official website
• Edmilson Junior at Soccerway