Edmilson Junior

Edmilson Junior
Personal information
Full name Edmilson Junior Paulo da Silva
Date of birth (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994
Place of birth Liège, Belgium
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Al-Duhail SC
Number 17
Youth career
2003–2005 Seraing
2005–2006 HFC Hoei
2006–2012 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Sint-Truiden 87 (9)
2016–2018 Standard Liège 72 (17)
2018– Al-Duhail SC 2 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:16, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Edmilson Junior Paulo da Silva (born 19 August 1994), commonly known as Edmilson, is a Belgian-Brazilian footballer who plays as a winger for Qatari club Al-Duhail SC.

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 Liege 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].

Personal life

Edmilson Junior's father, Edmilson, is a Brazilian former footballer who played for Standard Liège and Seraing in Belgium in the 1990s.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 August 2018 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sint-Truiden 2012–13 Belgian Second Division 26141——302
2013–14 Belgian Second Division 19100—5[lower-alpha 1]0241
2014–15 Belgian Second Division 23220——252
2015–16 Belgian Pro League 19520——215
Total 87981005010010
Standard Liège 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 112310000143
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 275106[lower-alpha 2]05[lower-alpha 3]1396
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 34103100003711
Total 72177260519020
Al-Duhail SC 2018–19 Qatar Stars League 2 2 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 3 2
Career total 161291526011119332
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Belgian Second Division play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in the Europa League
  3. ↑ Four appearances in the Belgian First Division A 'Europa League' play-offs and one in the Belgian Super Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance in the Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup.

Honours

Sint-Truiden
Standard

References

  1. ↑ "Sint-Truiden vs. KV Oostende 3 - 1". Soccerway. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Westerlo vs. Sint-Truiden 5 - 5". Soccerway. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Edmilson Junior joins Rouches". Standard Liège. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. ↑ http://m.live.sporza.be/cm/lmc.mobile/m_mc_voetbal/Beker-van-Belgie-1718/MG_BVB_F/1.3162424#
  5. ↑ "Edmilson Junior se marcó un 'Cristiano'". BeSoccer (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  6. ↑ https://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/diablesrouges/detail_edmilson-jr-veut-jouer-pour-la-belgique-mais-cela-coince-administrativement?id=9099285
  7. ↑ Edmilson Junior at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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