Edmilson Junior
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edmilson Junior Paulo da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Duhail | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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 | 85 | (32) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Qatar | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Edmilson Junior Paulo da Silva (born 19 August 1994), is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Qatari club Al-Duhail and the Qatar national team.
Born in Belgium, Edmilson acquired Qatari citizenship in 2024 and made his international debut with Qatar at the same year.
Career
[edit]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]
International career
[edit]Edmilson made his debut for the Qatar national team on 10 September 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against North Korea at the New Laos National Stadium in Laos. He substituted Jassem Gaber in the 72nd minute of a 2–2 draw.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Edmilson Junior's father, Edmilson, is a Brazilian former footballer who played for Standard Liège and Seraing in Belgium in the 1990s.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 22 September 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sint-Truiden | 2012–13 | Belgian Second Division | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| Total | 87 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Standard Liège | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 2016–17 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | 39 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 | ||
| Total | 72 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 20 | ||
| Al-Duhail | 2018–19 | Qatar Stars League | 22 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 30 | 8 |
| 2019–20 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8[d] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | ||
| 2020–21 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 1 | 7[f] | 2 | 28 | 15 | ||
| 2021–22 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6[d] | 1 | 4[g] | 1 | 27 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[d] | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Total | 85 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 133 | 53 | ||
| Career total | 243 | 60 | 24 | 8 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 323 | 84 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Belgian Second Division play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Four appearances in the Belgian First Division A Europa League play-offs, one appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup
- ^ Three appearances and two goals in Emir Cup, two appearances in Qatar Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Appearances in Emir Cup
Honours
[edit]Sint-Truiden
Standard
Al-Duhail
- Qatar Emir Cup: 2019, 2022[9]
- Qatar Stars League: 2019–20
References
[edit]- ^ "Sint-Truiden vs. KV Oostende 3 - 1". Soccerway. 22 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Westerlo vs. Sint-Truiden 5 - 5". Soccerway. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Edmilson Junior joins Rouches". Standard Liège. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ "Emond knikt Standard na verlengingen naar bekerwinst". Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Edmilson Junior se marcó un 'Cristiano'". BeSoccer (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "North Korea v Qatar game report". ESPN. 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Edmilson Jr veut jouer pour la Belgique mais cela coince administrativement". 5 October 2015. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ Edmilson Junior at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Al Duhail vs. Al Gharafa 5 - 1". Soccerway. 18 March 2022. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Player profile at Sint-Truiden official website
- Edmilson Junior at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Liège
- Men's association football wingers
- Qatari men's footballers
- Qatar men's international footballers
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgian emigrants to Qatar
- Qatari people of Brazilian descent
- Belgian people of Brazilian descent
- Naturalized citizens of Qatar
- Standard Liège players
- Sint-Truidense V.V. players
- Al-Duhail SC players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Qatar Stars League players