Wilson Eduardo
 Eduardo with Braga in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilson Bruno Naval da Costa Eduardo | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Pedras Rubras, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Braga | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | GD Vilar | ||
| 2000–2004 | Porto | ||
| 2004–2009 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2015 | Sporting CP | 20 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Real Massamá (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Portimonense (loan) | 10 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Beira-Mar (loan) | 27 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | → Olhanense (loan) | 27 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | → Académica (loan) | 25 | (6) |
| 2014 | Sporting B | 1 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Dinamo Zagreb (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Den Haag (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2015– | Braga | 54 | (18) |
| National team | |||
| 2005–2006 | Portugal U16 | 12 | (7) |
| 2006–2007 | Portugal U17 | 12 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Portugal U19 | 20 | (6) |
| 2009 | Portugal U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Portugal U21 | 14 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2018 | |||
Wilson Bruno Naval da Costa Eduardo (born 8 July 1990) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Braga as a forward.
He was formed at Sporting, but spent most of his time out on loan. In 2015, he joined Braga.
Club career
Sporting
Eduardo was born in Pedras Rubras, Maia. After starting his football grooming with local FC Porto he finished it at Sporting Clube de Portugal, joining the latter's youth system at the age of 14. In 2009–10 he made his senior debuts, splitting the season between Real SC (third division) and Portimonense SC (second)[1] and being a relatively important part as the Algarve side returned to the Primeira Liga after a 20-year absence.
In the 2010–11 campaign, still on loan, Eduardo joined S.C. Beira-Mar, also freshly promoted from the second level.[2] He made his competition debut on 15 August 2010, coming from the bench in a 0–0 home draw against U.D. Leiria;[3] two weeks later, as the Aveiro team defeated Académica de Coimbra 2–1 (also at home), he scored his first goal in the top flight.[4]
Eduardo was again loaned by Sporting for 2012–13, to Académica.[5] On 8 November 2012 he netted twice – one of his goals coming through a second-half penalty – in a 2–0 home win against Atlético Madrid for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.[6]
Eduardo finally made his Sporting debut on 18 August 2013 in the first game of the new season, starting and scoring in a 5–1 home win over F.C. Arouca.[7] On 6 April 2014 he dropped into the reserves who competed in division two, netting the decider in a 2–1 success at C.D. Feirense.[8]
Eduardo moved abroad for the first time on 20 July, being loaned to Croatian First Football League champions GNK Dinamo Zagreb,[9] and made 17 overall appearances for the capital team, scoring in a 2–0 win over NK Istra 1961 on 13 September.[10] On 30 January 2015, he switched to assist ADO Den Haag for the remainder of the Eredivisie campaign.[11]
Braga
Eduardo ended his 11-year association with Sporting on 31 August 2015, moving to Paulo Fonseca's S.C. Braga.[12] He made his debut 17 days later in a Europa League group match away to FC Slovan Liberec, replacing Crislan for the final 28 minutes of a 1–0 win,[13] and contributed two goals in ten games as they reached the quarter-finals as well as one in three in a victorious run in the Taça de Portugal; his only league goal of the season for the Minhotos came on 10 January 2016 to open a 2–3 loss on his return to the Estádio José Alvalade.[14]
International career
All youth levels comprised, Eduardo earned 61 caps for Portugal and scored 26 goals. In 2013, he rejected to play for the Angola senior team.[15]
Personal life
Eduardo's younger brother, João Mário, is also a footballer. A midfielder, he too graduated from Sporting's youth academy.[16]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting | 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||
| Total | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 5 | ||
| Real (loan) | 2009–10 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Portimonense (loan) | 2009–10 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Beira-Mar (loan) | 2010–11 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| Olhanense (loan) | 2011–12 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 7 | ||
| Académica (loan) | 2012–13 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 37 | 11 | |
| Sporting B | 2013–14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Dinamo Zagreb (loan) | 2014–15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Den Haag (loan) | 2014–15 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Braga | 2015–16 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | 31 | 6 | |
| 2016–17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 8 | |
| 2017–18 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 18 | 8 | ||
| Total | 45 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 22 | |
| Career Total | 185 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 251 | 52 | |
- ↑ Includes the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
Honours
Dinamo Zagreb
Braga
References
- ↑ "Sporting: Wilson Eduardo emprestado ao Portimonense" [Sporting: Wilson Eduardo loaned to Portimonense] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ↑ "Beira Mar: Sporting cede André Marques e Wilson Eduardo" [Beira Mar: Sporting loan André Marques and Wilson Eduardo] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ↑ "Beira-Mar e Leiria no 1.º empate da Liga" [Beira-Mar and Leiria in the League's 1st draw] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 15 August 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ↑ "Beira-Mar estreia-se a vencer no campeonato" [Beira-Mar win in championship for the first time] (in Portuguese). TSF. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ↑ "Sporting empresta Wilson Eduardo à Académicao" [Sporting loan Wilson Eduardo to Académica] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ↑ "Académica end Atlético's record winning run". UEFA. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ↑ "Montero faz hat-trick na goleado [sic] do leão" [Montero scores a hat-trick in lion goalfest] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ "Feirense-Sporting B, 1–2: Wilson Eduardo no triunfo leonino" [Feirense-Sporting B, 1–2: Wilson Eduardo in lion win]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ↑ "Veliko pojačanje modrih: Wilson Eduardo u Dinamu! (video)" [Great blue addition: Wilson Eduardo in Dinamo! (video)] (in Croatian). Dinamo Zagreb. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ "Wilson Eduardo já marca pelo Dinamo Zagreb" [Wilson Eduardo already scoring for Dinamo Zagreb]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 September 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ "ADO Den Haag huurt Wilson Eduardo voor 2e seizoenshelft" [ADO Den Haag loan in Wilson Eduardo for 2nd half of season] (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ "Wilson Eduardo ruma ao Sp. Braga" [Wilson Eduardo heads to SP. Braga]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 August 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ "Braga edge out in-form Liberec". UEFA. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ↑ "Liga (17ª J): Resumo Sporting 3–2 Sp. Braga" [Liga (17ª R): Sporting 3–2 Sp. Braga summary] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ "Wilson Eduardo deu "não" a Angola" [Wilson Eduardo said "no" to Angola]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 October 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ↑ "Wilson Eduardo considera João Mário promissor" [Wilson Eduardo sees promise in João Mário]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 February 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ↑ "Wilson Eduardo". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ↑ "Wilson Eduardo". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
External links
- Wilson Eduardo at TheFinalBall.com
- Wilson Eduardo at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (in Portuguese)