Edmilson Junior

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

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)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Al-Duhail
Number 10
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 52 (20)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2021 (UTC)

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 Liège 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

Al-Duhail

°Qatar stars league 2019/20

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Edmilson Junior se marcó un 'Cristiano'". BeSoccer (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. "Edmilson Jr veut jouer pour la Belgique mais cela coince administrativement". 5 October 2015.
  7. Edmilson Junior at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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