| Intro | Brazilian footballer |
| A.K.A. | Edmlison dos santos sliva |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Brazil |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 15 September 1982, Salvador |
| Age: | 37 years |
Edmilson dos Santos Silva, or simply Edmilson (born September 15, 1982), is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Sport Recife.
Club career
Edmilson started his career playing for the Palmeiras. In January 2004, he joined J1 League side Albirex Niigata on loan from Palmeiras. He had a short loan spell at Niigata, and signed a permanent deal next year. He played for the club, scoring 62 league goals in four seasons as a regular player.
Edmilson moved to J1 League rival Urawa Red Diamonds in January 2008. He continued his successful career with Urawa, scoring 11 goals in 31 appearances. He ended up the second highest scorer in the league for the 2009 season with 17 goals.
On 29 June 2011, Urawa announced that Edmilson would leave Japan to join Qatari club Al-Gharafa.
On 25 April 2015, Edmílson joined Chapecoense.
Career statistics
Club
As of 29 June 2011
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | Continental3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Palmeiras | 2001 | – | |||||||||
| 2002 | – | ||||||||||
| 2003 | 12 | 7 | – | 12 | 7 | ||||||
| Total | 12 | 7 | – | 12 | 7 | ||||||
| Albirex Niigata | 2004 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | – | 35 | 19 | |
| 2005 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | – | 40 | 22 | ||
| 2006 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 28 | 13 | ||
| 2007 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | – | 35 | 22 | ||
| Total | 116 | 62 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | – | 138 | 72 | ||
| Urawa Reds | 2008 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 16 |
| 2009 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | – | 41 | 20 | ||
| 2010 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | – | 44 | 21 | ||
| 2011 | 12 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 13 | 4 | |||
| Total | 110 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 140 | 61 | |
| Al-Gharafa | 2011–12 | ||||||||||
| Total | |||||||||||
| Career total | 238 | 116 | 12 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 291 | 140 | |
1Includes Emperor’s Cup.
2Includes J.League Cup.
3Includes AFC Champions League.
Awards and honours
- Palmeiras
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 2003