Ednilson

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Ednilson
Personal information
Full name Ednilson Pedro Rocha Andrade Mendes
Date of birth (1982-09-25) 25 September 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1993–1999 Boavista
1999–2000 Roma
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2001 Roma 1 (0)
2001–2005 Benfica 43 (0)
2003–2004 → Vitória Guimarães (loan) 8 (0)
2004–2005 → Gil Vicente (loan) 20 (0)
2006–2007 OFI Crete 17 (0)
2008 Partizan 14 (0)
2008–2009 AEK Larnaca 5 (0)
2009–2012 Dinamo Tbilisi 34 (0)
2012 Vasas 0 (0)
Total142(0)
International career
2000–2003 Portugal U21 26 (2)
2010–2011 Guinea-Bissau 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 1996 Austria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ednilson Pedro Rocha Andrade Mendes (born 25 September 1982), known simply as Ednilson, is a Bissau-Guinean former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

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Club career

Ednilson was born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, moving to Portugal at an early age. Not yet 17, he was bought by Italy's AS Roma, but in January 2001 moved to F.C. Alverca for 618 million lire, [1] after he refused to extend his initial contract. [2] Without no official appearances, he was sold to S.L. Benfica.

With the Lisbon club, Ednilson was relatively used during two seasons, after which he was loaned to fellow Primeira Liga sides Vitória S.C. and Gil Vicente FC, playing with the latter precisely as Benfica won the national league after 11 years. After almost two years at OFI Crete (only 17 matches combined) he spent some months without a club, after which he rejoined countryman Almami Moreira at FK Partizan – both were youth graduates at Boavista FC – helping the Belgrade team to the double in his short spell.

Ednilson then played one year in Cyprus with AEK Larnaca FC. On 27 November 2009, he signed a 1+1⁄2-year contract with FC Dinamo Tbilisi. [3]

On 21 February 2012, Ednilson changed clubs and countries once again, signing for Vasas SC in Budapest for five months. He was released at the end of the campaign (which ended in relegation), with no official appearances to his credit.

Club statistics

[4]

SeasonTeamCountryDivisionAppsGoals
1999–00 Roma Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 110
2000–01 Benfica Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1130
2001–02 Benfica Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1220
2002–03 Benfica Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 180
2003–04 Vitória Guimarães Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 180
2004–05 Gil Vicente Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1200
2005–06 OFI Crete Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 140
2006–07 OFI Crete Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1130
2007–08 Partizan Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1140
2008–09 AEK Larnaca Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 150
2009–10 Dinamo Tbilisi Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1290

International career

After having represented Portugal at U21 level between 2000 and 2003, Ednilson accepted the calls of his country of birth, Guinea-Bissau, when their national team was resurrected in 2010, after three years of inactivity. Ednilson made 3 appearances between 2010 and 2011 for Guinea-Bissau. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ AS Roma SpA Report and Accounts on 30 June 2001 (in Italian)
  2. ↑ "Ednilson ceduto all'Alverca" [Ednilson sold to Alverca] (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 13 January 2001. Archived from the original on 29 March 2002. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
  3. ↑ ედნილსონი დინამოელია; Dinamo Tbilisi, 27 November 2009 (in Georgian)
  4. ↑ "Ednilson". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Ednilson at National-Football-Teams.com
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