Edenilson Andrade dos Santos (born 18 December 1989), simply known as Edenilson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Grêmio. Mainly a central midfielder, he can also play as a right back.

Edenilson
Edenilson celebrating after winning the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup with Corinthians
Personal information
Full name Edenilson Andrade dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (1989-12-18) 18 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Grêmio
Number 15
Youth career
2008 Guarani-VA
2008–2009 Caxias
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Caxias 54 (3)
2011–2014 Corinthians 115 (3)
2014–2015 Genoa 30 (0)
2015–2017 Udinese 29 (0)
2016–2017Genoa (loan) 16 (0)
2017–2022 Internacional 248 (39)
2023–2024 Atlético Mineiro 48 (2)
2024– Grêmio 0 (0)
International career
2021 Brazil 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2021

Club career

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Edenilson began his career with Guarani de Venâncio Aires in 2008, but moved to Caxias shortly after. His professional debut came in the 2009 Gaúcho, when he entered the second half of the match against Veranópolis, on 22 January. He scored his first goal for the club later in that year, in a 3–1 win over rivals Juventude. Edenilson played 82 games for the Grenás, mostly as a starter, winning 36 and drawing 22 of those matches.

In 2011, Edenilson joined Corinthians, where he featured regularly before moving to Italy with Genoa in 2014. In the following year, he was bought by Udinese.

On 31 August 2016, Edenilson returned to Genoa on a season-long loan deal.[2] After his loan to Genoa was cut short at the end of March, he signed with Internacional on loan until the end of the season.[3]

On 11 July 2018, Internacional exercised the option in the loan contract and made the transfer permanent, signing a three-year contract with Edenilson.[4]

On 22 December 2022, Edenilson joined Atlético Mineiro on a two-year deal.[5]

On 19 April 2024, Edenilson joined Grêmio on a deal running until December 2025.[6]

International career

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He made his debut for the Brazil national football team on 9 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Peru.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 19 April 2024[8]
Club Season League State League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Caxias 2009 Série C 5 0 8 0 0 0 14[a] 2 27 2
2010 8 1 16 2 10[a] 1 34 4
2011 0 0 17 0 4 0 21 0
Total 13 1 41 2 4 0 24 3 82 6
Corinthians 2011 Série A 26 0 26 0
2012 23 2 13 0 7[b] 0 0 0 43 2
2013 36 0 16 1 4 0 4[b] 1 2[c] 0 62 2
2014 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 85 2 30 1 4 0 11 1 2 0 132 4
Genoa 2014–15 Serie A 30 0 1 0 31 0
Udinese 2015–16 Serie A 29 0 1 1 30 1
Genoa (loan) 2016–17 Serie A 16 0 1 0 17 0
Internacional 2017 Série B 31 1 5 0 2 0 1[d] 0 39 1
2018 Série A 33 3 9 0 5 2 47 5
2019 30 5 11 0 8 2 9[b] 1 58 8
2020 33 6 9 3 4 0 8[b] 0 54 9
2021 33 11 11 3 2 0 8[b] 1 54 15
2022 31 6 12 1 1 0 10[e] 3 54 10
Total 191 32 57 7 22 4 35 5 1 0 306 48
Atlético Mineiro 2023 Série A 28 1 11 0 3 0 9[b] 1 51 2
2024 Série A 0 0 9 1 0 0 9 1
Total 28 1 20 1 3 0 9 1 60 3
Career total 392 36 148 11 36 5 55 7 27 3 658 62
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa FGF
  2. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Recopa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Primeira Liga
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

International

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As of 26 November 2021[8]
Brazil
Year Apps Goals
2021 2 0
Total 2 0

Honours

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Corinthians
Atlético Mineiro

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Edenilson". Grêmio FBPA. 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Il Genoa riabbraccia Edenílson" [Genoa embraces Edenílson] (in Italian). Genoa C.F.C. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Internacional anuncia contratação de Edenílson, ex-Corinthians" [Internacional announces signing of Edenílson, formerly of Corinthians]. Veja (in Portuguese). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Inter exerce opção e contrata Edenilson em definitivo" (in Portuguese). Internacional. 11 July 2018. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Edenílson é do Galo" (in Portuguese). Atlético Mineiro. 22 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Grêmio anuncia acordo para a contratação de Edenílson" (in Portuguese). Grêmio FBPA. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Brazil v Peru game report". FIFA. 9 September 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Edenilson". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Troféu Mesa Redonda 2022 – Vote e Escolha". trofeumesaredonda.com.br. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
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