Edmílson (footballer, born 1982)

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

Edmilson

Edmilson with Al-Gharafa
Personal information
Full name	Edmilson dos Santos Silva
Date of birth	(1982-09-15) 15 September 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2000	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	Palmeiras
2004–2007	Albirex Niigata	116	(62)
2008–2011	Urawa Reds	110	(47)
2011–2012	Al-Gharafa	10	(4)
2012	→ FC Tokyo (loan)	10	(2)
2013–2014	Vasco da Gama	51	(11)
2015	Red Bull Brasil	14	(7)
2015	Chapecoense	0	(0)
2015	Cerezo Osaka	16	(2)
2016	Red Bull Brasil	13	(1)
2016	Sport Recife	22	(5)
2017	Esporte Clube Santo André	7	(1)
2017–2018	Red Bull Brasil	20	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edmilson dos Santos Silva, or simply Edmilson (born 15 September 1982), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who plays as a forward.

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

As of 29 June 2011 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Continental [c]		Total
		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
Career total		238	116	12	4	37	18	4	2	291	140

1. Includes Emperor's Cup.
2. Includes J.League Cup.
3. Includes AFC Champions League.

Honours

Palmeiras

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2003

References

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.

External links

• Edmílson at Soccerway
• Edmílson at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese)